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The newest exhibit from Body Worlds will make its world premiere at the Museum of Science and Industry in March.  Read more...

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There's a new set of proud parents in Chicago, and they're going absolutely bananas over their new arrival.  Read more...

Our very own Meredith Sinclair was on ABC 7 this morning sharing her room-by-room tips for a fresh start to the new year with Judy Hsu.  Read more...

Make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day more than just a Monday off from school by taking advantage of the city's educational and cultural opportunities.  Read more...

We caught up with Joan Cusack, Chicago native, mother, and narrator of the brand-new, Emmy Award-winning public television show “Peep and the Big Wide World."  Read more...

They might not send your kids to college in 10 years, but a collectible retro pack of UNO game cards scores high on the "The fact that this is considered retro makes me feel old" scale.  Read more...

The Willis Tower Skydeck is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day by offering free admission to anyone whose first, middle or last name is Martin.  Read more...

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An interactive play at the museum this Monday helps kids understand why they have the day off from school.  Read more...

Students from Gage Park High School embarked two years ago on a project to unite their Southwest Side neighborhood's past and present through the events of Dr. Martin Luther King's 1966 march in Marquette Park.  Read more...

Since hitting the national stage last week, the self-proclaimed "Tiger Mom," who has never let her kids attend a sleepover, has thrown parenting circles into a frenzy. One Chicago expert explains why everyone should take a deep breath.  Read more...

Lt. Ray Abordo returned Friday - a week early -from a year-long tour in Afghanistan. So naturally, he had his wife send the kids to their aunt and uncle's house, and he waited to surprise them at school on Monday.  Read more...

You know about secondhand smoke, but what about secondhand TV exposure? Having a lot of friends who watch television may be more harmful for kids' body image, a new study finds.  Read more...

Getting families together to play board games is what Fair Game, a new game store in Downers Grove, is all about, and it's starting with a tournament of a card game all about poop.  Read more...

If the thought of Shakespeare strikes fear in the heart of many a high school student (and their parents.) But we forget what a funny guy Shakespeare was. "As You Like It" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater reminds us.  Read more...

The City of Chicago passed an ordinance Thursday requiring any student who is suspected of suffering a concussion to be sidelined immediately. But experts say it will be hard to enforce and athletes say playing through injury is common.  Read more...

While storms are raging outside this winter, you can check out the science behind them - inside, for free - weekdays this month at the Museum of Science and Industry.  Read more...

Fact: Kids put everything into their mouths. When it's your iPhone, it's sort of cute, but when it's a poisonous substance, it's serious.  Read more...

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We're thrilled to announce that Devin Hester, the Bears' lightning-fast wide receiver/kick returner, will be writing a monthly column for Chicago Parent this offseason.  Read more...

Football fever is spreading quickly around Chicago, and it's landed at the Chicago Children's Museum, where you can win one of six free family memberships this Saturday, Jan. 22.  Read more...

If you can stand the temperatures, the corner of Michigan Ave. and Monroe Street is the place to be this morning.  Read more...

Next week, Jan. 24-28, the calendar gods smile upon Chicago: with a little planning, you can hit a free museum in the city every day.  Read more...

The Chicago Bears are the playoffs, and Chicago's actual bears are getting geared up as well. Axhl and Jim, the Brookfield Zoo’s pair of grizzlies, showed just where their loyalties lay.  Read more...

Just two weeks after the birth of an endangered gibbon at the Lincoln Park Zoo, the Brookfield Zoo announced the birth of a litter of 10 African wild dog pups born Thanksgiving Day.  Read more...

In 2009, 16-year-old Zac Sunderland became the youngest person to sail around the world solo. This weekend, he'll be sharing his story with young Chicago adventurers.  Read more...

If you've never seen monster trucks before, they are to motor sports what the WWE is to professional wrestling, except instead of shielding your kids' eyes from bone-crushing hits, you'll be cheering alongside them as 12-foot-tall trucks turn wheelies.  Read more...

As excited as we are about February, we want to make sure you don't miss these seven things still on the January calendar.  Read more...

iPads are proving themselves as powerful learning tools for Chicago Public Schools students and teachers alike.  Read more...

Lots of kids are great at spending money (especially their parents’), but the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is looking for one kid who knows how to both spend and save and isn’t afraid of sharing what they know.  Read more...

Chicago's museums are offering free days hand over fist/flipper/mummified hand/robotic arm so far in 2011. The Art Institute revamped its longstanding free day programs, MSI came through with free weekdays in January, and Shedd announced this week that it will open its doors with a February free week.  Read more...

Shedd announced another free week, with general admission to original galleries and discounts on all other exhibits from Feb. 20-24.  Read more...

A medical clown visiting the Chicago area from Israel brightened up the morning for kids at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago on Thursday.  Read more...

February has always been a good month for chocoholics, but Morton Arboretum is raising the (milk chocolate) bar this year with a lineup of cocoa-themed events all month.  Read more...

The snow is coming down in droves, school is canceled and there's no plow in site. It hits you: You're snowed in with the kids. No need to panic.  Read more...

The new Little Beans Café gives parents a well-brewed cup of Joe in a place that welcomes little Joey.  Read more...

An epiphany at Chuck E. Cheese two years ago turned one Chicago mom into an entrepreneur, and her business - Little Beans Cafe - opened last week.  Read more...