Museums
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34th annual Heritage Fair returns with historic flair July 10Jul 01, 2021 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Historical Society & Museum will host its 34th annual Heritage Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at the museum, 6422 Main St. in Union. This...
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Morton Arboretum branches out with $15 million garden for centennialJul 01, 2021 5:30 am - In the core of the Morton Arboretum, if you wander off beyond the Visitor Center, you'll come across a prim and proper garden. It's a formal space of rigid shapes. Rows ...
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Stacy's Tavern Museum in Glen Ellyn opens for tours July 7Jun 30, 2021 11:00 pm - After being closed to the public during the pandemic, Stacy's Tavern Museum in Glen Ellyn opens for docent-led tours in 2021 by appointment only beginning July 7. Hours ...
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Smithsonian poster exhibit pops up on Elmhurst History Museum's lawnJun 30, 2021 11:00 pm - This summer, the Elmhurst History Museum is all about the moon and space travel, in particular commemorating two historic NASA missions that took place more than 50 year...
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New film series brings outdoor movies downtown Aurora this summerJun 29, 2021 11:00 pm - "Bringing Up Baby" will be the first movie that will be viewed outdoors this summer at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum. A new outdoor film series sponsored by Aurora Dow...
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'The Art of Banksy' delays opening to Aug. 7Jun 24, 2021 1:00 am - "The Art of Banksy" has delayed its Chicago opening from July 1 to Aug. 7. The traveling exhibit also now has a home, after months of publicity without a named venue. T...
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'Hate didn't rule her life': Friends, family honor Holocaust survivor Fritzie FritzshallJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - Friends and relatives gathered in person and online Thursday to honor the late Fritzie Fritzshall, a Buffalo Grove resident who as a teen was imprisoned in the Auschwitz...
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1st Infantry Division Band to perform June 30 at First Division MuseumJun 23, 2021 11:00 pm - The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park welcomes the 1st Infantry Division Band at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 30. The free one-hour concert will take place in the Tank P...
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'Date With History' to feature highly decorated Vietnam combat aviator July 1Jun 23, 2021 11:00 pm - Cantigny's "Virtual Date With History" series continues with "Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot in the Big Red One" on Thursday, July 1. The program will begin at 7 p.m. on ...
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Kohl Children's Museum's 20-year project trains more effective educatorsJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - As any parent knows, young children are full of questions. “How do worms eat if they don't have mouths? Where do garbage trucks take the trash? What happened to the hole...