ZOO FESTIVAL IS A BRIGHT IDEA
It's usually lights out at nighttime at Lincoln Park Zoo. But these nights, during the ZooLights Festival, the place lights up like crazy. The zoo shines with more than 100,000...
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WHEN DREAMS COME TUMBLING DOWN…
When you watch girl gymnasts or figure skaters twirling and tumbling so elegantly, do you ever wish you were in their shoes? One book could change all that: "Little Girls...
GOT THE MUNCHIES? POP IN
The Popcorn Palace at Navy Pier is corny, and you'll love it! The teensy store has 'corn in so many gorgeous , goofy flavors you'll want to munch a bunch....
GOING FOR BROKE
The U.S. government ran out of money last week. Huh? It's one thing for kids to blow their allowances -- but the government has tons of money, right? We'll explain:...
WHAT GOES: BANG “CLICK CLING CLANG TSH-TSH BONKETY BONK CLANG THUNK CLUNK CLINK THUNK CLINK WHOOSH
If that's the sound of you knocking garbage cans together when taking out the trash or beating a rhythm when sweeping the garage ... PLUS the sound of your mom...
RIPKEN BOOK IS HIT OR MISS
When hotshot Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. landed in the record books for his streak of 2,131 straight games, we were psyched. But suddenly, after months of attention, Cal wasn'tiganto...
KEANU’S ROCKIN ROLE
Dear Keanu, When I heard that your new band, Dogstar, was coming to town, I had to be there. No way, never, nuh uh was I gonna miss seeing you...
WANT THAT SINKING FEELING?
If you're up for a really deep look at the Titanic, the new Omnimax flick "Titanica" will float your boat. But if you want that awesome Omnimax feeling of flying...
SMART? YOU KNOW IT!
Ohhh no! You overslept, you've gotta split, no time for breakfast, well, maybe just a bite of this and a gulp of that, and then you're racing out the door.......
STEP RIGHT UP TO FOOT EXHIBIT
If the idea of visiting a foot exhibit has you dragging your feet, read on: The "Feet First" exhibit is quite a feat. The exhibit, at the Scholl College of...