Meteorological spring is officially here, and while warm temperatures still may be some weeks away, Chicago-area residents ...

Families looking to get out of the house to enjoy some warmer weather in March will be greeted with a host of free admission days at local museums.

Animal screeches, eerie laughter and the work of 14 Midwest artists invite a new look at River North’s Driehaus Museum. Inside an imposing 19th-century mansion along Chicago’s Erie Street ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago museums have announced free-entry days for some groups. The museums involved include the Art Institute of Chicago, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Griffin Museum of Science ...

I can walk to this outdoor museum and observe sculptures I’d never see in spring and summer, and sometimes even free music is ...

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Chicago’s museums are world-class, but all those bones, weather simulators and rides in Chicago’s first El train car don’t come cheap. Throw in parking, special exhibits and the gift shop, and it adds ...

Lindall said the trend of cultural organizing started in Philadelphia and Minneapolis museums. About 500 workers at the Art Institute of Chicago broke new ground among local institutions with ...