Fun and Games – Page 16

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...

Performers will reach new heights at the Triton Troupers Circus, April 10-13, at Triton College in River Grove. (Anna Cillian)

‘Everyday neighbors performing death-defying feats’ at Triton circus

By Myrna Petlicki

March 17, 2025 at 2:39 p.m.

Triton College’s Triton Troupers Circus features performers who have been learning circus arts at the...

Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, right, works out on March 14, 2025, with teammates in preparation for the Tokyo Series against the Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for March 15

By Claire Malon

March 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

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

Chef Giada De Laurentiis will be launching two new Italian restaurants at Hollywood casinos in Joliet and Aurora. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Hollywood Casino partnering with celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis on Joliet, Aurora restaurants

By Robert Channick

March 12, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis has partnered with Hollywood casinos to launch Italian restaurants at...

A newer version of the Barbie doll, right, stands next to the original 1959 doll in Malibu, Calif., Wednesday, March 4, 2009. The Barbie doll was introduced on March 9, 1959.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Today in History: Barbie doll introduced at the American International Toy Fair

By Associated Press

March 9, 2025 at 3:30 a.m.

On March 9, 1959, the Barbie doll was introduced at the American International Toy Fair in...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson greets Boston Mayor Michelle Wu before speaking alongside other mayors from across the country in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 5, 2025, in Washington. At left is Denver Mayor Mike Johnston. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for March 8

By Grace Miserocchi

March 13, 2025 at 2:23 p.m.

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

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a ribbon-cutting event for the Edith Spurlock Sampson Apartments in Lincoln Park on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for March 1

By Claire Malon

March 1, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

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

A sign announces a project to add parking spaces at the Oak Brook Park District Family Recreation Center in 2015. A new plan to upgrade playgrounds at the facility has been put on hold after the Park District failed to win state grant funding. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Oak Brook to put off tennis, pickleball, playground improvements after grant rejection

By Chuck Fieldman

February 24, 2025 at 4:08 p.m.

A plan to upgrade tennis, pickleball and playground facilities in Oak Brook is being shelved...

Ed Stevenson, executive advisor and director of golf for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, has been named the 2024 PGA Executive of the Year by the Illinois PGA. His career in golf started 40 years ago when he was a caddy. (Steve Metsch/Pioneer Press)

DuPage Forest Preserves’ director of golf lauded as PGA Executive of the Year

By Steve Metsch

February 22, 2025 at 5:07 a.m.

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County director of golf Ed Stevenson's goal is to keep...

Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his annual budget address in front of House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, left, and Senate President Don Harmon on Feb. 19, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Feb. 22

By Grace Miserocchi

February 22, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

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

Qing Li gets ready to swim at Burnham Park Promontory Point at sunrise in Chicago on Feb. 16, 2025. The water was 32 degrees Fahrenheit, according to year-round swimmer Bill Stamets, who accompanies Li and measures the temperature every morning. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Just chillin’: Chicago’s frigid temps this week make Lake Michigan just right for competitive ice swimmer Qing Li

By Carolyn Stein

February 21, 2025 at 12:39 p.m.

Li, who lives in downtown Chicago, is one of nearly a hundred American athletes competing...