Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.

As part of the “Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light,” more than 50 trees showcase a different country, continent ...

“Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective” runs through July 27, 2025, at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., open Tuesdays-Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 ...

The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry offers an immersive experience aboard a U-505 submarine. The submarine was captured in 1944. It sat in a naval yard in New Hampshire until 1954 when it was ...

Researchers at the Field Museum in Chicago recently scanned 26 mummies, creating thousands of X-ray images that give new ...

The popular children’s museum and indoor play place franchise is coming to South Loop and Naperville this winter.

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your ...

And happy Election Day eve to all who celebrate/dread. More than 450,000 early vote and vote-by-mail ballots have been cast ...

Public-facing workers at the Shedd have joined a surge of labor action among Chicago's biggest cultural institutions.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins, known as the "First Lady of Children's Music," has died at the ...

NILES — Fernwood Botanical Garden has hired its next executive director, who will start Nov. 11 and take over from Carol Line ...