Chicago department stores of the past come alive in Elmhurst exhibit
There was a time when if you wanted to go shopping, you used to have to come downtown to the city's big department stores to get what you needed.
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There was a time when if you wanted to go shopping, you used to have to come downtown to the city's big department stores to get what you needed.
The two-day tour starts at the Morton Arboretum this morning, with stops at the Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium Thursday afternoon.
The free museum features exhibits showing things like the impacts of inflation along with the function and history of the Chicago fed and federal reserve system.
Lucas and his wife, Chicago native Mellody Hobson, are paying for the museum which is expected to cost around a billion dollars.
The exhibit highlights the challenges women have faced and overcome while serving in the armed forces.
She was the first African American and Native American woman pilot.
The special birthday bash featured music, crafts, storytelling, and more.
The Bronzeville Children's Museum is celebrating its 25th anniversary today.
It's an interactive experience exploring the impact of climate change on human and animal communities around the globe.
A professor from the College of DuPage will explain why so many people came here and how waves of immigrants have impacted and shaped the Chicago area.
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park is showing visitors preserved birds, mammals, plants, fossils, and more.
Today is your last day to see the exhibit - featuring presentations, screenings, performances, and more.
This is the 36th year of the "Dia De Muertos: Memories and Offerings" display.
The latest exhibit is focusing on answering one of the biggest questions from humanity.
Customers will have free access to eight museums across the city Sunday as part of its Museums on Us program.
The fossil comes from the remains of a 35-foot-long duck-billed dinosaur in Missouri.
The museum changes its name after six decades.
