Chicago Valentine's Day events: Navy Pier fireworks, Shedd Aquarium hosts 'Nature's Rage Room'

Shedd Aquarium’s anti-Valentine’s Day event allows cynics, singles to de-stress in nature

There are those who spend Valentine’s Day wining and dining, and then there are those who spend it raging.A Shedd Aquarium event at LaGrange Park Woods on Saturday catered to the latter group. About 15 participants burned off steam by snapping, sawing and burning buckthorn, an invasive tree threatening native plants and wildlife in the area.Ten-year-old Gideon Majka-Lauterbach grunted as he sliced through thick trunks and hauled large armfuls of…

Chicago Valentine's Day events: Navy Pier fireworks, Shedd Aquarium hosts 'Nature's Rage Room'

The Shedd Aquarium had an event for people feeling more rage than romance this Valentine's Day. For those celebrating, Navy Pier has you covered with fireworks.