Chicago's museums are world-class, but all those bones, weather simulators and rides in Chicago's first El train car don't come cheap. But in the philanthropic spirit of our fine city, most museums ...

Chicago's museums are world-class, but all those bones, weather simulators and rides in Chicago's first El train car don't come cheap. Throw in parking,special exhibits and the gift shop, and it adds ...

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago opens this summer, offering exhibits, a library, and a four-floor museum. Here's how to snag tickets.

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Collaboraction Theatre will present a free staged reading of Lawndale King, Willie Round’s powerful new play about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s time living in Chicago’s North Lawndale community, on ...

If this year’s snowiest start to winter in almost half a century is any indication of what the rest of the season could look like, Chicago area residents are sure to have plenty of days best spent ...

A couple walks through Chicago's Field Museum. Lucy Hewett/The Field Museum From its 26 miles of scenic lakefront shoreline to its iconic architecture and incredible food scene, there's much to love ...

The world class museums in Chicago offer plenty of opportunities to learn about everything from art to zoology within an hour of the city, and many Chicago museums offer special programs just for ...

A powerful round of storms left a suburban Chicago museum with an eerie situation: Its Titanic exhibit flooded overnight, on the anniversary of the disaster.