The land in southern Dekalb County once belonged to Chief Shab-eh-nay of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation but was seized ...

A new exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum is shining a light on a lesser-known chapter of American history: the ...

Good morning, Chicago. On March 7, 2016, the National Review published a letter signed by three dozen Catholic laypeople — some academics, some nonprofit leaders — that called Donald Trump “manifestly ...

The Academy of Natural Sciences has safeguarded 222 pressed plants since the 19th century, with plans to display specimens in ...

Jim Pollard has loved fossil collecting since he was a kid. Now 70, he’s opened a natural history museum in a Blue Earth ...

Small towns are ideal for weekend getaways, offering just enough diversions to be entertaining without being overwhelming, ...

Check out the Adler Planetarium, DuSable Black History Museum, Shedd Aquarium and more, with many offering free admission ...

North America has some of the most impressive classic car museums on the planet. America has an undying love for the ...

Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — and who test the outer bounds of legality.

The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, located in suburban Skokie, will close to the public this summer temporarily for two major renovation projects that will "significantly" upgrade ...

The Illinois Holocaust Museum will temporarily close its facility in Skokie as it undergoes major renovations. While those upgrades are being made, a temporary museum site will open in Chicago's ...

The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center located in Skokie, known for its commitment to preserving the memory of the Holocaust, is preparing to undergo major renovations beginning this ...