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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois residents can take advantage of free admission at Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium and Field Museum over the long holiday weekend. With valid ID or proof of residence, ...

Many public institutions are closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and Chicago’s world-renowned Shedd Aquarium is no exception. But for some residents of the Shedd, this means the observed can ...

No, she isn’t green. Well, not her coat anyways. The newest addition to Shedd Aquarium’s rescued sea otters officially has a name: Jade. The aquarium revealed the name Monday in a news release after a ...

There’s a new calf in town. A beluga whale calf, that is. Naya, a 35-year-old beluga whale at Shedd Aquarium, gave birth Wednesday evening. The calf was born shortly after 6 p.m. and took its first ...