Museums
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Best Bets: Ailyn Pérez returns to the Lyric for ‘La Bohème’Mar 10, 2025 5:04 pm - Former Elk Grove Village resident Ailyn Perez stars as Mimi in “La Bohème” at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Jay Pharoah does standup in Schaumburg, and McHenry Sham-Rocks the Fox takes over Miller Point Park this weekend.
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‘We’re bringing it home’: After 60 years, restored historic library set to reopen as the Waukegan History Museum at the CarnegieMar 08, 2025 1:15 pm - Fitted into a steep bluff with Lake Michigan visible to the east, a prominent historic landmark in downtown Waukegan is set to reopen in its original style and with renewed purpose.
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Concerts March 7-13: Better Than Ezra, Ivy Ford, Gregory Alan Isakov and moreMar 05, 2025 11:55 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Better Than Ezra, Disturbed, Ivy Ford, Gregory Alan Isakov, Michael McDermott and more.
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Things to do March 7-13: Bryan Callen, World of Wheels, Chris Hardwick and moreMar 05, 2025 11:32 am - Mark your calendar for Bryan Callen, Aziz Ansari’s “Hypothetical Tour,” World of Wheels, Chris Hardwick, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood’s “Asking for Trouble” tour and more happening this week.
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Author to recount thrilling tales of female spies in WWII France at March 8 programMar 04, 2025 10:05 pm - Learn about the lives of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade and Nancy Wake, codename "The White Mouse," who outwitted the Gestapo while leading the French Resistance at the next Glen Ellyn Historical Society program.
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Barbie exhibit at Gail Borden library showcases evolution of iconic dollFeb 26, 2025 10:11 pm - Barbie exhibit at Gail Borden Public Library in March features hundreds of iconic dolls from 1979-1980s capturing cultural shifts. The month-long exhibit includes Barbie programs, dress-up, and more for all ages.
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Things to do Feb. 28 to March 6: Chicago Golf Show, Northern Illinois Boat Show and moreFeb 25, 2025 11:19 am - Mark your calendar for the Northern Illinois Boat Show, the Chicago Golf Show, Jurassic Quest at Chicago’s Navy Pier and more happening this week.
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Stewards of local history: Preservation Partners seeks creative solutions to save historic structuresFeb 21, 2025 5:00 am - Education and creative solutions are needed when faced with the challenge of preserving historic structures, according to Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley, weighing in on the 1843 Judge Barry House in St. Charles and the blacksmith shop in Geneva.
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Things to do Feb. 21-27: Drumline Live, Bonsai Silhouette Show, Lake County Craft Beer Fest and moreFeb 18, 2025 9:34 am - Mark your calendar for Drumline Live at the Genesee Theatre, the Bonsai Silhouette Show at the Morton Arboretum, the Lake County Craft Beer Festival, Unicorn World at Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center and more happening this week.
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Witness to history: Reader shares memories of man who saw St. Charles bridge collapse in 1902Feb 14, 2025 6:00 am - A reader of Dave Heun’s column cared for a man who witnessed the 1902 St. Charles bridge collapse and shared stories about his life in St. Charles.