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Mayor’s new Chicagwa Water campaign offers Chicago water in a can

By Reel Chicago May 6, 2022

The City has a new branding campaign to promote Chicago’s water quality in honor of National Drinking Water Week. Chicagwa. Lake Michigan water on a can. Area artists wer...

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Chicago Botanic Garden celebrates 50th birthday

By Reel Chicago Apr 30, 2022

The Chicago Botanic Garden has experienced extraordinary growth over the last five decades and it is marking its 50th birthday in 2022 with Flourish: The Garden at 50. St...

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Mayor Lightfoot unveils citywide vision for network of trails and corridors

By Reel Chicago Apr 1, 2022

The City of Chicago has released a citywide vision of trails and open spaces that will contribute to a network of community-led green infrastructure projects that promote the h...

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Registration begins for the 2022 Bank of America Chicago 13.1

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle announce the launch of registration for the 2022 Bank of America Chicago 13.1. The newest addition...

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot has tested positive for Covid-19

By Barbara Roche Jan 11, 2022

In a statement made on Twitter this afternoon, Mayor Lori E Lightfoot confirmed that she has tested positive for Covid-19. Lightfoot, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, ...

HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Chicago will ring in the new year with largest fireworks display ever

By Reel Chicago Dec 29, 2021

Chicago will be welcoming the new year with the largest fireworks display ever. A 1.5-mile-long free fireworks display will begin at midnight and can be viewed along the Chica...

HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Randolph Street Market returns with Mag Mile Pop-Up

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2021

Randolph Street Market lights up the Magnificent Mile with three Holiday Market weekends. After a 2 year break, Randolph Street Market comes back to Chicago and will be de...

HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Chicago Thanksgiving Parade returns with hundreds of talented performers

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2021

This year marks the 87th year of the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade with hundreds of talented performers from near and far. Several hundred thousand Chicagoans and visitors ar...

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Sleep Out Saturday 2021 United: One Night, One Community

By Reel Chicago Nov 5, 2021

Sleep Out Saturday this Saturday, November 6. Hundreds of suburban residents will spend what promises to be a cold night inside tents, boxes and cars to raise awareness a...

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Full Spectrum Features announces Unbound Sound expanded cinema

By Reel Chicago Oct 8, 2021

Full Spectrum Features (FSF) announces Unbound Sound, an expanded cinema event co-presented with Comfort Station Logan Square and in partnership with the Chicago Underground Fi...

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Barack and Michelle here for ground-breaking of Obama Presidential Center

By Reel Chicago Sep 24, 2021

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will be in Chicago this week to attend the groundbreaking festivities for the Obama Presidential Center takin...

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Navy Pier announces free Fall programming schedule

By Reel Chicago Sep 6, 2021

Navy Pier, Chicago's iconic lakefront destination, is packing in the fall fun with a full roster of free public programs from September through November, including outdoor mo...

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CoinFlip the fastest-growing biz in Chicago moves into the Old Post Office

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2021

CoinFlip, the world’s leading cryptocurrency ATM operator and the fastest-growing company in Chicago, today joined Governor JB Pritzker and local leaders to announce a new 44...

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Chicago Auto Show has better than expected attendance

By Reel Chicago Jul 16, 2021

The Chicago Auto Show opened to the public today better than anticipated attendance. The long awaited 2021 Special Edition is taking place July 15-19 inside McCormick Place's...

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July 3rd fireworks to Celebrate Chicago’s Reopening

By Reel Chicago Jul 2, 2021

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announces July 3rd fireworks along the lakefront to kick off Independence Day Weekend. The event will also act as a celebration for Chicagoans whose dil...

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Chicago creatives bring home 15 Lions for their city

By Reel Chicago Jun 29, 2021

Chicago creatives are the recipients of 15 Cannes Lions International Festival Awards, including the Titanium Lion – the top creative award in the world for the “Boards of ...

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Navy Pier plans lots of fun but no fireworks on July 4th

By Reel Chicago Jun 25, 2021

Navy Pier is set to celebrate Independence Day this year with a full weekend of family-friendly programming and activities, including live music, dance performances and more as...

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Pappas, Jordan and Fresh Farms celebrate Father’s Day

By Reel Chicago Jun 18, 2021

On Sunday, June 20, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, media figure "Candid" Candace Jordan, Fresh Farms' owner Dean "Dino" Svi...

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Chicago’s Open Culture artist lineups and programs

By Reel Chicago Jun 18, 2021

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced even more returning, new and reimagined summer cultural events across Chicago — plus artist lineups an...

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Juneteenth declared official state holiday in Illinois

By Reel Chicago Jun 16, 2021

Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation declaring June 19, Juneteenth, an official state holiday. To commemorate the abolition of slavery throughout the United States and its t...