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1933: Twenty-four seaplanes, led by Italian Gen. Italo Balbo, landed on Lake Michigan near Chicago’s Navy Pier for the Century of Progress exposition.
On July 12, 1995, the ribbon was cut for Navy Pier as it reopened as a top tourist destination. Christine Doyle reports on ...
Navy Pier, of course, is a lot more than 30 years old. It first opened as Municipal Pier in 1916 — 109 years ago. But before ...
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Around the area in the next few days, Chicago Gospel Music Festival is in Millennium Park, Chance the Rapper hosts Chicago ...
Navy Pier — one of the most popular places in Chicago to see summer fireworks — won't hold a Fourth of July show.
A person is in custody after a man was stabbed to death Sunday evening in a fight at the Beer Garden at Navy Pier. The attacker was also stabbed and seriously wounded.
An untapped provincial-based three-year-old is primed to kick-start his career when he gets his first taste of drier ground at the Taree meeting on Monday.
Navy Pier has announced it summer 2025 lineup of events, including the usual twice-weekly fireworks, as well as concerts, trivia contests and themed cruises. Live On The Lake! (May 23 to Sept. 1 ...
New debt taken out against the Sable Hotel at Navy Pier shows the downtown hospitality's market's recovery from the throes of the pandemic.