Yes you can bring in food

The ticket system is free but donations are accepted.

It is free everyday

Hope it's sorted

Parking meters on roadway, no lockers security issue, there is a central area on road u go to pay , place receipt on dashboard, u can use charge card to pay, follow instructions on machine.

Take the South Shore all the way to Millennium Station. At the corner of Washington & Wabash catch a CTA #151 Sheridan bus. Get off at Stockton & Dickens.

Nor sure if we saw any. Best thing would be to call to be sure.

We, meaning 2 middle age adults with 3 girls ranging from 16 to 22 years old were at the zoo for about 4 hours and got through most of it. We did it at a leisurely pace and stopped for about 30 minutes for lunch. At a quicker pace you can probably get through it in about 2 and 1/2 hours.