Lincoln Park Zoo is saddened to report on Feb. 1 that animal care staff made the difficult decision to euthanize Adelor, a geriatric male African lion due to progressively deteriorating health and quality of life.  Read more...

A disgruntled mother teamed with a well-known chef to launch an initiative aimed a putting healthy - and delicious - food on restaurant kids' menus.  Read more...

Workers at CPS lunchrooms protested last month at the Chicago Board of Education headquarters. They say that standardized food leaves something to be desired and often ends up in the trash, leaving kids hungry.  Read more...

The Discovery 3M Young Scientists Challenge and the Uncle Ben's Ben's Beginners Contest are giving away prizes that include over $20,000 cash. Just thought you'd want to know.  Read more...

There's a party near your house - no matter where you live. Check the list below.  Read more...

For the best time to make an appointment to tips on treating your child before you bring him or her to the doctor, Reader's Digest has compiled 13 pieces of advice from pediatricians. Keep these in mind the next time your child gets sick.  Read more...

For the shortest month of the year, we sure do celebrate a lot in February. There's Lincoln's birthday, and Washington's birthday. And the entire month is devoted to exploring influential figures in African-American history. So on President's Day it's only natural to want to look back a little. Chicago Parent has four events on Monday that are either historical or related to those historical figures we celebrate.  Read more...

Is your name George or Washington? Then you can get free admission to the Willis Skydeck on President's Day.  Read more...

Liz DeCarlo, Senior Editor at Chicago Parent, confesses that she's a big fan of the TeenNick show Degrassi. Recently, she and her daughters, Emma and Grace, got to interview four of the show's stars.  Read more...

Mega-store destination for kids and parents in Deerfield says it needs to restructure, but is hopeful the concept behind Wonder! can be preserved.  Read more...

Join JUF Book Buddies is popping up at book stores all over Chicagoland on Feb. 26, with stories, songs and crafts to celebrate Purim - the story of Queen Esther, who used her intelligence to defeat the brute Haman and bring peace to the land. This is the holiday when kids have fun putting on masks and playing the evil Haman or the beautiful Esther or the loyal Mordecai.  Read more...

The co-director and choreographer of this year's Stars on Ice is father to two boys.  Read more...

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Navy Pier is celebrating our extra day this year with free parking and free Ferris wheel rides. Additionally, lots of vendors are selling things for 29 cents.  Read more...

Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, would have been 98 on March 2, and two area bookstores are planning celebrations.  Read more...