Museums
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Best Bets: Mini golf, music return to Morton Arboretum for the summerMay 21, 2025 11:10 am - Wonder Woods Mini Golf and Arbor Evenings return to the Morton Arboretum, baseball and fireworks resume at Schaumburg’s Wintrust Field and butterflies abound at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
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Rosemont’s late mayor to return — in robot formMay 14, 2025 11:06 am - Rosemont will install an animatronic figure of its late founding mayor, Donald E. Stephens, as the centerpiece of its new local history museum.
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Learn about ‘Community Roots’ at one-room schoolhouseMay 13, 2025 10:55 pm - Take an immersive journey back in time to experience what life was like for early DuPage County settlers at this one-of-a-kind 1850s schoolhouse.
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Best Bets: Morton’s ‘Vivid Creatures’ and Santa’s Village open this weekendMay 13, 2025 1:54 pm - There’s a lot to choose from this weekend: Lisle’s Morton Arboretum welcomes “Vivid Creatures,” Santa’s Village opens for the season in East Dundee, Parkway Bank Park hosts the annual Spring Fun Fest and more.
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Batavia Depot Museum marks 50 years since opening in restored train stationMay 09, 2025 5:00 am - In 1973, Batavia's train depot was moved to its current location, sparking redevelopment. Its 50th anniversary as the Batavia Depot Museum is celebrated in a new exhibit about the depot's history.
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Traveling Sept. 11 museum arrives in RosemontMay 07, 2025 12:41 pm - A traveling museum showcasing artifacts from Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City is visiting Rosemont this weekend, with guided tours by firefighters who will tell their stories.
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Elmhurst’s Art in Wilder Park returns for 28th yearApr 30, 2025 5:00 pm - Elmhurst Art Museum is hosting its 28th annual art fair with 130 vendors and family activities.
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Elmhurst Art Museum previews ‘Crossings’ exhibition at Art in Wilder Park May 3-4Apr 29, 2025 11:05 pm - "Crossings" is a solo exhibition by the acclaimed Chicago artist that will be on display at the Elmhurst Art Museum alongside Art in Wilder Park, a juried festival featuring over 130 exhibitors.
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Best Bets: Vintage Blonde Chicago’s record release, ESO performs ‘The Planets,’ artists gather in Elmhurst’s Wilder ParkApr 29, 2025 5:09 pm - This week, suburban rocker band Vintage Blonde Chicago releases its debut record with a Sunday concert at Schuba’s, art returns to Elmhurst’s Wilder Park, and the ESO concludes its season with “The Planets.”
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Best Bets: Laugh it up with Lisa Ann Walter at Zanies RosemontApr 22, 2025 9:10 am - “Abbott Elementary” actress and comedian Lisa Ann Walter headlines Zanies Rosemont, comedian/filmmaker/author W. Kamau Bell headlines The Den Theatre and Long Grove welcomes beer fans to its Craft Beer Fest Saturday.