On May 30, 1937, a peaceful labor protest on Chicago's East Side turned violent when police opened fire on the unarmed ...

Memorial Day weekend is here, so the summer can go ahead and kick off already. Public beaches open this weekend in Chicago, ...

“Everybody is under attack right now,” said Jorge Mujica, a longtime labor leader from Chicago, where May Day rallies historically have had a large turnout. The roots of May Day, or ...

CHICAGO - O’Hare and Midway International Airports are bracing for a busy Memorial Day Weekend, with more than 1.86 million ...

CHICAGO (AP) — From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe will kick off May Day demonstrations on Thursday. In some countries, it’s a public holiday honoring ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of people gathered for rallies and a march in Chicago on May Day. It is a movement that was started in Chicago. The local event was just one of many similar events ...

Though the U.S. honors workers in September — with Labor Day, which also has Chicago roots — the May 1886 events are commemorated in Chicago by a memorial on Desplaines Street, north of ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Thousands march from Union Park to Grant Park in downtown Chicago Thursday to commemorate May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day. Ashlee Rezin ...