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Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans eat 7 billion hot dogs. Chicago is number four on the list of top hot ...
Thousands march from Union Park to Grant Park in downtown Chicago to commemorate May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, Thursday, May 1, 2025. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times.
Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade: The city of Chicago will host a wreath-laying ceremony to honor those who died in service to the U.S. military. Rear Admiral Zeita Merchant, born in … ...
May Day rally in Chicago. What we know. People started gathering in Union Park at 9:15 a.m. The march steps off at 11 a.m., going through the West Loop towards Grant Park. The rally will include ...
CHICAGO — From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe kicked off May Day demonstrations on Thursday. In some countries, it’s a public holiday honoring ...
Photos from Chicago Sky media day on Monday, May 12, 2025, at Intentional Sports in North Austin. 4 things we learned at Chicago Sky media day, including Angel Reese’s new playmaking role Hailey ...
On Monday we celebrate May Day, also known as International Workers Day, a holiday forged by the Haymarket Affair that took place right here in Chicago in 1886. May Day is a moment to reflect on ...
Traditional International Workers' Day has roots in Chicago By Phil Rogers • Published April 29, 2010 • Updated on May 1, 2017 at 12:19 pm BOOKMARKER ...
On May 1, 1981, as a May Day rally was going on downtown, someone threw a container of oil-based red paint at the base of the sculpture. Police quickly arrested art student Crister Nyholm, 24, of ...
CHICAGO (AP) — From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe will kick off May Day demonstrations on Thursday. In some countries, it’s a public holiday honoring ...
Thousands are expected at demonstrations from Tokyo to Chicago. In some parts of the U.S., though, fear sowed by the Trump administration is expected to keep some immigrants home. “Everybody is under ...