Cherry blossoms have bloomed in Jackson Park, surrounding the Columbia Basin. The spring display is drawing visitors and ...

An investigation is underway after a man died after he was pulled from the Chicago River early Wednesday morning. According to Chicago police, the CPD Marine Unit recovered the body of an adult male ...

The cherry blossoms in Chicago's Jackson Park are nearing their 2025 peak bloom. The Chicago Park District said there have been 20 new cherry blossom trees planted at Jackson Park since the last full ...

Each spring nearly 200 beautiful pink and white Cherry Blossom trees bloom in Chicago’s Jackson Park. The entire season of the bloom time is referred to as “Hanami” which means ...

Excerpt from "Promontory Point: Lake Michigan at 55th Street, Chicago, 1937-1987" by John McDermott, Jr. Click here for more information on the history of the Nike missile battery based in Jackson ...

Jackson Park was the site of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Chicago’s Jackson Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux – the men behind New York’s Central Park.

The Obama Foundation and Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative volunteers came together on Saturday to clean up Jackson Park, one of Chicago's historic green spaces. Over 300 people ...

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After a few years of underwhelming results due to inconsistent weather conditions, cherry blossom trees at Jackson Park come back at full swing.

By 2026, the Chicago Park District hopes to have nearly 250 trees in the cherry blossom tree grove. The number of cherry trees at Jackson Park has been growing steadily over the last 12 years.