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Those lucky enough to ride in Cheikh "Bamba" Dione's cab certainly remember the experience.

A three-story house now stands outside the Museum of Science and Industry. But it's not just any home. It's a Smart Home.

The century old Blackstone Hotel at Balbo and Michigan is once again open for business.

A Griffith, Ind., company does things up big. Real big.

Several giant six-legged creatures and mammoth dragonflies are crawling around Morton Arboretum. The new exhibit opens Friday.

Have you ever heard of a Blanding's turtle? They used to flourish in Midwest marshes and wetlands, but are now in danger of extinction in Northern Illinois.

Louis Comfort Tiffany was his name and back in the late 1800's and early 1900's he created some of the world's most beautiful stained glass art. Here in Chicago his most spectacular work is a large stained glass dome in the city's cultural center. The dome is currently undergoing a renovation and ABC7's Frank Mathie has the story.

Now a year old, ABC7's Frank Mathie visits five red wolf pups at Lincoln Park Zoo.

When Prohibition ended 75 years ago, a train from Milwaukee brought Schlitz beer to town. Today, the company announces a new taste.

From the tiny acorn rises the mighty oak tree. And, in Merrillville, Indiana the word "mighty" is no exaggeration.

On Wednesday, Crown Point, Indiana was in the depths of Depp-mania. Johnny Depp is making a movie about 1930's gangster John Dillinger and it's being shot right where it all happened 74 years ago.

If Chicagoans could vote on the worst pothole year ever, the winner would certainly be the winter of 2008. Flat tires, damaged frames and lost hubcaps. There has been absolutely nothing beautiful about it --except for a North Side woman who finds beauty in the strangest places.

More than 150 years ago Holy Family Parish opened on the West Side. A few years later, a massive organ with golden angels debuted. But those angels fell into disrepair- until now.

The sport of fencing took over at the Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont.

The most famous dog in America spent the day in Chicago.

The spring flower show at Garfield Park Conservatory is beautiful, but the real action is behind the scenes.

The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 occurs Wednesday night, with cameo appearances by Saturn and the bright star Regulus on either side of the veiled full moon.

The Chicago History Museum took visitors back in time on Presidents' Day.

Most people retire around the age of 65, but not Belton 'Cal' Calmese. The 91-year-old is turning his notice on Thursday to The Cliffdwellers Club.

The wilds of Canada have invaded the downtown Chicago area. Several owls have taken up residence in a small park not far from the Loop.

Summer just wouldn't be the same without kids setting up lemonade stands. The winter can be a hard time of year for youngsters to earn some extra cash, but three very young businessmen in suburban Glenview have come up with a solution that's keeping people warm.

An artist and collector of mugshots has taken those embarrassing moments in life and turned them into an art show.

The weather outside has been delightful, but inside one Near West Side building it has been frightful-- because artist Gordon Halloran is busy creating "Paintings Below Zero".

It wasn't exactly bikinis and Speedos weather, but, it is January in Chicago, so hitting 60-degrees is a pretty big deal.

It's December 26. That means Christmas is over and Kwanzaa is just beginning. Kwanzaa is the seven-day African-American celebration of family, community and culture.

For many people who grew up in Chicago, Christmas wasn't Christmas without a trip to the old Marshall Field's store on State Street.

For centuries, people around the world have been putting up nativity scenes during the holiday season. Now a Chicago museum has a rare collection of creches.

Another great acrobat has been born at Brookfield Zoo -- Reo, the gibbon ape.

Recently at Chicago's Department of Animal Care and Control, two unusual birds were turned in - a scarlet macaw and an Amazon parrot.