Museums
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Glen Ellyn Historical Society postpones ninth annual Vintage Car ShowApr 17, 2023 11:00 pm - The Glen Ellyn Vintage Car Show, an annual June event at Glen Ellyn's History Park, is being rescheduled for a later date, according to an announcement from Mark Lukas, ...
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Things to do April 14-20: Marlon Wayans, 'Book of Mormon,' AXPONA, Paul Reiser and moreApr 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Before Friday “The Book of Mormon”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, April 11-14; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 15; and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at Cadillac Palace Theat...
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Buffalo Grove Park District receives grant to expand gardensApr 09, 2023 1:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Park District's Raupp Museum will welcome an additional infusion of state money to expand its educational gardens at The Nature Classroom at Mike Rylko...
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Learn about early 'base ball' and its evolution at April 10 programApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - When the 2023 Major League baseball season gets underway this spring, it will look a lot more like it did a century and a half ago. In 1858, the fielders playing first, ...
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Best bets: Walker Hayes, Jo Koy, Expo Chicago, AfterImage Film Festival and moreApr 05, 2023 5:00 am - Muddy birthday bash Bluesman Mud Morganfield honors his late father with the “Muddy Waters 110th Birthday Blues Jam” at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plai...
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Pioneer woman Abigail Root to be honored as part of week-long Founders Day celebrationsApr 02, 2023 11:00 pm - The Downers Grove Historical Society, in partnership with the Downers Grove Museum, has planned a week's worth of entertainment and family-friendly educational events du...
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Date With History series to explore the legend of Sgt. Alvin YorkMar 29, 2023 11:00 pm - The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton resumes its Date with History series on Thursday, April 6. Author and historian James P. Gregory Jr. will discuss ...
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One of Lake County's 'hidden gems,' children's museum reopens in Round Lake
Mar 25, 2023 1:00 am - A staple in Round Lake for more than two decades, a recently remodeled children's museum is drawing new fans. The Children's Neighborhood Museum invites young children t...
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Pritzker Military Museum & Library names four new board directorsMar 23, 2023 11:00 pm - The Pritzker Military Museum & Library's board of directors recently announced the appointment of Elisabeth Pennix, Carla Knorowski, Terrell Odom and Joe Heins as additi...
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Find your roots in Fort Wayne: Visit The Genealogy Center on a getaway to Indiana's second cityMar 23, 2023 11:00 pm - I found my great-grandmother in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Actually, she didn't live in Indiana but on an island in the Baltic Sea. After years of searching for her birthplace...