Museums
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Things to do Jan. 3-9: Kevin Hart, Frosty Fest, Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show and moreDec 30, 2024 12:57 pm - Mark your calendar for Kevin Hart’s “Acting My Age,” Frosty Fest in Gurnee, the Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show, the final days of Morton Arboretum’s Illumination: Tree Lights and Chicago Botanic’s Lightscape and more happening this week.
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Things to do Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: Blue Man Group, New Year’s Eve, holiday light shows and moreDec 23, 2024 1:30 pm - Mark your calendar for the final Blue Man Group shows in Chicago, the Harlem Globetrotters at Allstate Arena, New Year’s Eve events, holiday light shows and more happening this week.
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Things to do Dec. 20-26: ‘The Nutcracker,’ Christmas concerts, light shows and moreDec 17, 2024 12:07 pm - Mark your calendar for several productions of “The Nutcracker,” Christmas concerts, holiday light shows and more happening this week.
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Santa, friends coming to town courtesy of Rankin/Bass historianDec 16, 2024 1:02 am - Learn about the history of your favorite Rankin/Bass holiday specials, such as “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” when historian and author Rick Goldschmidt appears Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Des Plaines Public Library.
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Heun: Columnist coauthors book about St. Charles Country Club’s centennialDec 13, 2024 6:00 am - Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun and his friend Tim Triplett recently completed a two-year project in writing “No Lovelier Place Possible … St. Charles Country Club at 100.”
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Geoffrey Baer presents to a sold-out crowd at the DuPage County Historical MuseumDec 11, 2024 6:29 pm - There was standing-room only at the DuPage County Historical Museum on Nov. 7 when one of Chicago’s favorite TV producers presented “An Evening with Geoffrey Baer.”
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Late Rosemont mayor’s Hummels collection moving to new museumDec 11, 2024 10:45 am - Boasting the largest public display of M.I. Hummel figurines in the world, the Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels in Rosemont is set to close by the end of the year. But some of the collection will be incorporated into a new museum that will showcase the Northwest suburb’s history and also bear the late mayor’s name.
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Things to do Dec. 13-19: ‘The Nutcracker,’ Dickens of a Holiday, Holly Jolly Days, holiday light shows and moreDec 09, 2024 5:30 am - Mark your calendar for various productions of “The Nutcracker” and “A Christmas Carol,” Dickens of a Holiday, Holly Jolly Days, holiday concerts and light shows and more happening this week.
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Volo Museum debuts Homer Simpson’s car for 35th anniversary of iconic show
Dec 05, 2024 2:05 pm - The Volo Museum is unveiling a special Christmas display to celebrate the 35th anniversary of “The Simpsons.” This one-of-a-kind exhibit is a fan-recreated version of Homer Simpson’s iconic pink car, “The Junkola.”
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Men in red: A look back at some well-known ‘Santas’ in the Tri-CitiesDec 04, 2024 2:39 pm - Many Tri-Cities residents have been known for portraying Santa in the community over the years. As the holidays kick into high gear, it’s a good time to reflect on a few names that became as famous around here as Santa himself.