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Photos: New Year’s Eve Chicago

January 2, 2025 at 11:11 a.m.

The City of Chicago partnered with ART on THE MART to ring in the New Year along the Chicago River.

Boats participating in the Race to Mackinac pass by Navy Pier at the start of the race on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/for Chicago Tribune)

Photos: 115th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac

July 14, 2024 at 9:25 a.m.

Crews hope the weather is favorable for record-breaking year of fast finishes for boats competing in this weekend’s 115th Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac.

Alex Bowman races down Balbo Drive during the NASCAR Chicago Street Race in Grant Park on July 7, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Photos: Scenes from 2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race

July 8, 2024 at 7:45 p.m.

Photos from the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 6-7 around the city.

Julio Abrego lights a firework with his son, Brian Abrego, 5, on July 4, 2024, in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)

Photos: Independence Day celebrations in Chicago

July 5, 2024 at 8:12 a.m.

Photos from Fourth of July weekend celebrations in Chicago. Fireworks are launched on West 59th Street in the Englewood neighborhood on July 4, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) ...

Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards, of The Rolling Stones, perform during their first of two concerts at Soldier Field on June 27, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)

Photos: The Rolling Stones at Soldier Field

June 28, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

The Rolling Stones play Soldier Field for their 40th Chicago concert of their career.

Spectators cheer during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)

Photos: Celebrating Pride month in Chicago

June 30, 2024 at 3:53 p.m.

Chicago celebrates Pride month with Pride Fest and the 53rd annual Pride Parade.

Chicago rapper Chief Keef performs with his daughter, Kayden “Kay Kay” Cozart, on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at the Summer Smash music festival at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)

Photos: Summer Smash Music Festival at SeatGeek Stadium

June 17, 2024 at 9:08 a.m.

Photos from Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash 2024 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview.

Tim Wangler at age 8 with a 17-year cicada on his nose in 1990 in Elmhurst. He helped re-create the moment during the 2007 and 2024 emergences. (James Mayo/Antonio Perez/Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)

Photos: Cicada dedication: Wangler family all in on insects

May 30, 2024 at 12:48 p.m.

Sharol Walker Jackson, from left, a night shift press operator, on March 20, 2024, at the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center. Jackson has worked at the facility for 38 years, making her the longest serving female employee currently working. Press operator Andrew Whitaker, 69, who lives in the Kenwood neighborhood on the city's South Side, started working at the Tribune Tower printing facility as a 24-year-old in 1979, which he remembered as dirty and cramped. Chicago native Nick Ricci, night shift Freedom Center press operator, has worked at the printing facility for 20 years. "Nothing's changing, just the location," said Ricci, about the move to Schaumburg. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)

Tribune press operators say goodbye to an era as Freedom Center makes its final run

May 20, 2024 at 10:39 a.m.

On Saturday, the Freedom Center printed its final edition of the Chicago Tribune before facing a demolition deadline and planned redevelopment into a casino.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes throws to the Chicago Cubs on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)

Photos: Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 3

May 17, 2024 at 6:51 p.m.

Photos from the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday, May 17, 2024.

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