New Berlin Winterfest: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Jan. 11. Outdoor activities, winter beer garden, music, food trucks and fireworks.

A company backed by US investors sold "deforestation-free" palm oil to the makers of Cheetos, Colgate and Pepsi. But its investors have ties to the company that cleared Amazonian rainforest for ...

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.

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

The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art will reopen this spring as Intuit Art Museum in a much larger space. Why it matters ...

The Design Museum of Chicago is featuring an exhibit that highlights how design shapes how we see the world. A photo shared ...

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

When it comes to picking the most consequential year in Chicago’s history, 1919 rises to the top for many historians because of how the race riots that year had a big impact on how the city ...

Chicago) High temperature: 60 degrees (1975) Low temperature: Minus 26 degrees (1982) Precipitation: 2.29 inches (1975) Snowfall: 8.4 inches (2009) 1982: Chicagoans suffered through the what was then ...

The museum also participates in Museums for All and Bank of America Museums on Us. Illinois residents can enjoy free admission days throughout the year. Chicago History also offers free admission for ...