CHICAGO (WLS) -- Fun is finally back, Chicago! The city's most iconic destinations will reopen their doors after COVID-19 metrics the state uses to monitor the virus recently improved. The Field ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Field Museum wants to test your dinosaur knowledge Wednesday night. You might be surprised by some of the revelations. Kids will uncover the criteria paleontologists use to decide ...

Three stories above the Field Museum’s exhibits, rows and rows of taxidermied chipmunks filled a tray in the museum’s mammal archives. Pointing to two of the oldest critters, mammalogist Stephanie ...

Give your wallet a break and schedule your next museum visit on one of the many free admission days offered next year.

Whether it is offering kid-friendly storytimes or cozy nooks for families to read together, here are some bookstores to visit in Chicagoland. Families looking for ways to get outside during Chicago’s ...

What happened on Earth after the dinosaurs died? Humans could learn a thing or two from the tiny creatures that survived and evolved after an asteroid wiped out most of the life on Earth more than 66 ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 30, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. A scale model of the first reaper is ...

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