Teen who's had two lung transplants gets behind-the-scenes tour of Field Museum
Scientists at the Field Museum showed Josh Burton ways he can still have a career without digging in the dirt.
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Scientists at the Field Museum showed Josh Burton ways he can still have a career without digging in the dirt.
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine and researchers at the Field Museum of Natural History are showing Josh Burton anything is possible.
Through Oct. 15, the museum is recognizing Hispanic and Latin culture through a variety of programs.
Field Museum annual fund and membership director Vicky Sanchez joined CBS 2’s Ryan Baker and Dana Kozlov Wednesday morning to talk about the importance of celebrating Latinx scholars and scientists.
Have you ever found an object and ask yourself, “What is that thing anyway?” You can possible get that question answered this weekend as the Field Museum is hosting it’s annual ID Day on Saturday – the first time since 2019. Senior Manager of Special Programs Eduarda Briseno explains what you can bring.
It's also a free day for Illinois residents.
You bring in your collections of rocks, fossils, and animal photos, and scientists identify them for you.
It has to go instead of the actual 46-foot-long fossil because the real thing won't fit on a boat.
The museum says the Spinosaurus was a river-dwelling dinosaur so it gets to go back to its roots.
It received 44% of the vote. The close second was Sandy.
It received 44% of the vote. The close second was Sandy. Sobek is the name of an ancient Egyptian god with the head of a crocodile.
The exhibition shares O'Connor's path to science, and also highlights her passions outside paleontology – such as music and sustainability.
Workers at the museum installed the replica last month.
The Field Museum wants to name a replica of a 46-foot long spinosaurus, the world's largest predatory dinosaur. And you can help name it.
The Spinosaurus is the world's predatory dinosaur and it's the only one of its kind in the western hemisphere.
A Spinosaurus will soon be on display in the museum's main Stanley Field Hall.
The Spinosaurus was a semi-aquatic predator that roamed the rivers of northern Africa 95 million years ago.
Chicago's Legacy Hula explores the history of hula and the migration of native Hawaiians to Chicago.
The exhibit opens today and tomorrow with a celebration that will include performances, feather work demonstrations, music, and other activities.
The Spinosaurus was a semi-aquatic predator. It was 46 feet long with a crocodile-like snout and tail.
The Field Museum will soon have a new dinosaur on display. It will be on display in the museum’s main Stanley Field Hall, suspended off the ceiling, starting June 3.
If your summer fun includes trips to the Adler Planetarium, the Field Museum or Shedd Aquarium, you'll want to plan ahead as Chicago's NASCAR event will affect driving, parking and mass transit.
If your summer fun includes trips to the Adler Planetarium, the Field Museum or Shedd Aquarium, you'll want to plan ahead as Chicago's NASCAR event will affect driving, parking and mass transit.
"Chicago's Legacy Hula" explores the history of hula and the migration of Native Hawaiians to Chicago.
Chicago's Legacy Hula, a new exhibit at the museum, will honor master teachers of hula who came to Chicago from Hawaii.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
People who want to support the cause can purchase a t-shirt in person at the bar starting at 6 p.m. on Friday.
The FBI and Gary police are renewing calls for information on her disappearance on the teen's 15th birthday.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
Illinois State Police said the person was taken to the hospital with injuries. The extent of the injuries was not released.
The City of Chicago has officially entered into a contract with the consulting giant Ernst & Young, with the goal of saving money and becoming more efficient.
King Charles addressed Congress in a roughly 30-minute speech, speaking about the "truly unique" relationship between the U.K. and the U.S.
Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Donald and Melania Trump calling for ABC to fire him after a joke he made days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
A federal appeals court panel has upheld former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's conviction on bribery and other corruption charges.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday nominated former Exelon executive and former federal prosecutor David Glockner as the city's next inspector general, replacing Deborah Witzburg, who stepped down last week when her four-year term expired.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
Investment research firm Morningstar could move into the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago once Google is done renovating the former Illinois state government building.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
Potholes along one stretch of S. Cottage Grove Ave. in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
A Palestinian-American owned bakery in the Loop is adding a Middle Eastern twist to familiar pastries.
A new app is helping people trade and manage their stock portfolios just like politicians do. While the makers say it's evening the playing field, it has raised concerns about insider information and ethics regarding Congress and the stock market.
Following meetings with the president and first lady on Tuesday, the royal couple traveled to Capitol Hill, where King Charles III became the second British monarch to address a joint meeting of Congress after his mother in 1991.
The cost of flying has jumped 20% since the start of the U.S.-Iran war as oil prices have soared. Southwest Airlines has also recently started charging for checked bags. Its CEO says he believes in the free market.
Car chases, unauthorized PIT maneuvers, tear gas and shootings dominated the second day of hearings about Operation Midway Blitz.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
People who want to support the cause can purchase a t-shirt in person at the bar starting at 6 p.m. on Friday.
The man accused of killing a Chicago police officer and critically wounding another during a shooting at Swedish Hospital was back in court for previous charges he was on electronic monitoring for.
The FBI and Gary police are renewing calls for information on her disappearance on the teen's 15th birthday.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
A mother in southwest suburban Morris, Illinois, is fighting for stiffer penalties for adults charged with grooming children. Some local lawmakers agree, saying Illinois' current law is too weak and puts kids in danger.
Almost 24 hours after a derailment made a mess of the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines in Chicago, the CTA continued to investigate the cause of the incident, and experts were raising concerns about what they called a troubling pattern.
There are 22 city of Chicago crews out on our roads filling potholes across the city day in and day out.
Ty France drove in four runs with a double and a triple to lead the surging San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs 9-7 on Monday night.
Munetaka Murakami hit a three-run homer in a big seventh-inning rally, and the Chicago White Sox held off the slumping Los Angeles Angels for a win Monday night.
When Angel Reese returns to Chicago on Wednesday for the Dream's first preseason game, it won't just be about basketball. It will be about revisiting a chapter of her early career shaped by adversity, achievement, frustration, growth, and everything in between.
Sergeant Frank Veselak, at 100 years young, is a lifelong Chicagoan who served with the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1946.
Justin Wrobleski tossed six scoreless innings, becoming the first Dodgers pitcher since 2009 to win his first four starts.
An audit confirmed the former Des Moines superintendent awarded district business to a firm he worked for, prompting new disclosure rules.
Audias Flores Silva, also known as "El Jardinero," or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to "El Mencho," who was killed in February.
Chicago police on Monday were asking for help from the public in finding two suspects in a robbery on the CTA Red Line on Chicago's South Side earlier this month.
A man was in police custody Monday after a woman was found dead in a house in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and a man was found injured nearby.
Chicago police early Monday were investigating two break-ins at businesses just a few doors apart in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
