A chilly Chicago winter doesn’t necessarily mean the African lions at the Lincoln Park Zoo have to go inside. In fact, as temperatures dip — even as cold as 10 degrees or in the snow — the ...

CHICAGO — While winter weather can mean traffic jams and slippery sidewalks, some residents have no trouble adapting when snow blankets the city. Just like the humans who brave the cold to ...

Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is welcoming three new meerkats. Clover, Violet, and Dahlia are just 1.5 years old and were born in the same litter at a zoo in Madison, Wisconsin. They will live ...

Megan Ross becomes the first female zoo director in its 150-year history, and the first director since Lincoln Park Zoo separated from the Chicago Park District.

Since 1868, Lincoln Park Zoo has been one of Chicago’s most beloved (and free!) destinations for families. With hundreds of animals from around the world—including endangered species and those extinct ...

When chilly temps hit the Chicago area, we’re ready for snow ... Thursdays and Saturdays in January and February. Bundle up for a winter adventure at Brookfield Zoo and Lincoln Park Zoo! Enjoy fewer ...

A Chicago zoo has added a second mob of meerkats ... and Dahlia make up the new “flower power” meerkat mob at Lincoln Park Zoo, officials announced. They can be seen in their habitat at ...

Theater on the Lake in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood is starting a major renovation. Trainers go nose-to-nose with Lincoln Park Zoo's new polar bear Toy donations down for longtime Chicago ...

Helping to ensure the future of the planet’s endangered animals is integral to the mission of the Zoo. Recently, the Buffalo Zoo and the Lincoln Park Zoo announced an exchange between two ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: North Avenue Beach is a short walk over the North Avenue Bridge when you park at the southern end of the Lincoln Park Zoo lot. Explore the zoo, then stroll over to the beach ...