Fun and Games – Page 12

Bounce houses attract fun seekers at Hinsdale's annual Fall Family Festival held at Robbins Park in 2021. The festival, and bounce houses, will return Oct. 24 at Hinsdale Middle School and downtown Hinsdale. (James C. Svehla/Pioneer Press)

Bounce houses, free pumpkins and other seasonal fun return for Hinsdale Family Fall Festival

By Chuck Fieldman

October 14, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

Hinsdale's Family Fall Festival typically attracts more than 500 people, and both residents and nonresidents...

Psychologist Jessica Loftus speaks during a forgiveness seminar last year at Gaelic Park in Oak Forest. She’s hosting another seminar Oct. 27 at Water’s Edge Golf Club in Worth. “Forgiveness is a skill that takes practice, persistence, patience, proper form and pro advice, just like the game of golf,” she said. (James Opon)

Seminar at Water’s Edge Golf Club touts health benefits of ‘letting go of toxic resentment’

By Melinda Moore

October 14, 2026 at 12:06 p.m.

To forgive is divine, or so the proverb goes, but it can also help prevent...

Kids get to wear their Halloween costumes early at Trunk-or-Treat in Space, Oct. 10, at the Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College in River Grove. (Triton College)

Cernan Earth and Space Center treating kids to candy, sky show

By Myrna Petlicki

September 28, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

The third annual Trunk-or-Treat in Space is planned for Oct. 10 at the Cernan Earth...

Cousins Ozzy Wallace, 8, of St. John, on left, and Adam Owensby, 6, of Gary, ride the swings on the first day of the Lake County Fair in Crown Point on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County fair opens; staff expect 200,000 visitors

By Maya Wilkins

August 1, 2025 at 3:55 p.m.

For 65 years, Germaine Marquess has attended the Lake County Fair and shown animals. This...

A group of golfers who were caddies together when they were teens will tee it up July 31 at Midlothian Country Club, the course where they met 50 years ago. (Keith Kuechler)

Midlothian Country Club caddies reuniting 50 years later to golf for a cause

By Jeff Vorva

July 30, 2025 at 11:59 a.m.

50 years after forging a bond as caddies at Midlothian Country Club, friends will converge...

Paul Siegfried, of Plainfield, cools off outside the firehouse on Waveland Avenue after a Cubs game at Wrigley Field, July 23, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for July 26

By Claire Malon

July 26, 2025 at 10:45 a.m.

Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop...

The Chicago Salmon Vintage Base Ball team is reviewed by a fan dressed in historical garb during a previous exhibition in Riverside. The team returns to the field July 27 for a game against the Blue Island Brewmasters at Big Ball Park in Riverside. (Cathy Jean Maloney)

Olmsted Society offers free Vintage Base Ball exhibition in Riverside

By Myrna Petlicki

July 22, 2025 at 5:11 a.m.

The Chicago Salmon will square off against the Blue Island Brewmasters in a free exhibition...

The band American English performs in 2019 at Elmhurst City Centre Rock the Block. The band returns Thursday to headline Willow Fest in Willow Springs, which this year combines the village's long-running community festival with the newer Blues Fest. (Graydon Megan/Pioneer Press)

Willow Fest brings the blues, sets aside quiet time for sensory sensitive people

By Jesse Wright

July 21, 2025 at 4:09 p.m.

This year’s Willow Fest in Willow Springs combines the longtime west suburban summertime celebration Willow...

This image provided by Pop Mart, shows Labubu, the plush toy from China’s Pop Mart. (Pop Mart via AP)

Labubu mania? Blind box monster plushies are the latest toy craze.

By Michelle Chapman

July 19, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

Pop Mart said this week that it expects profit for the first six months of...

People attend a “Good Trouble” rally to protest President Donald Trump and his administration’s rollback of civil rights in Daley Plaza, July 17, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for July 19

By Grace Miserocchi

July 19, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop...

Sensory exhibits offer a chance for children to play while gaining developmental skills during Wee Ones program at the Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn. A mini golf outing Aug. 2 will help support that program and others. (Roberto Castillo/Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn)

Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn’s new golf outing gets miniaturized

By Melinda Moore

July 14, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.

The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn is taking a new approach to fundraising with an...

President Donald Trump, left, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for July 12

By Grace Miserocchi

July 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop...

An image provided by 2K Games shows Sky forward Angel Reese on a special-edition cover for NBA 2K26. (2K Games via AP)

Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese will be on a special-edition cover of NBA 2K26

By Associated Press

July 9, 2025 at 9:41 a.m.

NBA 2K26 will be released Sept. 5, and Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony will be...