When she woke up on the Fourth of July, Chicago resident Gabriella Panozzo said she wasn’t feeling very proud to be an ...

The four women sat in camping chairs on 19th Street sipping mix-made mojitos. One was knitting, another talked on her cellphone. Amalia Alejo sang in Spanish and Ana Flores held onto her small white ...

Immigration advocates say the holiday brings complicated emotions this year more than ever. Immigrants want to celebrate the ...

NASCAR announced that Ricky Muñoz, singer and co-founder of the legendary Regional Mexican band Intocable, will serve as an honorary event official for the 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Streets and expressway ramps into Chicago's Central Business District were shut down as revelers gathered for another night of celebrating Mexican Independence Day. Chicago ...

EAST CHICAGO — More than two centuries after a Roman Catholic priest rang a church bell and summoned his countrymen to arms, Mexican Americans marched to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.

CHICAGO — Downtown streets are open again Monday morning after hundreds of revelers packed both downtown and the Little Village neighborhood again Sunday, as Mexican Independence Day ...

The informal revelry is not necessarily new. Since the early ’70s, up until about 10 years ago, there was a grandiose celebration for Mexican Independence Day in downtown Chicago.

Sunday, Sept. 15, Chicago's 53rd annual 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade -- considered one of the largest neighborhood parades in the Midwest -- steps off at 12 p.m. in Little Village.

Sunday, Sept. 15, Chicago's 53rd annual 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade -- considered one of the largest parades in the Midwest -- steps off at 12 p.m. in Little Village.

Sunday, Sept. 15, Chicago's 53rd annual 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade -- considered one of the largest parades in the Midwest -- steps off at 12 p.m. in Little Village.

In Chicago, when you see cars sporting Mexican flags, you know Mexican Independence Day is right around the corner. The Mexican flags show heritage and pride in preparation of Mexican Independence ...