Thousands gathered in Union Park Thursday morning before marching to Grant Park for a rally marking May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, the global holiday commemorating the labor rights ...

Thousands of people marched to Grant Park in Chicago to rally for May Day on May 1, 2025 with organized labor and activist groups calling for protection of immigrants and fair wages as well as ...

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 Randolph ...

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 ...

Thousands are expected to march through Chicago today for May Day, demanding workers' rights, immigrant protections and better workplace conditions. The rally begins in Union Park and concludes in ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 1, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1886: Three days before the ...

Gabriella Perez of the West Suburban Action Project cheers while marching from Union Park to Grant Park during the annual May Day March for International Workers' Day on May 1, 2025, in Chicago.

May Day has passed, but protests continued across the Chicago area this weekend as a group opposing Trump administration policies extended the holiday into a three-day event. Mexico's Claudia ...

CHICAGO — May Day demonstrations have kicked off in Chicago and nationwide Thursday. May Day, celebrated annually on May 1, is a day dedicated to international workers’ rights and marks the ...

Thousands of workers and immigrant advocates gathered at Union Park in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood on Thursday in honor of May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, to advocate for labor ...