Pat Harper

An off-track betting parlor could turn out to be a "win-win" situation for both Mokena and a struggling sports bar, village officials said. OTB Inter-Track Partners, a Chicago-area organization that...

Kids can discover the myriad ways that artists express themselves at the free Kaleidoscope: A Family Day at the Art Institute. They can listen to the rhythm and blues music...

When professional teen storyteller Jessica Carleton tells tales for the Chicago Public Library's summer program called "Reading is Art-Rageous," she shows reproductions of works from the Art Institute of Chicago...

On Saturday afternoons throughout the summer, kids can learn to move their bodies to the rhythms of music from around the world at Chicago Summer Dance for Kids. Louie Stallone,...

24-hour Solstice The Summer Solstice Celebration is a 24-hour event for adults, but kids can enjoy lots of hours of it too that are packed with activities just for them....

Visitors can time-travel and "Journey Into the Past" at the Pioneer Settlement in Lockport Saturday(June 16) and Sunday(June 17). They can stroll among the settlement's cabins and see costumed demonstrators...

Kids can go sailing through time as they take a gallery walk during A Family Day called Travel Along at the Art Institute. They will look at a clay model...

Kids can tour the exhibit "Ben Shahn's New York" at the Smart Museum to see how he took figures and objects from his photographs of scenes of poverty and protest...

Vanes gain It was because of Chicago's long-winded politicians that the city was nicknamed the Windy City, but there is no doubt that the weather has to take some blame....

Members of the Chicago Symphony Chorus have been helping the South Shore Chorus and the South Shore Children's Chorus with their music-making. The results can be heard at a concert...