Around halfway between Chicago and St. Louis is a college town that mixes big-city energy with small-town charm: a hidden gem with a lively food and arts scene.

Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — ...

While Mayor Brandon Johnson has backed the team's pursuit of a new Museum Campus stadium, development and park groups are ...

Eggs for everyone: As egg prices soar due to bird flu, the Rev. Charlie Dates is leading an effort to distribute 40,000 eggs ...

Manhattan’s historic Round Barn’s significance stretches even beyond its links to Chicago’s Columbian Exhibition.

From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discreet phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some Field Museum workers are planning to picket outside the museum Wednesday. They say they are still ...

Chicago museums have announced free-entry days for some groups. The museums involved include the Art Institute of Chicago, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and more ...

I can walk to this outdoor museum and observe sculptures I’d never see in spring and summer, and sometimes even free music is ...

Meteorological spring is officially here, and while warm temperatures still may be some weeks away, Chicago-area residents ...

The Field Museum offers a limited number of fellowships to graduate ... training program at the University of Chicago, and this stipend is restricted to US citizens who have completed their qualifying ...

Or somewhere in between the two. But definitely not “PACK-zee.” Got it? Some of Chicago’s most adored paczki palaces have closed in recent years, including century-old stalwart Dinkel’s ...