On Tuesday, Aug. 29, the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton resumes its acclaimed Date with History series with "Black Hawk Down 30 Years Later" A panel of Task Force Ranger veterans will share their experiences and lessons learned du...

The third "signature" event of Cantigny's fun-packed 65th summer is "Glow in the Park," a first-time, 21-and-older event, set for Saturday, Aug. 12 It will be 7 p.m. to midnight at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road in Wheaton. Guests will experienc...

Now and then a trip turns out way better than expected. In June, I took one that did. I signed up with Colorado Birding Adventures in January. Waiting any longer was risky. Company owner and chief guide Carl Bendorf runs his "Best of Colorado Summer...

I drive with a cardinal on my license plate. It costs a little more, but not as much as a plate that says COWBIRD, which I observed last year during a visit to Champaign-Urbana. If the owner of that car is reading, I'd love to hear your story! I'm c...

Visitors to the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton are about to get an eyeful. Opening May 27 and running through Veterans Day, a special exhibit called "65 Years" boasts 465 artifacts arranged in surprising ways, creating a dynamic v...

Plans are set for the first signature event of Cantigny Park's summer schedule. The Jazz & Wine Fest will spread throughout the Cantigny gardens and grounds, with five musical acts performing on two stages from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 18. Ten w...

What's my birding style? What's my favorite way to enjoy birds? These are questions we might ask ourselves as our engagement with the hobby grows. I've been pondering them ever since an ultrarare Ross's gull gifted birders a huge surprise in March. ...

Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named harbinger of spring in northern Illinois. The glossy-black males with scarlet sho...

Last month I presented to the DuPage Birding Club, filling an hour with stories from this column. Amazingly, some audience members stayed awake until the end. As Words on Birds begins its 20th year, here's a light version of my remarks without the 1...

The installation is complete, and Cantigny Golf's driving range will never be the same. Introducing TrackMan Range, a radar-based ball tracking technology that promises to make practicing golf more fun, engaging, and productive. "This is an investme...