Experts say on April 8 in Chicago, the sun will be covered at about 94%. A team from the Adler Planetarium is preparing for the big event in Chicago and Carbondale in southern Illinois.

Chicago Public Schools students will be on spring break next week, and numerous museums in the city will have free admission days to take advantage of.

"You come here to Adler, you can see all 360 degrees of the moon — even the stuff that we can't see here from earth," said Adler Planetarium ... those viewing in the Chicago area, the eclipse ...

360 Chicago, the observation deck high above Michigan ... and one of the few remaining free zoos in the U.S. The Adler Planetarium was the first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere.

The first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere ... which has the largest telescope available to the public in the Chicago area, through which visitors can glimpse celestial objects trillions ...

While the season officially begins at 4:01 a.m., a clear look at Thursday's sunrise will likely be obscured by cloud cover as overnight rain and snow begins to dissipate from the region.

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is known as the founder or father of Chicago in the late 18th century ... remaining free zoos in the U.S. The Adler Planetarium was the first planetarium in the ...

which covers entry to Chicago Children’s Museum, among other notable attractions like Adler Planetarium and the Field Museum. Illinois residents who show proof of residency can expect to pay a ...