Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium opened in 1930, joining the Field on Chicago’s lakefront south of Grant Park. In 1998, ...

A new discovery at the Field Museum came as a pleasant surprise to many on the staff. The discovery is the man behind so many of the beautiful work and displays at the Field Museum, Carl Cotton. "Carl ...

Those who know a lot about fossils are likely already familiar with the Mazon Creek fossil just outside Chicago. Those who don't know a lot about fossils and the Mazon Creek site? They soon will, ...

A new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum highlights the history of the city's Latino population. The exhibit, called "Aqui en Chicago," has been in the making for six years after students from ...

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 ...

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 ...