Today, 50 of Hoffman’s sculptures are back on display—with a new narrative—in Looking at Ourselves: Rethinking the Sculptures ...

The Chicago Archaeopteryx, the 14th specimen of this species known to science, is the most important addition to the Field Museum’s Genius Hall of Dinosaurs since SUE the T. rex. But did you know that ...

Researchers have newly described three extremely rare species of toad that leapfrog over the egg-to-tadpole stage and give ...

The giant Canada goose was once thought extinct. Now, our cities and towns are overrun with them — and the hard truth is that humans are to blame ...

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Chicago’s newest immersive experience, EmotionAir by the Balloon Museum, has officially arrived, and it’s even cooler than we expected. This exhibition transforms inflatable art into an emotional ...

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Time is running out for fans of the Savannah Bananas to sign up for a ticket lottery for the team’s games at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. After selling out Rate Field on the city’s South Side on ...

When Rogelio Villegas took a field trip to the Chicago History Museum in 2019, he was not inspired but disappointed. He and his classmates from Instituto Justice and Leadership Academy saw almost no ...

When 89-year-old Alfonso Quiroz saw his old workman’s lunchbox on display at the Chicago History Museum’s new “Aquí en Chicago” exhibit, he remembered his go-to lunch from more than a half-century ago ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fun and festive parade this weekend in Chicago involved people and their pets. Halloween might be a week away, but it's already going to the dogs. Saturday marked the 38th ...

The Field Museum just added two new CT scanners, giving scientists a closer look at animal specimens without leaving the building. Researchers kicked off spooky season by scanning bat skulls, creating ...