William Mullen

A chilling warning came to the Chicago Park District with the record January cold snap: something must be done soon to rehabilitate Garfield Park Conservatory, or the city could lose...

Sometime in 1992, a World Health Organization scientist in Beijing identified a strain of human influenza virus never seen before. Within days it was duly noted by international health bodies...

Chicago parks are so badly organized and staffed that two out of three Chicagoans "never" or "hardly ever" use the parks in their neighborhoods, according to a study by a...

David Rock's paintings are displayed in some of the most visited galleries and houses in town. Whether his work will be considered enduring is another question. But it is, unquestionably,...

If all goes well, within a year or so keepers at the Shedd Aquarium hope to hear some heavy breathing coming from its newest exhibit in its tropical freshwater fish...

It's not easy for one body to accommodate the impulses of both Ebenezer Scrooge and Santa Claus, but Philip Johnston was in town Thursday talking about how he does it....

In 1987, the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of California at Davis was burned to the ground in a fire that caused about $3.5 million damage. In a two-month...

Six drab, skittery little birds that spend most of their time hiding from public view at the Lincoln Park Zoo give vivid testimony to the expression "snatched from the jaws...

Whether it is life or art that he is discussing, Joseph Shapiro, at 89 years of age, insists on taking the long view of things. Tuesday he joined a dozen...

A big fountain in a park, spouting off smartly and impressively at regular intervals, is one of humankind's most gloriously sublime inventions. Few in the world match Grant Park's Buckingham...