Tucked into the unglaciated bluffs of northwestern Illinois, fall turns the rolling hills of Galena into an ombre of orange, ...

The flippers are about to start flying in the northwest suburbs. Pinball Expo, the longest-running show dedicated to the pinball industry, returns to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel ...

UChicago Medicine has opened a urogynecology clinic in Glenview, bringing pelvic health specialists closer to North Shore ...

If you had COVID months ago and still don't feel like yourself — foggy, exhausted, dizzy, or just "off" — you're not imagining it, and you're not alone. A new study from Northwestern Medicine in ...

Living near Chicagoland can make a family adventure seem like something requiring tickets, reservations or a drive far outside the city. On Sept. 26, National Public Lands Day offers a reminder of ...

Ask a family what they enjoy doing together and the answers might include drawing, fishing, reading or photography, without anyone mentioning an activity traditionally associated with spending time ...

A child comes home talking about ants, trees or birds after learning about them in school. Parents could ask what was on the worksheet. They could also go find the real thing. The Forest Preserves of ...

Build your family’s Forest Preserves bucket list with paddling, fishing, camping, wildlife watching, nature centers and ...

Chicago just opened its first playground designed for kids and adults of every ability to play on the same equipment. The 21,000-square-foot space at Midway Plaisance Park was funded by a $4 million ...

These self-guided experiences blend scavenger hunt, escape room and walking tour into one, sending families from landmark to landmark to solve riddles, hunt for clues and piece together a story, ...

Fall has officially rolled into Tinley Park, and with it comes a lineup of festivals to match the season. From now through mid-October, the area is packed with seven events for pretty much every kind ...