“Curious Chicago Kids” is a new Chicago Parent series that helps families explore the city and answer kids’ curious questions along the way. From shiny sculptures to zoo facts, we break it down so ...

The Essenhaus campus will host its annual train show from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. This will be the 16th year for the event that will feature more than 40 vendors and 178 tables of train ...

On a cold, drizzly morning last October, a school teacher and a small group of parents and kids waited beside the train tracks in Mapleton, an unincorporated community of about 500 people just east of ...