Museums
-
Best bets: Lady A, 'The Office' Reunion, Winger, Pat McGann, Chicago Dance CrashApr 19, 2023 6:00 am - 'Homerathon' The National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, hosts a public reading in its entirety of “The Odyssey” - Homer's epic poem tracing the post-Troj...
-
Rare Healy portrait comes home to ElmhurstApr 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Usually, history museums acquire objects that are meaningful to their mission and collections from items handed down through generations or donations from community reso...
-
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, ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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, ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...