It’s spooky season! So we asked one local historian to tell us where the bones lie — specifically skulls. Adam Selzer is an ...

New research in a North American “mummy zone” in eastern Wyoming reveals how giant duck-billed dinosaurs were preserved in ...

That, Granatosky says, was part of the fun. The Chicago Rat Hole turned out to be a modern example of the same kind of trace evidence scientists use to reconstruct ancient life. “It really speaks to ...

Few city rats have left their mark on the public consciousness — and the urban landscape — like the one responsible for the ...

While traveling with kids can be a logistical challenge, it's totally worth it: there's nothing quite as magical as seeing ...

Nestled in the rolling hills of southern Illinois, Carbondale offers day-trippers a perfect blend of natural beauty and small-town charm. The pace here is noticeably slower than in larger cities. Even ...

The Chicago History Museum will explore the heritage and traditions of Latinos, and the National Museum of Mexican Art will ...

A long-time fixture on the city’s museum scene is making its return, as the Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications will open doors to a new pop-up.

CHICAGO ( WGN) – Inside the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, you’ll find the exhibition of pop figure icon Yoko Ono. “It’s ...

Elizabeth C. Babcock, the founding director of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C., returns ...

A look inside Barack Obama’s “living, breathing cultural and gathering space” (with an N.B.A.-size basketball court). Not ...

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