While the frigid weather continues, Chicago-area museums and attractions will stay warm and toasty, with many offering free ...

Winter is the very best time to get lost in a museum. Whittling away an entire afternoon without having to step outside once?

For year-round free admission, consider becoming a member of your favorite museum, zoo or outdoor garden attraction.

The art museum devoted to work by self-taught artists has nearly completed a renovation and expansion that gives it four ...

A new exhibit at Chicago's Field Museum explores 38 species of wildcats and humans' relationship to felines.

For more than 40 years, migrating birds have been crashing into McCormick Place Lakeside Center. The glassy, low-lying ...

Closed since September 2023, the museum will mark its return with multiple events, including a grand reopening party on April ...

Le Monte Booker, former chief financial officer of Chicago’s iconic Field Museum, is now supervising 300 Newfields employees, ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: After hours of museum hopping, grab a kid-approved lunch at Kim & Carlo's Hot Dog Cart. The no-frills stand offers everything from vegan dogs to the traditional Chicago hotdog.

The glassy, low-lying McCormick Place Convention Center on the shores of Lake Michigan has been the scene of about 1,000 deadly collisions per year.

Since bird-safe film was added to the massive windows at McCormick Place’s Lakeside Center in summer 2024, bird collisions have dropped by over 95%.

The couple couldn't wait to get married. "We started interviewing planners 48 hours after being engaged," Matt says. The iconic Field Museum sets the perfect scene for an unforgettable Indian-Scottish ...