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Beginning Feb. 2, non-members will have to pay $5 — on top of the price of general admission — to enter the Butterfly Haven.

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Come February 2, 2026, a stroll through the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven will cost non-members a little extra. The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum announced January 6 that it will begin charging a $5 add ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 19 according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Four of the convicted were hanged. One ...

The monarchs' send off has become an annual celebration for El Valor, a non-profit early childhood education provider on the city's Southwest Side. The children see the monarchs grow from eggs, to ...

MADISON, Wis. — President Donald Trump’s administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely despite years of warnings from ...