Fun and Games – Page 2

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...

Park technician Hayden Gard clears leaves and debris from an area of grass as workers prepare Deep River Waterpark for opening day this Friday, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Aquatic attendance dips amid competition, weather shifts

By Alexandra Kukulka

August 10, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Deep River Waterpark has experienced attendance fluctuation, as have other area pools, as entertainment options...

RPM Raceway is scheduled to open this fall in Oakbrook Center (RPM Raceway photo)

RPM Raceway to offer multilevel go-karts at Oakbrook Center

By Chuck Fieldman

August 11, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

Oakbrook Center will be host the first RPM Raceway outside New York, with the longest...

Cousins Ozzy Wallace, 8, of St. John, on left, and Adam Owensby, 6, of Gary, ride the swings on the first day of the Lake County Fair in Crown Point on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County Fair opens with new vendors, entertainers in its 174th year

By Alexandra Kukulka

August 7, 2026 at 8:48 a.m.

The 174th annual Lake County Fair kicks off Friday with new vendors, concerts, a few...

FILE – Electronic Arts’ office and studio complex is seen in an aerial view, in Burnaby, British Columbia, on Sept. 29, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Video game giant Electronic Arts closes $55 billion go-private sale of its business

By Associated Press

August 5, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

Video game giant Electronic Arts, maker of popular titles like “Battlefield” and “The Sims,” announced...

Teens look over their cards they received at the National Sports Collectors Convention in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont on July 31, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Baseball cards are worth more than ever. And kids are making a fortune.

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

August 2, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

Baseball cards are hotter than ever. And kids are making a fortune because of it.

Members of the Hinsdale Mahjong Society gather to play at the group's new studio in Westmont. The society was started earlier this year by Hinsdale resident Angel Leveston and includes players from around the Chicago area. (Angel Leveston)

Hinsdale Mahjong Society opens Westmont studio for friendship, ‘spending time together around a table’

By Chuck Fieldman

July 28, 2026 at 11:47 a.m.

The Hinsdale Mahjong Society, started earlier this year, has grown into a community and opened...

The DuPage County Fair, which runs this year from Thursday through Sunday, offers a deal through which patrons can get access to unlimited carnival rides in addition to admission for $35. (DuPage County Fair Association)

Lots of changes at the DuPage County Fair this year to accommodate new construction

By Annie Alleman

July 21, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

The DuPage County Fair returns this week with all the trappings — farm animals, funnel...

Becky Cavanagh, of Clarendon Hills, rings the bell to open the markets at the Chicago Board of Trade while gathered with fellow Special Olympics Illinois participants and officials earlier this month. Cavanagh is this year's ambassador for the Chicago Ducky Derby, which raises money for Special Olympics Illinois. (Joe Cavanagh)

Lucky duck: Clarendon Hills athlete Becky Cavanagh to pick winners at Chicago Ducky Derby

By Melinda Moore

July 21, 2026 at 11:32 a.m.

Becky Cavanagh who has competed in Special Olympics Illinois for 13 years, is this year's...

Avery Sebastian plays Invert at The Cube on July 16, 2026, in Chicago. The ticketed venue features 21 clear cubes with challenges inspired by the TV game show. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

The Cube brings a glitzy game show experience to Michigan Avenue

By Ryan P. C. Trimble

July 19, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

A new entertainment venue off the Magnificent Mile duplicates the challenges from a popular British...

Children interact with bug puppets from The Puppet Zoo during Insect Fest on Thursday, July 16, at Cummings Square in River Forest. The event ended an hour early because of air quality concerns. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Not bugged by air quality, hundreds show up for Insect Fest in River Forest

By Cam'ron Hardy

July 17, 2026 at 12:27 p.m.

The Forest Preserves of Cook County annual Insect Fest in River Forest ended an hour...