Happy Birthday, Chicago. Tuesday marks the city’s 188th birthday. The March 4 date recognizes the city of Chicago’s official ...

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

The U.S. will celebrate is 250th year in 2026, and it should be a year of patriotic parades, fairs and contests. Here's what is in store locally.