CHICAGO — Want to explore Chicago without breaking the bank? Well, here’s your chance. For Illinois residents, some museums across the city offer free entry days, and others are free all year round.

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Just because its spooky season doesn't mean you can't make time for a museum. This October, more than a dozen iconic Chicago museums and attractions will offer numerous free admission days for ...

Chicago Public Schools will be quiet this week with students and teachers are on spring break. For those who want to explore Chicago, there are plenty of fun options. If you don't know where to start, ...

Those without plans for the Fourth of July need to look no further than Chicago’s collection of museums. While some museums are closed for the holiday, many Chicago favorites are open for regular or ...

Museums in Chicago are among the best in the country. But did you know that many are also free, or at least free for your kids? Many Chicago museums, zoos, gardens, and cultural institutions offer ...

A couple walks through Chicago's Field Museum. Lucy Hewett/The Field Museum From its 26 miles of scenic lakefront shoreline to its iconic architecture and incredible food scene, there's much to love ...

Architecture is an art that requires three-dimensional experience. But since we can’t all travel all the time to see work, much of its production and communication comes to us in two dimensions. In ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry says it will be taking on new logo and name in honor of a "historic" and monumental donation to the institutions already rich and ...

Music, ordinary Chicagoans, department stores and journalism are among the topics that need museums, readers say.

Explore unusual museums in Illinois, from surgical history to Superman and Popeye. These quirky stops turn any road trip into ...