Travel experts recommend Chicago’s Christkindlmarket for its authentic European atmosphere, holiday shopping, and special ...

Tree owners in the Chicagoland area can submit a tree for consideration as the centerpiece of the 2026 Chicago Christmas Tree ...

Calling all Norway spruces or fir trees - the search is underway for Chicago’s next Christmas tree. Tree owners across the Chicago area can submit a tree for consideration as th ...

The woman-owned Chicago decorating company enters its 25th season and explains what separates a designed display from a ...

The Hallmark Channel, a Christmas rom-com movie heavyweight, kicked off its annual “Countdown to Christmas” series of holiday ...

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was met by a small group of protesters as she made an appearance at the annual voyage of Chicago’s Christmas tree ship, the USCGC ...

Here's a look back at the warmest, coldest, wettest and snowiest Christmas holidays in Chicago, going back to 1872. Data is from the National Weather Service and was measured at the city's official ...

This week, the Chicago area went from 50 degree temperatures to snow flurries and below zero wind chills, with a warming trend and rain in the weekend forecast. But what exactly does Chicago's ...

Chicago’s official 2024 Christmas tree is lit in a ceremony in Millennium Park. The 53-foot Colorado blue spruce was planted 50 years ago by former Logan Square homeowner Jim Mulligan. Thomas Vang, ...

Sorry, snow lovers: Christmas in Chicago this year won't exactly be white, but it will likely be gray and rainy, the NBC 5 Storm Team said. "No real good opportunity ...

Looking back at the last few Christmases here in Chicago, we haven't had a decent snowpack on Dec. 25 in quite some time. Last year in 2023, we had no snowpack and no falling snow. That snowless trend ...