Drop-in family activities and dining set for Sunday, March 24 Palm Sunday at Cantigny promises to be a fun time for families, highlighted by an Easter egg hunt and brunch buffet. Reservations are not required for either event on Sunday, March 2...

Parking fee waived for those who register in advance; park closed on Tuesdays. Cantigny in Wheaton plans to offer free parking on Wednesdays for those who register in advance, effective March 6 through Oct. 30. “This is another step toward expan...

For birders, the word invasion usually refers to birds from the north coming south. We treasure the occasional winters when large numbers of fleeting species such as crossbills, redpolls and Snowy Owls drop down to visit our region. Years may pass be...

Goodreads.com is tracking me. The Amazon creation knows what book I'm reading and every book I've read in the last four years. It even knows what I will probably read next. Goodreads also reports how I'm faring in the 2023 Reading Challenge - if I'm...

The First Division Museum at Cantigny continues its acclaimed "Date with History" series on Monday, Dec. 4. Guest speaker Steve Fixler will discuss the 1st Infantry Division's role in the 1943 Allied Invasion of Sicily during World War II. Code-nam...

Those who have always wanted to "pay it forward" on Veterans Day will get their chance this year at the First Division Museum at Cantigny. The museum is hosting "Brew It Forward" on Saturday, Nov. 11. Hours for this popular beer tasting event, first...

Cantigny, in partnership with the League of Women Voters, invites the public to their next Civic Awareness Series program on Thursday, Nov. 16. DuPage County State's Attorney Bob Berlin will present an update on public safety and discuss the county'...

Cantigny The First Division Museum at Cantigny continues its acclaimed Date with History lecture series on Thursday, Nov. 2. The co-authors of "Lita & Jean: Memoirs of Two Generations of Military Women" will discuss their award-winning, tell-all boo...

You never forget your first limpkin. Mine was at a lakeside trailer park near St. Petersburg, Florida. A book said limpkins would be there and, sure enough, they were. That was 1998, when finding the ibis-like wader in the United States, outside of ...