America 250

Oak Brook plans America250 fireworks celebration, 9/11 flag display

August 14, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

Oak Brook’s America 250 is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. at the village’s Sports...

July 16, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Photojournalist Kelly White's images in her exhibit America 250 at the Evergreen Park Public Library...

July 15, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.

Longtime Western Springs educator and WWII veteran Bill Glennon is still enjoying life at 101,...

July 13, 2026 at 9:15 a.m.

The Tribune is taking a look back at what the Chicago area and the state...

July 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

By almost any measure Illinois’ celebrations to commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday have been...

July 4, 2026 at 5:52 p.m.

Crowds fanned out across the Chicago area Saturday to celebrate the Fourth of July, marking...

July 7, 2026 at 8:33 a.m.

An estimated 10,000 people turned out Saturday to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday with a...

July 4, 2026 at 9:34 a.m.

The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization...

July 5, 2026 at 10:52 p.m.

Chicago is where everyone from architects to a pope and future presidents have made a...

July 3, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

When the Continental Congress delegates signed the declaration 250 years ago, Northwest Indiana was largely...