Allow your inner child a moment to rejoice - the Muppets and other creations from the mind of Jim Henson are coming to the Museum of Science and Industry. "Jim Henson's Fantastic World" opens at the MSI this Friday and runs through the end of January. The exhibit brings puppets, props, illustrations, experimental films, and hands-on puppet shows and character creation for the kids in case they're freaked out by the inanimate dangling Kermits. more ›

Dust those cobwebs off your costumes, folks. It’s the Saturday before a hump-day Halloween, so that means tonight is the night to let it all hang out. That is, if your costume is of that genre. Otherwise, check out these Halloween haunts: The Six Corners Monster Movie Festival in Portage Park features seven classic horror movies both today and tomorrow. Tonight: Nightmare on Elm Street at 8 p.m. Internet gossip columnist Perez Hilton hosts his... more ›