"Summers in Chicago are glorious – but the season doesn’t start until water is flowing through Buckingham Fountain," said Gil Quiniones, ComEd President and CEO. "Switch on Summer is an ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A symbolic sign of summer is fast approaching: the seasonal start of the famed Buckingham Fountain. For the 11th year, ComEd is offering one northeastern Illinois resident the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A sweepstakes event will select a northern Illinois resident to switch on Buckingham Fountain this year. ComEd is teaming up with the Chicago Park District for the 11th ...

The public is invited to Chicago’s Grant Park to celebrate the switching on of historic Buckingham Fountain and welcome the symbolic start of the summer season. In advance of the event ...

All entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on April 18, 2025. "Summers in Chicago are glorious – but the season doesn’t start until water is flowing through Buckingham Fountain," said Gil ...

Our coverage of this story has moved here. Buckingham Fountain was closed on Saturday after vandals dyed its pool water red, the Chicago Park District said. The traditional gateway to "Summertime ...

There’s no telling if the cars will set any speed records this summer, but the setup for the Chicago Street Race ... the start/finish line at Buckingham Fountain. The downsized buildout and ...

The 2025 NFL Draft is here, and with it comes the hope that only a new class of Chicago Bears can bring. That 2025 class of Bears is currently slated to be seven players. Chicago will enter Draft ...

HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty King Charles, Queen Camilla and members of the royal family will gather on the Buckingham Palace balcony as part of the upcoming events commemorating the 80 th ...