Chicago, Pullman and National Historical Park

Chicago's Pullman National Historical Park makes history with first-ever holiday lights
The Pullman National Historical Park is making history again with its first-ever holiday lights display. The site was so iconic it inspired a beloved holiday movie.
Holiday lights around Chicago: Our top 12 displays for 2024, from Botanic Garden to ZooLights
These annual favorites are lit now for the season or are opening soon. Illumination is back at the Morton Arboretum, as is Christmas Around the World at the Griffin MSI.
Holiday light show coming to Chicago's Pullman National Historical Park for first time
A historic site on Chicago's Far South Side will get the winter wonderland treatment for the first time in its history this year. The Pullman National Historical Park—which became the first National Park Service unit within the Chicago city limits in 2015— was preparing Wednesday for its first ever light show.
Chicago's Pullman National Historic Park stages first ever light show
The site will usher in the season with a holiday light program that hopes to shine a light on the enduring history of one of the first planned industrial communities in the United States. Andrew Ramos reports.
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Column: The lights of the holidays blaze on, including in a little park in Streeterville
Neighborhood residents gathered last Thursday at the firehouse off Michigan Avenue for an annual neighborhood tradition.
Watch Live – Chicago lights up Christmas tree in Millennium Park
The 53-foot Colorado blue spruce donated by the Holden-Shaddick family in Logan Square will be wrapped with thousands of lights.
Crowds flock to downtown Chicago for Magnificent Mile Lights Festival and Parade
Some along the parade route said they were excited for another year of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse flipping the switch to ...
Safety concerns linger downtown Chicago after shooting amid holiday festivities
Safety concerns persisted in downtown Chicago on Monday as the investigation continued into a shooting following the ...
Officials speak after violence disrupts holiday cheer in downtown Chicago
State Street in downtown Chicago is lit in all sorts of Christmas lights and decorations ahead of the holiday season, but it ...
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City Prepared For Downtown Holiday Events After ‘Isolated’ Shooting Near Lights Parade, Officials Say
Gunfire that erupted last weekend near Macy's on State Street caused panic among holiday revelers, but Downtown has seen less ...
Chicago Christmas parade: What to know about the 2024 Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
Chicago's holiday season has unofficially arrived, with the city's Christmas tree being lit Friday as a weekend full of ...
33rd annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival brings holiday crowds to downtown Chicago
The day of festive fun culminates in what organizers say is the largest evening parade in the U.S., marking the beginning of ...
Woman shot outside Macy's store in the Loop, amid large holiday crowds in downtown Chicago
The shooting happened as crowds were packing downtown for the annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival and Christkindlmarket ...