The good news is that even if it takes longer than expected to get the museum ready to go, there really is no rush. The ...

After more than a decade of planning, the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM) opens next month. Why it matters: The NPHM ...

This fossil is one of many that was found just 50 miles south of Chicago. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Share Two stories down in the catacombs of the Field Museum of Natural History, Jack Wittry slides ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- We're quickly approaching wedding season, and the Better Business Bureau is issuing a warning about con artists, substandard wedding vendors and online scams. Steve Bernas is the ...

The Chicago Bulls secured an impressive 114-109 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday, March 8. During the game, Josh Giddey etched his name into the Bulls history books. Giddey ended the night with ...

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Overall 16.2 inches of snow — the seventh largest storm in the city’s recorded history — blanketed Chicago. In signing an executive order on March 7, 1985, that ended the city’s practice ...

Tuesday marks the city’s 188th birthday. The March 4 date recognizes the city of Chicago’s official incorporation in 1837. The city’s first non-indigenous permanent settler was Jean Baptiste Point du ...

A few Chicago museums are also offering free admission Tuesday, including The Chicago History Museum and the Shedd Aquarium, which is offering a free admission evening Tuesday.

The cake represents the Water Tower. (Michael Fryer/Chicago Tribune) 1837: Chicago was incorporated as a city. William “Billy Goat” Sianis at his restaurant Billy Goat Tavern on Lower Michigan ...