Museums
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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...
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There's more to see in South Bend than Notre DameMar 19, 2023 6:00 am - South Bend, Indiana, and the University of Notre Dame are inexorably linked, but you would be mistaken to assume the home of the "Golden Dome" is all this city has to of...