Chicago is taking the national spotlight as it rings in 2026 with its largest New Year’s Eve celebration to date along the Riverwalk.

Chicago's first-ever "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" event downtown featured Chance the Rapper and ABC7's Val Warner.

Chance the Rapper hosts ABC's live New Year's Eve celebrations for the Central time zone on the Chicago Riverwalk. Catch live performances and midnight fireworks Downtown or on your screen.

When Dusan Senkypl, a Czech investor and the company’s largest shareholder, took control of the struggling e-commerce site and announced a turnaround strategy, Groupon issued a “going concern” warning to investors in May 2023 that the company could be out of business within a year.

Flooding in a Cook County building downtown led to a large emergency response on Friday morning. Building occupants at 69 West Washington, across from the Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza, received notice of a "substantial water leak" in the pedway level. Building officials warned the leak is impacting elevators and escalators.

CHICAGO - One man was killed and another was wounded after an argument escalated into a shooting aboard a CTA Pink Line train early Tuesday in downtown Chicago, according to police. Officers responded around 1:22 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a CTA Pink Line train near Wells and Washington streets in the Loop.

We asked readers what one change to Chicago’s downtown they’d like to see in the next 20 years. Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity:

"Auld Lang Syne" as we know it today first came together in the late 1700s, and wasn't initially a song for New Year's Eve. Here's what it means and how it became a popular holiday song in the U.S. As you'd expect,