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

The Chicago Cultural Center's latest exhibit, "Potential Energy: Chicago Puppets Up Close," celebrates the city as a center ...

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 ...

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

Given that the vast majority of the world’s lands have by now been modified by humans, urban gardens might be the best we can ...

Winged victory: The news is a big win for birds, bird advocates and McCormick Place. The building is Chicago’s easternmost ...

What better time than the dead of winter to rank the current ballparks and provide a few tips for those considering going on ...

The fires have torn through natural areas that served every type of educational setting: public and private schools, ...

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.

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

Following a mass collision in 2023, the installation of bird-safe window film and other measures have significantly reduced ...