Chicago transforms into a winter wonderland each holiday season, but you don’t need a hefty budget to experience its... The ...

Holiday events kick into high gear starting this weekend. Here's a look at some of what you can expect Nov. 21-23.

Looking to celebrate the holiday season in and around Chicago? There's no shortage of events but keeping tabs on when each ...

ZooLights is returning to Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo for the holiday season. The lights festival opens on November 21 with more than 3 million lights across the zoo grounds. Visitors can enjoy ...

Lincoln Park Zoo is celebrating the birth of an African penguin chick, a critically endangered species that’s facing a host of challenges in the wild. “Each new African penguin chick represents an ...

An endangered African penguin chick recently hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo just in time for the holiday season. In a news release issued Thursday, the zoo reported the healthy chick hatched Oct. 1 ...

A bridge constructed in Lincoln Park for sightseeing during the turn of the century soon became known as a place for death. EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone ...

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CHICAGO (WGN) — Female brown bears Ash and Lexi made their public debut Monday at the Lincoln Park Zoo, marking the first time the zoo has cared for brown bears since 1979. The pair came from the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- After nearly a decade of living at Lincoln Park Zoo, Siku the polar bear is saying goodbye to Chicago. The zoo announced that the 15-year-old old male polar bear will be moving to a ...