The Grainger Center for Conservation and Science, projected to cost $50 million to build, will be a space for conservators ...

The 25,000-square-foot Grainger Center for Conservation and Science will bring together the museum’s 40 specialists in a ...

For example, if you're a Wizard of Oz fan, check out the Oz-themed park, whereas if you're into architecture, Graceland ...

A Supreme Court ruling, while technically temporary, could set the ground rules for National Guard deployments elsewhere in the country. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington State and local ...

The Chicago History Museum will explore the heritage and traditions of Latinos, and the National Museum of Mexican Art will trace the role of Mexicans in railway work. A detail from “Ferrocarrileros,” ...

Back in the summer of 2014, a botanist named Rachel Goad was on a canoe trip to see a very rare flower. One of the rarest on the continent, actually. It’s called the Kankakee mallow, and it’s native ...

The rodent-shaped sidewalk impression has become a beloved local attraction. Turns out Chicago's famous "rat hole" was squirrelly all along. A new study has determined that the famous full-body ...

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months. Detaining residents ...

SPRINGFIELD — One of the Illinois legislature’s biggest opponents of the Chicago Bears’ plan to relocate outside the city introduced legislation on Tuesday that could stall or hinder the team’s ...

Young artists across Illinois are invited to participate in a contest celebrating the United States' 250th birthday. The annual art contest is sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and ...

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WASHINGTON -- Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo, which receive federal funding, are closing temporarily amid the federal government shutdown. The shutdown impacts all 21 of the Smithsonian's ...