A large crowd gathered in downtown Chicago’s Loop to protest what organizers describe as a looming war on Venezuela.

Chicago is taking the national spotlight as it rings in 2026 with its largest New Year’s Eve celebration to date along the Riverwalk.

Thousands of people packed the Chicago Riverwalk on Wednesday for the city's first-ever nationally televised New Year's Eve celebration.

And then there is the party to end all parties, and it's free. Chicago's riverfront is dressing itself up like never before as the city takes center-stage for the first time on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest."

Inside Groupon's 2-year-old headquarters on the 25th floor of the Leo Burnett Building in downtown Chicago, a giant cat in a spaceship with flashing lights greets visitors in an otherwise staid office tower.

As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" marked the first time Chicago was featured in the national broadcast. Chicago native Chance the Rapper hosted the celebration.

We savored the Loop and all it had to offer because we were here five days a week. That version of downtown depended on transit that mostly worked. With the start of the new year, many office workers will soon be living this experience once more, and they’ll need the trains and buses to get them there.

Flooding in a Cook County building downtown led to a large emergency response on Friday morning. Building occupants at 69 West Washington, across from the Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza, received notice of a "substantial water leak" in the pedway level. Building officials warned the leak is impacting elevators and escalators.