president and CEO of the Field Museum. "It's the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds. Most people think dinosaurs went extinct; they didn't, they just evolved into birds." The Chicago ...

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.

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