Fun and Games – Page 19

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...

Delegates celebrate after Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, accepted the presidential nomination at the United Center during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

The Great 2024 baiduhai holiday news quiz

By baiduhai

December 24, 2024 at 1:01 p.m.

Think you know everything that went on this year? Get together with your loved ones...

Amazon workers strike in Skokie, Dec. 19, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Dec. 21

By Grace Miserocchi

December 21, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.

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

A member of the public attempts to complete a Sudoku puzzle in a newspaper in London's Leicester Square, England, Tuesday, May. 24, 2005, whilst waiting for the arrival of the stars at the premiere of the film 'House of Wax'. Hunched over newspapers on crowded subway trains, a puzzle-crazy nation are trying to slot numbers into small checkerboard grids. This is Sudoku- a puzzle that is similar to a crossword but without words, that has consumed the country. (AP Photo/Max Nash)

Today in History: First newspaper crossword puzzle published

By Associated Press

December 21, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On Dec. 21, 1913, the first newspaper crossword puzzle, billed as a “Word-Cross Puzzle,” was...

Matthew Owens receives applause from the crowd while taking the stage during the Krampus Fest costume contest at Martyr’s in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood on Dec. 14, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Photos: Krampus Fest 2024

By Chris Sweda

December 15, 2024 at 1:18 p.m.

Chicagoans celebrated Krampus Fest at Martyr’s in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood on Dec. 14, 2024....

An image of Syrian President Bashar Assad, riddled with bullets, is seen on the facade of the provincial government office in the aftermath of the opposition’s takeover of Hama, Syria, on Dec. 6, 2024. (Omar Albam/AP)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Dec. 14

By Grace Miserocchi

December 14, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

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

Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown speaks during a news conference after practice at Halas Hall in Lake Forest on Dec. 4, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Dec. 7

By Claire Malon

December 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

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

A person carts a freshly cut pine tree through Gaver Farm in Mount Airy, Maryland, on Dec. 17, 2023, eight days before Christmas. (Julia Nikhinson/Getty-AFP)

Heidi Stevens: ‘I thought my dad was quite the woodsman.’ Pretending to chop down a tree and other tricks to keep the holidays magical

By Heidi Stevens

December 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

One of my favorite things about the holidays is the lengths that grown-ups go to...

Evanston residents invented many famous toys and playthings, such as Tinkertoys, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots and the "Operation" game, all featured in the Evanston History Center's exhibit on historic toys with Evanston roots. (Evanston History Center)

Tinkertoys, Rudolph and ‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots:’ Evanston History Center displays toys with local tie-in

By Myrna Petlicki

December 4, 2024 at 4:39 p.m.

Evanston residents have made significant contributions to the toy industry, creating everything from Tinkertoys to...

Aaron Baxter, of Chicago, prepares to ride as a Buffalo Soldier on his horse, Josie, in the 9th Annual Rodeo at Brown Family Ranch, a Black-owned ranch that has been operating for more than 50 years in Gary, on Sept. 28, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Black cowboys and cowgirls carry on traditions brought to northwest Indiana, Greater Chicago from the South

By Tiffani Arnold

November 30, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

At the Brown Family Ranch’s annual rodeo in Gary, many Black equestrians say the legacy...

Windy City Skaters roll south on North Marshfield Avenue during their Holiday Lights Road Rave through city neighborhoods on Nov. 22, 2024. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Windy City Skaters build community and explore Chicago on wheels: ‘The whole world is your skate rink’

By Sylvan Lebrun

November 30, 2024 at 7:46 p.m.

Skating approximately 12 miles along city streets during regular Friday night “Road Raves,” the Windy...