There are some special events in the Chicago area Saturday for Valentine's Day. For those celebrating Valentine's Day, Navy ...

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People were out and about celebrating Valentine's Day in the Chicago area on Saturday.

On Saturday, volunteers turned LaGrange Park Woods into a natural "rage room,” snapping, sawing and burning invasive buckthorn threatening the area.

Throughout Chicago, families have access to a number of community spaces for enrichment and learning, from world-class museums to neighborhood cultural centers. However, rising ticket prices, ...

The Museum of Contemporary Art, the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum and Adler Planetarium will close to the public on Friday, Jan. 23, “in anticipation of dangerously cold weather conditions,” ...

Here are the eight best museums in Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago is the kind of place people think they’ll stop by for an hour but then stay an entire afternoon. Founded in 1879, it's one of ...

It's the perfect time to explore Chicago’s world-class museums without paying admission, and 2026 is packed with free entry days for Illinois residents.

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Canada's last captive whales have received a reprieve from death after the government conditionally approved a plan Monday to export them to the United States. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson met ...