In west suburban Lombard, inside the corner restaurant Gnarly Knots, Funi McLoughlin is hard at work, making soft pretzels.

And one of those faves -- one of the top birds in the entire people’s penguin choice awards -- was a resident at the Pueblo ...

Imagine stepping onto the icy shores of ancient Antarctica—not to see today’s tuxedoed, knee-high Emperor penguins, but to ...