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Aug 29, 2024
City of Chicago Announces 2024 World Music Festival Chicago Lineup September 20 — 29
Jul 26, 2024
City of Chicago Announces Full Food and Music Lineup for 2024 Taste of Chicago, Taking Place September 6 – 8 in Grant Park
Jul 16, 2024
Happy 20th Birthday, Millennium Park!
Jul 15, 2024
City of Chicago Announces Full Lineup for 2024 Chicago Air & Water Show, August 10-11
Jun 21, 2024
Chicago Department of Public Health confirms Chicago's first West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes of 2024
May 9, 2024
Rear Admiral Zeita Merchant, U.S. Coast Guard, to Serve as Grand Marshal at City of Chicago’s 2024 Memorial Day Parade and Wreath Laying, Saturday, May 25
May 2, 2024
City of Chicago and DCASE Announce Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Season
Nov 13, 2023
Mayor Brandon Johnson Appoints Dr. Olusimbo Ige To Serve As Commissioner Of The Chicago Department Of Public Health
Aug 18, 2023
Chicago Department of Public Health hosts Healthy Chicago 2025 Symposium and Healthy Chicago Equity Zones (HCEZ) Showcase
Aug 15, 2023
City of Chicago to spray insecticide on Wednesday to kill mosquitoes
Jul 28, 2023
City of Chicago And Community Partners Announce Heat Watch 2023 Activation Day
Mar 13, 2023
Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE Announce City of Chicago 2023 Summer Festival and Events
Jan 4, 2023
City of Chicago to Host Annual Holiday Tree Recycling at 26 Citywide Locations, January 7 to January 21
Aug 12, 2022
Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Offers Ten Tips for Enjoying the Return of the Chicago Air and Water Show
Jul 26, 2022
Mayor Lightfoot and The Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Announce New Disability Employment Center
Jul 5, 2022
The Chicago Air and Water Show Soars Back Into Town August 20 and 21
Dec 3, 2021
First Comprehensive Retrospective of Robert Colescott to Open at the Chicago Cultural Center This Saturday, December 4
Oct 18, 2021
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and City of Chicago Announce Parade and Rally to Celebrate 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky
Sep 23, 2021
Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE Announce Fall and Holiday Cultural Events Across the City as Chicago’s Arts Scene Reopens
Jul 14, 2021
City of Chicago Releases Anticipated Waste Strategy
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