Valentine's Day

A growing number of volunteers has been delivering gifts to widows and widowers on Valentine’s Day.

Love is in the air — and sky — this Valentine’s Day at Chicago’s iconic Navy Pier.

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right? Or is its history darker?

Looking for an extra cheesy way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Share a slice of your heart by celebrating the day with a heart-shaped pizza.

From takeout to dine-in specials and everything in between, you’ll adore these specials.

Valentine’s Day 2025 is here — and it’s not too late to treat your special someone (or yourself) to a sweet treat.

A Chicago couple left a massive tip at a Wicker Park restaurant in a Valentine’s Day tradition. NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Cocoa prices rose to record highs last year amid a global supply shortage. Chocolate makers have raised their retail prices to compensate.

Chicagoans have something to look forward to on Valentine’s Day that may be even sweeter than love.

Feel like dissing instead of kissing your former lover this Valentine’s Day? Think your ex is more like a rat than a prince? Animal shelters and zoos around the country are encouraging little cathartic acts of revenge this holiday — and raising money for a cause — with a slew of darkly funny fundraisers.

“You Only,” “Be Mine,” and “On Fleek” are some of the catchy phrases Smarties Candy Company uses on their Valentine’s Day candies. Co-president Liz Dee explains how these phrases are chosen and printed on their candy roles.

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms is urging users to stay vigilant about “romance scams” ahead of Valentine’s Day.

“Do less.”

Around 90% of the fresh cut flowers being sold for Valentine’s Day in the United States come through Miami, while the other 10% pass through Los Angeles.

Valentine’s Day likely began as a feast day for a Christian martyr executed by the Roman emperor, according to History.com.

Every 14th of February, Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated. Many consider this date to be a special day to strengthen the bonds between couples or friends, but do you know why it started?

Several of the animals at Brookfield Zoo were treated to heart-shaped enrichment treats and items from their animal care staff In celebration of Valentine’s Day.

What’s better on Valentine’s Day than chocolates, roses and a fancy dinner? Heart-shaped pizza, of course.

Kay Decaro of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been a widow for more than 25 years. So when a big bouquet of flowers showed up on her porch on Valentine’s Day, she was taken aback.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Lulu’s Speakeasy and indulge in an intimate atmosphere as you sip on specially crafted drinks designed to charm your senses.