CEO out at nature center
Apparently disappointed with falling revenue and struggles to attract visitors, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum parted ways Friday with its president and chief executive officer, Laurene von Klan. Von Klan...
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Apollo 8 lifted our spirits
Forty years ago this Christmas, three astronauts became the first humans to travel outside the Earth's orbit, entering into the orbit of the moon as a thrilled worldwide audience of...
Potter magic coming to Chicago
Harry Potter fans will roam the Great Hall of The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry next spring and summer as scenes from that magical world come to life at...
Turtle fossils show shells just on bellies
"How the turtle got its shell" sounds like a fable or a nursery rhyme, but a group of Chinese and Chicago scientists think they have figured out the story for...
Artist takes notes for next president
In February, early in the presidential primary season, artist Sheryl Oring traveled the country, looking for busy public places to set up a small table, two chairs and an old...
Zoo pond fish kill begins
Thousands of fish in Lincoln Park's South Pond began floating to the surface early Thursday after officials from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources applied a special poison to the...
Obama’s ripple effect on Chicago
IMMEDIATE IMPACT Tourism: The Land of Lincoln will enjoy another "presidential halo effect" on its tourism industry, observers say. The Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau predicts increased interest in South...
Obama’s ripple effect
IMMEDIATE IMPACT Tourism The Land of Lincoln will enjoy another "presidential halo effect" on its tourism industry, observers say. The Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau predicts increased interest in South...
Stranger to these parts draws birders, its demise
When Chicago birders flocked to Montrose Beach this week for a glimpse of two strange birds not often seen in these parts, they got something far more: a bloody death...
No aquarium plug? No problem
As Shedd Aquarium officials prepared to re-line its giant indoor whale and dolphin pools several weeks ago, they were confronted with a problem -- there was no drain at the...