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Jul 15, 2018
2,000 Entrepreneurs To Get A Break On Their First License
Jun 30, 2018
Mayor Emanuel Names Kelley Gandurski Acting Executive Director Of The Commission On Animal Care And Control
May 17, 2018
Mayor Emanuel Announces Major Expansion Of Large Lots Program
Dec 13, 2024
Chicago Holiday Festivities in Full Swing at Millennium Park
Nov 14, 2024
Choose Chicago, DCASE, and Mayor's Office Announce Support for Series of Neighborhood Holiday Activations
Nov 1, 2024
The Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Ten Year Anniversary, 2025 Dates, Theme & Artistic Director, Florencia Rodriguez
Sep 25, 2024
Choose Chicago, Frankie Knuckles Foundation, Robert Williams, & DCASE Announce The Warehouse Landmark Dedication Block Party To Honor Historic Music Venue Saturday, October 5
Aug 29, 2024
City of Chicago Announces 2024 World Music Festival Chicago Lineup September 20 — 29
Aug 9, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces “Celebrating Chicago At Daley Plaza,” A Week Of Events Featuring Cultural Performances, Local Artisans, And Hometown Cuisine
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
Jul 2, 2024
Millennium Park Foundation and City of Chicago Announce New Public Art Coming to Millennium Park for 20th Anniversary Season
Jun 28, 2024
City of Chicago Announces Lineup for Chicago Jazz Festival, Taking Place Aug. 29-Sept. 1
Jun 26, 2024
Chicago Riverwalk 2024 Summer Season
Jun 14, 2024
Full Lineup Announced for Millennium Park’s Special Four-Day 20th Anniversary Celebration, Presented by Capital One July 18-21
May 30, 2024
Choose Chicago, City of Chicago Announce Programming Details of Sundance Institute x Chicago 2024 (June 28 – 30)
May 22, 2024
Chicago Poet Laureate avery r. young Announces Free Workshops and Creative Opportunities for Chicagoans
May 21, 2024
DCASE Announces 2024 Chicago SummerDance Schedule
May 16, 2024
Maxwell Street Market Will Return to its Original Home on Maxwell Street for the 2024 Season, Offering an Eclectic Mix of Foods and Finds
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
Apr 18, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson and DCASE Announce Lineup for the 2024 Chicago Gospel Music Festival
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