Fun and Games – Page 14

Duke Mallard, the Oak Lawn Park District's mascot, interacts with families Oct. 17 at the Park District's Howl-O-Ween festival at Wolfe Wildlife Park. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Duke Mallard ‘boogies down’ as Oak Lawn Park District mascot

By Janice Neumann

October 30, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Duke Mallard, the official mascot of the Oak Lawn Park District after taking over for...

Riders aboard the Raging Bull roller coaster scream as they head into a dip on May 26, 2016, at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. (Anthony Souffle/baiduhai)

Six Flags roller coasters getting seat belts in wake of fatal accident: ‘Trust is earned through actions’

By Joseph States

October 27, 2026 at 2:19 p.m.

All Six Flags parks and rides will also undergo a review of safety procedures, the...

An Aztec dance group will be among the highlights of the Dia de los Muertos Festival on Nov. 1 in Oak Park. “I think the community is ready to celebrate again," said organizer Alma Martinez. "The community is asking to get together to honor our ancestors.” (Daveed Holmes, Aperture Photography)

Oak Park Dia de los Muertos Festival returns a year after being canceled by immigration enforcement fears

By Myrna Petlicki

October 26, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

Public ofrendas are returning to Oak Park for a Dia de los Muertos Festival that...

Camper Bonnie Miller has a laugh at the Senior Summer Camp Tuesday, June 10, at Flossmoor Community Church. The session included activities such as "Get to Know You Bingo" and a visit from an ice cream truck. (Jeff Vorva/Daily Southtown)

Summer camp fills up in Flossmoor with the over-65 crowd

By Jeff Vorva

June 15, 2025 at 4:50 a.m.

Flossmoor Community Church's first Senior Summer Camp included crafts and activities, and even a visit...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on June 12, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is at right. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for June 14

By Grace Miserocchi

June 14, 2025 at 3:37 p.m.

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

Alex Bowman celebrates after winning the NASCAR Chicago Street Race in Grant Park on July 7, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago Street Race adds Arby’s as major sponsor for July Fourth NASCAR event

By Robert Channick

June 11, 2025 at 1:40 p.m.

Arby’s is offering chances through June 22 to win tickets to the Chicago Street Race...

Children ride The Frog during Daisy Days in Clarendon Hills in 2016. The popular festival returns this year on June 13 and 14 (Jeff Krage/Pioneer Press)

Daisy Days returns in Clarendon Hills with rides, games and reptile show

By Chuck Fieldman

June 10, 2025 at 5:04 a.m.

A petting zoo and an artist presentation have been added to Clarendon Hills’ Daisy Days...

Ald. Byron Sigcho López, 25th, Ald. Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez, 33rd, and Ald. Anthony Quezada, 35th, join protesters confronting federal agents on June 4, 2025, outside an Intensive Supervision Appearance Program office run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the South Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for June 7

By Claire Malon

June 7, 2025 at 2:52 p.m.

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

Paul Hruby, center, wearing a baseball cap, gathers with members of the 40-and-up hockey league on a recent Wednesday at the Paul Hruby Ice Arena at Ridgeland Common Park in Oak Park. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

At 90, Oak Park’s ‘Mr. Hockey’ Paul Hruby still coaching the sport he loves

By Bob Skolnik

June 9, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

Paul Hruby's impact on hockey in Oak Park has been so significant that the ice...

Former Gov. Jim Edgar, left, and Gov. JB Pritzker talk at the conclusion of the Jim Edgar Reading Room Dedication at the Illinois State Library, May 28, 2025, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for May 31

By Claire Malon

May 31, 2025 at 4:17 p.m.

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

Paula Stovall, of Country Club Hills, was named the Big Catch Angler Association’s Angler of the Year during a club meeting last month in Chicago Heights, just 12 years after learning how to fish. “The Lord has blessed me with a talent that I didn’t know I had," she said. (Paula Stovall)

Big Catch group’s first female Angler of the Year ‘blessed with talent I didn’t know I had’

By Jeff Vorva

May 28, 2025 at 3:16 p.m.

Paula Stovall, 62, of Country Club Hills, became the first female to win Angler of...

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to the media after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump's agenda at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025, in Washington. The tax and spending legislation, called the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" Act, redirects money to the military and border security and includes cuts to Medicaid, education and other domestic programs. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for May 24

By Grace Miserocchi

May 24, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

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

People take in a DJ set at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on May 17, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas luring millennials, Gen-Z visitors with pool parties, craft cocktails, influencer experiences

By Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 23, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

Nearly half of Las Vegas' visitors last year were millennials or Gen-Z, according to the...