Every year on 16 September, Mexicans at home and across the world gather to celebrate their country’s independence from colonial rule more than two centuries ago. The date marks the beginning of the ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown voiced frustrations Saturday after revelers took over the streets overnight Friday while celebrating Mexican ...

Vehicle traffic is stopped on Monroe Street as people celebrate Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16, 2022, in Chicago’s Loop. Daniel Manriquez waves a flag while standing on a truck bed in ...

After a two-year hiatus, the 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade returned Sunday to Little Village. Visitors lined a 2 1/2-mile stretch of local businesses for the colorful — and this year ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- This weekend, Chicago's awash in red, white and green as the city celebrates Mexican Independence Day. It's a celebration of that is Mexican culture as the Pilsen Mexican Independence ...

Sept. 16 is a day that never goes uncelebrated in the Valley. Many Mexicans, descendants of Mexicans and those who appreciate Mexico's culture in Arizona gather on this day to celebrate the infamous ...

Mexico celebrates its Independence Day on Sept. 16, a holiday often confused with Cinco de Mayo. The day commemorates El Grito de Dolores, or Cry of Dolores, on Sept. 16, 1810 — a call to action by ...