July is always a busy month for Chicago area food festivals, so we’ve rounded up a list – highlighting wine, craft beer, ...

Check out all the fun planned for the Fourth of July holiday in Bloomington-Normal, McLean County and Central Illinois.

If you're looking for fireworks in Illinois this 4th of July, you're in the right place. Whether you're staying close to home ...

The weekend brings a Late Night Flea Market, Mid Sommar Fest, and a Commodores concert, along with fundraisers, live music, ...

On a recent morning at the Lincoln Park Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo, the treetops teemed with innocuous nests where pointed bills gave away the resting herons inside.

Chicago’s newest girl gang has found its home at Lincoln Park Zoo. Six female alpacas have arrived at the zoo, the first time since 2019 that the animals have been homed at the North Side zoo ...

Lincoln Park Zoo's newest residents, a herd of alpacas, are calling Chicago home for the first time in 6 years. The herd of six female alpacas range in ages from 1 to 24 years old.

CHICAGO — The Lincoln Park Zoo has introduced their new 6-year-old river otter named “Tucker.” He is a 6-year-old adult river otter who hails from Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot, North Dakota.

A black-crowned night heron preens itself atop a nest under construction at Lincoln Park Zoo on May 6, 2025. John J. Kim, Chicago Tribune ADRIANA PEREZ Chicago Tribune ...

CHICAGO — An area non-profit organization is planning a pilot study of rat contraceptives, starting this summer near Lincoln Park, in an effort to find a safer and more effective alternative to ...

JC, a white-handed gibbon, has joined the Lincoln Park Zoo on her sixth birthday, and is quickly becoming friends with Murray, a white-cheeked gibbon who has been a longtime resident of the zoo.

The Lincoln Park Zoo is taking Earth Day to the next level with celebrations all week long. In honor of Earth Day on Tuesday, the zoo offered nature activities with games and a free arboretum tour.