World's Columbian Exposition returns to the Field Museum.

More Frank Mathie Features

• To undershirt or not to undershirt?
• July 17, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Should guys wear T-shirts under their dress shirts?
• Blanding's turtles may - slowly - grow in the wild
• July 16, 2013 (BROOKFIELD, Ill.) - Brookfield Zoo is breeding and rearing endangered Blanding's turtles for release back into the wild.
• Brookfield Zoo welcomes newborn giraffe
• July 2, 2013 - At birth, he was 5'9" and 170 pounds, and his neck is already heading for the sky.
• Blackhawks 'superfan' attends 2,000 straight home games
• June 25, 2013 (CHICAGO) - What does Blackhawks Superfan Bob Gertenrich do the morning after Chicago clinches the Stanley Cup? He watches the replays. Of course.
• Great Lakes fish go on display at Shedd Aquarium
• June 11, 2013 (CHICAGO) - The Shedd Aquarium is famous these days for sharks, dolphins and whales from around the world. But now a new exhibit opens and this show is all about the fish next door.
• Museum of Science and Industry marks 80th birthday
• June 19, 2013 (CHICAGO) - One of Chicago's best-known museums celebrated its 80th birthday Wednesday.
• Supermen swarm Sears HQ, set world record
• June 5, 2013 (HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.) - Over 500 supermen and women dressed in full costume at the Sears headquarters in Hoffman Estates to promote the upcoming film "Man of Steel," which opens June 14.
• Bridgeport Bed and Breakfast neighbor to Sox Park
• May 28, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Bridgeport is known for its many mayors, its history and the Chicago White Sox. And now a bed and breakfast combines the three.
• Grill detail cleans up for cookouts
• May 21, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Have you ever taken off the cover of your grill after a long, cold winter and thought, what a mess? Now a company will take care of the cleanup for you.
• 'Forest' the dog captured after months in woods
• May 14, 2013 (HAMMOND, Ind.) - How do you rescue a dog who doesn't want to be rescued? With a steak.
• 'Drutter' replaces golf clubs, spares golfers' back pain
• May 1, 2013 (FRANKFORT, Ill.) - When Dino Kapadia goes golfing, he doesn't bring along any golf clubs. He doesn't need them - he has a Drutter.
• Rare 1913 Liberty Head nickel up for auction
• April 24, 2013 (CHICAGO) - A nickel is a nickel is a nickel. Unless it's a 1913 Liberty Head nickel.

• Theatre stages dusk to dawn Shakespeare
• Photos capture melting Fulton Market Cold Storage building
• Boston bombing renews 'resolve' of runners
• Field Museum gets meteorites from Russia
• Animatronic dinosaurs roam Brookfield Zoo
• Street sign honors soldier killed in Iraq
• Want to write in Hemingway's Oak Park home? Here's your chance
• Barber's job saved his life at Auschwitz
• Stone Age uncovered at Field Museum
• Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair
• Irish Eyes smile, vote on Chicago's St Patrick's Day
• 'Creatures of Light' on exhibit at Field Museum
• Ode to a Snow Blower
• Mary Magdalene shin bone on Ill. tour
• Rapping pastor preaches religion with rhyme
• Takin babies all the talk at LP Zoo
• Paczki Day in Chicago
• 'Little bum' makes homeless feel at home
• Apes form unusual bond at Brookfield Zoo
• WWII veteran collects, restores, sells artifacts
• Plumbing company does good for do-gooder
• Which winter hat is the best?
• Rescued sea lions find home at Shedd
• Restaurant to serve pizza in a log cabin
• Man keeps Corvairs on the road
• 'Black cat and black dog syndrome' is real
• Leafcutter ants chomp away at Notebaert Museum
• 89-year-old hosts yearly Christmas wonderland
• Canoe designer leaves historic legacy
• Man does random acts of kindess for strangers