Stefano Esposito

The older man in the fire-engine red shirt and pressed white pants shuffled over to the gym mats and began growling commands. “No, no, no! Don’t reach back — reach forward,” he told a 10-year...

It took the patient sleuthing of a rare books and manuscripts curator from the Newberry Library unravel the mytery of the lost books — some printed decades before Shakespeare penned his first play.

“Cats: Predators to Pets” hopes to shed light on the physiological nature and cultural significance of the felines using striking videos and open-air taxidermied specimens.

It took the patient sleuthing of a rare books and manuscripts curator from the Newberry Library to unravel the mystery of the lost books — some printed decades before Shakespeare penned his first play.

“Wonder of Water,” beneath the rotunda, allows visitors to experience both freshwater and saltwater habitats.

The money is coming from the Zell Family Foundation . The Chicago Symphony Orchestration Association has received a $50 million gift from the Zell Family Foundation, the association announced Tuesday.

For now, the AMC Theatres chain is making clear that joining in on the showtunes is not permitted.

At theaters, Renaissance fairs and the classroom, David Woolley teaches the graceful, highly physical art of stage combat with weapons that are “swashbuckling and fun.”

The filing comes about eight months after the couple announced plans to part ways.

A reporter can accomplish a lot with a keyboard and mouse, but some of the best stories are out there for us to stumble upon in the physical world.