Fun and Games – Page 12

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...

Paul Siegfried, of Plainfield, cools off outside the firehouse on Waveland Avenue after a Cubs game at Wrigley Field, July 23, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for July 26

By Claire Malon

July 26, 2025 at 10:45 a.m.

Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop...

The Chicago Salmon Vintage Base Ball team is reviewed by a fan dressed in historical garb during a previous exhibition in Riverside. The team returns to the field July 27 for a game against the Blue Island Brewmasters at Big Ball Park in Riverside. (Cathy Jean Maloney)

Olmsted Society offers free Vintage Base Ball exhibition in Riverside

By Myrna Petlicki

July 22, 2025 at 5:11 a.m.

The Chicago Salmon will square off against the Blue Island Brewmasters in a free exhibition...

The band American English performs in 2019 at Elmhurst City Centre Rock the Block. The band returns Thursday to headline Willow Fest in Willow Springs, which this year combines the village's long-running community festival with the newer Blues Fest. (Graydon Megan/Pioneer Press)

Willow Fest brings the blues, sets aside quiet time for sensory sensitive people

By Jesse Wright

July 21, 2025 at 4:09 p.m.

This year’s Willow Fest in Willow Springs combines the longtime west suburban summertime celebration Willow...

This image provided by Pop Mart, shows Labubu, the plush toy from China’s Pop Mart. (Pop Mart via AP)

Labubu mania? Blind box monster plushies are the latest toy craze.

By Michelle Chapman

July 19, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

Pop Mart said this week that it expects profit for the first six months of...

People attend a “Good Trouble” rally to protest President Donald Trump and his administration’s rollback of civil rights in Daley Plaza, July 17, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for July 19

By Grace Miserocchi

July 19, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop...

Sensory exhibits offer a chance for children to play while gaining developmental skills during Wee Ones program at the Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn. A mini golf outing Aug. 2 will help support that program and others. (Roberto Castillo/Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn)

Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn’s new golf outing gets miniaturized

By Melinda Moore

July 14, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.

The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn is taking a new approach to fundraising with an...

President Donald Trump, left, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for July 12

By Grace Miserocchi

July 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop...

An image provided by 2K Games shows Sky forward Angel Reese on a special-edition cover for NBA 2K26. (2K Games via AP)

Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese will be on a special-edition cover of NBA 2K26

By Associated Press

July 9, 2025 at 9:41 a.m.

NBA 2K26 will be released Sept. 5, and Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony will be...

The Windy City Ramblers brass band performs July 4 in Oak Park's Chicago Austin neighborhood during the Oak Park and River Forest Chamber of Commerce's first Oak Park First Friday festival. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

New Oak Park business initiative harnesses Fourth festivities for First Fridays

By Jesse Wright

July 7, 2025 at 12:28 p.m.

First Fridays, an initiative intended to spur interest in shopping areas around Oak Park and...

A young adventurer "flies" in a harness after ascending the graduated yellow posts at Urban Air Adventure Park in Glenview. To the left is a climbing wall. The park also offers laser tag, trampolines, a warrior course, a zip line, tube tunnels and more. (Pam DeFiglio/baiduhai)

Urban Air Park offers zipline, go-karts, climbing, laser tag, trampolines in Glenview

By Pioneer Press

July 1, 2025 at 1:01 p.m.

Urban Air Adventure Park in Glenview offers go-karts, climbing walls, laser tag, trampolines, a warrior...