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 ...

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As you make your summer travel plans, these museums and exhibits dedicated to Black history and culture should be on your to-do list.

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1934: When Brookfield Zoo opened to the public on this day, Cookie was there to greet the almost 60,000 visitors. And though the pink cockatoo was never “top banana” at the zoo, he outlived every ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A bottlenose dolphin at a Chicago zoo gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom, in a successful birth recorded on video by zoo staff. The dolphin ...

CHICAGO — A bottlenose dolphin at a Chicago zoo gave birth to a calf over the weekend with the help of a fellow mom, in a successful birth recorded on video by zoo staff.

CHICAGO — A bottlenose dolphin at a Chicago zoo gave birth to a calf over the weekend with the help of a fellow mom, in a successful birth recorded on video by zoo staff.

The dolphin calf was born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago early Saturday morning as a team of veterinarians monitored and cheered on the mom, a 38-year-old bottlenose dolphin named Allie.