Fun and Games – Page 7

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...

Women hold Iranian flags and pictures of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as government supporters march against the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign after Friday prayers at the Imam Khomeini Grand mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for March 7

By Claire Malon

March 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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

Melody McDowell, of Chicago’s south suburbs, wears a shirt from the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential run as she visits Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago on the second day of public visitation for Jackson on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Feb. 28

By Grace Miserocchi

February 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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Republican lawmakers listen while Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his annual State of the State and budget address Feb. 18, 2026, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

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

By Claire Malon

February 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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

United States' Austin Florian reacts as he arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

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

By Grace Miserocchi

February 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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Katie Kraus, vice president of the Lincoln Square/Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, met her husband, Jason Kraus, while she was a waitress at Chicago Brauhaus and he worked across the street at Martin’s Big & Tall. They are seen here in their Lincoln Square home on Feb. 10, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Love is in the air in Lincoln Square: Couples share how they met in the neighborhood this Valentine’s Day

By Rebecca Johnson

February 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In recent years, the Lincoln Square/Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce has asked neighbors to submit tales...

Megan Lopez, right, talks to a customer at her booth for Sugarbutter Bakery, based out of Griffith. Lopez made "K-Pop Demonhunter" themed desserts for NWI Comic-Con, held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Crown Point. (Anna Ortiz/for Post-Tribune)

‘Now it’s time to hang up our capes’: NWI Comic-Con ends tradition with a bang after 12 years

By Anna Ortiz

February 10, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

In its 12th and final year, the NWI Comic-Con brought together revered artists and comic...

Sacajawea Park and Kelli’s Playground in Indian Head Park will be improved with funding support from a $385,000 state grant. (Jim Dudlicek/Pioneer Press)

Kelli’s Playground in Indian Head Park to get $771K upgrade

By Jim Dudlicek

February 10, 2026 at 12:56 p.m.

Indian Head Park has been awarded a $385,500 state grant for the redevelopment of Sacajawea...

Chief of Policy Jung Yoon, left, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson answer questions from the audience during a town hall, Feb. 3, 2026, at the South Shore Cultural Center. The mayor defended his handling of the 2026 budget and took questions from the audience. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

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

By Claire Malon

February 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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

People march in Chicago's Loop on Jan. 25, 2026, to protest after federal immigration officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse, in Minneapolis the previous day. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 31

By Claire Malon

January 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 24

By Claire Malon

January 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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