Museums
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‘A new kind of entertainment’: Rosemont virtual reality venue opens FridaySep 25, 2025 7:39 pm - Rosemont’s 26,000-square-foot immersive art venue, which opens Friday, offers virtual reality expeditions through ancient Egypt and Earth’s evolution history.
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‘Tales & Tombstones’ takes you through Lombard’s oldest cemeterySep 24, 2025 10:20 pm - The Lombard Park District, in partnership with the Lombard Historical Society, is hosting “Tales & Tombstones - A Candlelit Tour of Lombard's Oldest Cemetery” on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4
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Elgin’s Bluff City Cemetery Walk honors local history and legaciesSep 24, 2025 10:09 pm - Experience Elgin's past through outdoor theatrical performances at the Bluff City Cemetery Walk on Sept. 27-28, highlighting notable locals like an early car dealer, a pioneering female driver, a decorated World War II pilot, and a road safety innovator.
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Best Bets: Virtual reality EXP opens, Cirque Italia extravaganza and moreSep 24, 2025 8:51 am - Immerse yourself in ancient Egypt when the new virtual reality venue EXP opens in Rosemont, be wowed by Cirque Italia, and laugh along with comedians Paula Poundstone, Doug Benson and Steve Solomon this week.
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Cosmic adventures return this fall to MCC planetariumSep 22, 2025 12:29 pm - McHenry County College in Crystal Lake will present a series of shows at its planetarium on the Crystal Lake campus, kicking off Friday, Sept. 26.
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Experience 1840s life at Glen Ellyn’s 40th annual Pioneer DaySep 22, 2025 12:19 pm - Meet Professor Flim Flam with his Magic Box of Illusions during the Glen Ellyn Historical Society's 40th annual Pioneer Day on Sunday, Sept. 28. It also will feature farm animals, Civil War stories, art, games, and tavern tours for a fun family outing.
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Volunteers to repaint historic Pioneer Sholes School museum fence in St. CharlesSep 17, 2025 12:50 pm - An upcoming volunteer painting project will help spruce up the historic Pioneer Sholes School museum in LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve.
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Best Bets: Cantigny’s First Division Museum salutes Bob HopeSep 17, 2025 9:38 am - Cantigny’s First Division Museum examines the legacy of comedian Bob Hope, Buddy Guy plays a free concert during Chicago Live! at Navy Pier, comedians host a fundraiser at Zanies Rosemont, and it’s the last weekend for Cleve Carney Museum of Art’s “Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World.”
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Historical society celebrates 80th anniversary of VE Day with Victory DanceSep 10, 2025 1:17 pm - The McHenry County Historical Society and Museum invites the community to a special Victory Dance on Saturday, Sept. 13, commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.
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Best Bets: Monster Jam, Halloween scares, craft beers and Joffrey premieres ‘Carmen’Sep 10, 2025 9:08 am - Monster Jam rolls into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, the new immersive haunted house Duchess Manor opens at The Arboretum, Elmhurst hosts the 10th Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest and The Joffrey Ballet premieres “Carmen.”