Best Things To Do In The Chicago Area, October 12 to October 14
Fall weather has descended upon Chicago, along with many fun weekend activities. Here are our top picks of things to do in the Chicago area Friday through Sunday, October 12 to 14.
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Fall weather has descended upon Chicago, along with many fun weekend activities. Here are our top picks of things to do in the Chicago area Friday through Sunday, October 12 to 14.
An animal rights organization has filed a lawsuit against Brookfield Zoo located outside Chicago in a search for documents that could shed light on the 2015 deaths of 54 stingrays.
A tiny porcupette (baby porcupine) born July 2 is being bottle-fed at Brookfield Zoo after his mother stopped nursing him.
Bambi, eat your heart out. An adorable baby antelope has been born at Brookfield Zoo, and it might be the most precious creature ever to stand on four legs.
Sloth bears and the big cats are getting blocks of ice filled with pieces of fruit and bone.
A seven-year-old Rhino at Brookfield Zoo began having trouble breathing in December.
A black rhino in need of a CAT scan got some special accommodations at Brookfield Zoo.
Bunny, a reindeer at Brookfield Zoo, welcomed a female fawn on April 2, 2018. The unnamed fawn has a sibling, a brother who was born last year.
Some of the animals at Brookfield Zoo are celebrating St. Patrick's Day with shamrock-shaped and green treats.
Several animals at Brookfield Zoo received heart-shaped treats from the animal care staff on Wednesday to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Ramar, a western lowland gorilla at Brookfield Zoo, turned 50 this month making him one of the oldest gorillas in an accredited North American zoo.
A gray seal pup was born Dec. 26 at Brookfield Zoo.
The arctic blast is an invitation for most to stay indoors, but for some Brookfield Zoo animals, the cold weather means playtime!
Brookfield Zoo made the decision Friday to euthanize Aussie, the oldest male polar bear in an accredited North American zoo.
A great-grandmother giraffe, the matriarch of the herd at Brookfield Zoo, has been euthanized after 25 years at the west suburban zoo.
Nine months after birth, Brookfield Zoo guest can now see a new addition, a southern hairy-nosed wombat joey.
Brookfield Zoo staff treated some of its animals to some pumpkins ahead of the zoo's "Boo! at the Zoo" Halloween celebration.
Thursday's 1 p.m. dolphin show at Brookfield Zoo was the site of an emotional reunion for a military family from the Sycamore area.
Guests visiting Brookfield Zoo's Pinniped Point can now see two 1½-month old California sea lion pups.
The veterinary staff of the Chicago Zoological Society, along with a board-certified veterinary dentist and an orthopedic surgeon conducted Thursday two operations on Ramar, a 49-year-old western lowland gorilla - one for dental problems and one for knee arthritis.
Brookfield Zoo now offers zoogoers the opportunity to get up close and interact with two different animals.
The first pup, a female, was born June 4. A week later, on June 11, a male pup was born.
As part of his requirement for parole, Rick Lucas was not allowed to have contact with any children without a supervisor present.
An okapi calf was born May 16 at Brookfield Zoo.
Brookfield Zoo welcomed twin North American river otter pups recently, the first-ever births among the species in the west suburban zoo's history.
