‘Notorious RBG’ now a museum exhibit in Skokie, too
You might have thought there would be a medium that would not, possibly could not, celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the left-leaning Supreme Court justice whose health is watched more closely...
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Brookfield Zoo CEO Stuart Strahl plans to step down
Brookfield Zoo is looking for new leadership after Stuart Strahl, president and CEO of the parent Chicago Zoological Society, told his board he plans to retire, Strahl said Thursday. In...
New holiday lights lead Chicago Botanic Garden to record attendance in 2019 amid generally static year for area museums
A streetwear art exhibit and a new holiday lights display guided the only big attendance increases at the most popular area museums and nature parks in 2019. Chicago Botanic Garden...
5 best, 5 worst Super Bowl commercials of 2020
It wasn't easy advertising in this year's Super Bowl. There was an actual competitive game to contend with, for one thing, and politicians tried to butt into the festivities, too....
All the 2020 Super Bowl commercials, ranked
TV audiences keep getting pulled in different directions, but every year more than 100 million Americans still come together to watch the Super Bowl and its commercials. And that means...
Review: Trump, Bloomberg release Super Bowl ads that spotlight a contrast between them
With Sunday's Super Bowl coming early in the year that promises to deliver one of America's most heated presidential elections, it is no surprise that the game will feature a...
WeatherTech’s mascot dog had aggressive cancer. Now Scout’s in a new Super Bowl ad raising money for his doctors
Last year at this time, the star of WeatherTech's now-annual Super Bowl commercial was Scout, the company CEO's golden retriever. Scout looked happy and healthy as he showed off the...
For first time in 33 years, Adler Planetarium installs new telescope to make stars brighter, clearer
It took three days to dismantle the Adler Planetarium's old telescope late last fall. Putting the new one in took only about two hours Tuesday morning, said Michelle Nichols, the...
The official portraits of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are going on tour for the first time, starting in Chicago
The official portraits of President Barack and first lady Michelle Obama are coming to Chicago. The hugely popular paintings will leave the National Portrait Gallery for the first time since...
A brand new virtual reality exhibit will take you behind the scenes of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I have a dream’ speech — and it’s launching in Chicago
In a world premiere virtual reality exhibition, Martin Luther King Jr. is coming to the DuSable Museum. Beginning Feb. 28, "The March" will bring museum visitors into the crowd and...