Fun and Games – Page 10

Kids get to wear their Halloween costumes early at Trunk-or-Treat in Space, Oct. 10, at the Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College in River Grove. (Triton College)

Cernan Earth and Space Center treating kids to candy, sky show

By Myrna Petlicki

September 28, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

The third annual Trunk-or-Treat in Space is planned for Oct. 10 at the Cernan Earth...

FILE – A Tickle Me Elmo doll is photographed in New York on Dec. 4, 1996. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Bingo and Tickle Me Elmo nominated for Toy Hall of Fame. Will Care Bears also make it this year?

By Mark Kennedy

September 16, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the game of chance Bingo and the humble playground slide are...

Lowell's Harvest Tyme is one of 20 farms in North America that joined the corn maze campaign in a fundraising effort to benefit Dolly Parton's nonprofit organization, Imagination Library. (Photo provided by Jason Wisniewski)

Dolly Parton-themed corn maze in Lowell to raise funds for Imagination Library

By Anna Ortiz

September 16, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

This Saturday, fans will get a chance to get lost in the late country icon’s...

Members of the Texas National Guard arrive, Oct. 7, 2025, at the Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Oct. 11

By Claire Malon

October 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

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Children travel on the trackless train, a perennial favorite at the Fall Fun Fest, in 2017 at the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn. The event returns Sunday for the first time since 2019. (Zak Koeske/Daily Southtown)

Fall Fun Fest returns to Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn after 5 year hiatus

By Janice Neumann

October 9, 2025 at 11:34 a.m.

The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn is bringing back its Fall Fun Fest, a "perfect...

Cubs relief pitchers Andrew Kittredge, Daniel Palencia and catcher Carson Kelly celebrate after beating the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the NL wild-card series at Wrigley Field on Oct. 2, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Oct. 4

By Claire Malon

October 4, 2025 at 4:04 p.m.

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Elmwood Park native Anthony Ciancio, creator of the documentary film “How we Roll,” and his wife, Lauren Massarella, who coproduced the film, stand outside the Madison Street Theater in Oak Park during the Oak Park Film Festival this month, where the film about Elmwood Park's popular bocce ball league won a Best Documentary award. (Anthony Ciancio)

Elmwood Park bocce ball documentary gets a hometown screening

By Jesse Wright

September 30, 2025 at 11:01 a.m.

“How we Roll” is the story of Mike Ciancio and the bocce ball league he...

Federal agents move toward protesters at 25th Street near the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Sept. 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Sept. 27

By Claire Malon

September 27, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

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Time Mission plans to open a 10,000-square-foot entertainment venue at at 66 Orland Square Drive in spring 2026. (Time Mission)

Team-based entertainment venue hopes to join Sky Zone and Slick City in Orland Park

By Olivia Stevens

September 24, 2025 at 2:15 p.m.

Time Mission offers challenges involving physical and mental obstacles, and plans to open near SkyZone...

Seiya Suzuki and manager Craig Counsell, left, celebrate the Cubs' 8-4 win over the Pirates to clinch a playoff spot Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Sept. 20

By Claire Malon

September 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

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The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y., on Sept. 17, 2025, announced the 12 finalists in the running for induction later this year: Battleship, Catan, Connect Four, cornhole, Furby, scooter, slime, snow, Spirograph, Star Wars Light Saber, Tickle Me Elmo, and Trivial Pursuit. (Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame via AP)

Connect Four, lightsabers, Furbies … and snow: Which playthings belong in the Toy Hall of Fame?

By Carolyn Thompson

September 17, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

Later this year, the National Toy Hall of Fame could induct snow, but only if...

People look at a photo of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, at a vigil in his memory, Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Sept. 13

By Claire Malon

September 13, 2025 at 5:12 p.m.

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Chicago Bears players take part in a charity bowling event Sept. 21, 2015, at the Northbrook Pinstripes. (Karie Angell Luc/for Pioneer Press)

Bowling and restaurant chain Pinstripes files bankruptcy amid downturn in ‘eatertainment’ business, closes Chicago site

By Robert Channick

September 9, 2025 at 7:27 p.m.

Three suburban Chicago locations — Oak Brook, South Barrington and the flagship Northbrook venue —...