Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — and who test the outer bounds of legality.

Tyrannosaurus Rex set, available exclusively at the LEGO Store, is a visually stunning, ambitious build. You're first taken ...

From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discreet phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil ...

the museum was originally housed in two hallways of what is now called the Chicago Cultural Center. Today, children can dig for "teeth" and "bones" in "Dinosaur Expedition," climb through tunnels ...

Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History evacuated its ... changes in structure and function on the evolutionary line from long-deceased dinosaurs to modern birds." This event is part of the ...

Chicago artist Gretchen Hasse's The Dinosaur Opera, a multipart in-progress epic, explores "time, purpose, and meaning" through puppetry.