The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's new exhibit on arachnids aims to shift the perception about spiders, and other creatures.

It has been more than three years since Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a major climate change plan to usher in solar and wind energy and phase out polluting, planet-warming coal and natural gas. Yet ...

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the ...

As a composer, Mitchell has been commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture, the Chicago Museum of Contemporary ... In 1994, Mazurek formed the Chicago Underground Collective, an ensemble ...

Several years ago, my family came upon some architectural salvage from the Brant House in Columbus, Ill. Of the items we ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake ... the fairgrounds are now home to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, which overlooks Lake Michigan and the Columbia Basin from its seat ...

Dance music powerhouses Steve Aoki and David Guetta reunite to deliver a new anthem, “My Life,” featuring Swae Lee and the ...

Black History figures everyone should know about For too many years, history books have focused on the achievement of White ...

As a Chicago local, I can attest that dining out and trying ... be sure to check out nearby attractions like the Robie House and the Museum of Science and Industry. Light, airy, and well—summer-y, is ...

The initiative, dubbed “Being Human,” will include exhibits, a digital series, and other events that aim to “examine the ...

The museum in the basement of First Congregational Church of Detroit gives visitors a look at how slaves escaped North to ...