Fun and Games – Page 8

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...

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) warms up on the field before playing the Green Bay Packers in the NFC wild-card game at Soldier Field Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 17

By Claire Malon

January 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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

A man kneels at a memorial for Renee Nicole Good near the site of her shooting on Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. According to federal officials, an ICE agent shot and killed Good during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 10

By Grace Miserocchi

January 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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

Natalie Merchant leaps as she performs a song during the Mother Goose & the Cabinet of Wonder show with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center in Chicago’s Loop, May 9, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Musician Natalie Merchant brings Mother Goose and other rhymes to life for the next generation with Cabinet of Wonder

By Darcel Rockett

May 12, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Melding music, play and Mother Goose tales, singer Natalie Merchant worked with the Chicago Symphony...

Chance the Rapper performs during "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” on West Wacker Drive, Dec. 31, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 3

By Claire Malon

January 3, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

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

Andrea Burns, left, and Martina Maggiore find the recently installed mural of Pope Leo XIV in Section 140 before a White Sox-Rangers game on May 23, 2025, at Rate Field in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

The Great 2025 baiduhai holiday news quiz

By baiduhai

December 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

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

Pickleball players engage in a match at Waukegan’s newest business, Pickleball Kingdom. It is the 24th business to open in the city this year. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Pickleball Kingdom the 24th business to open this year in Waukegan: ‘The city is really cooking’

By Steve Sadin

December 22, 2025 at 5:07 p.m.

Family & Crab will the 25th when it opens Friday.

Shoppers watch their cellphones on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Black Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

In his national address, President Trump claimed he’s bringing prices down. Here’s what the data shows.

By Claire Malon

December 21, 2025 at 6:36 a.m.

The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges,...

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams celebrates the win over the Browns on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Dec. 20

By Grace Miserocchi

December 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

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

The Darien Swarm 13U team advanced to the championship game of the Pop Warner Super Bowl on Friday in North Carolina. The team went 13-2 on the season. (Kenny Smith)

Darien Swarm football team plays in national championship Super Bowl in North Carolina

By Chuck Fieldman

December 15, 2025 at 4:17 p.m.

The Darien Swarm 13U Pop Warner team made it all the way to the national...

Former President Barack Obama poses with kids from Burke Elementary School at the Bessie Coleman branch of the Chicago Public Library in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Dec. 9, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Dec. 13

By Grace Miserocchi

December 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

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