Museums
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'It's a piece of history': Volo museum won't remove General Lee displayJul 02, 2020 5:15 am - The General Lee is staying put. That's the message from the director of the Volo Auto Museum, home to the last surviving 1969 Dodge Charger from the first season of the ...
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City, suburban museums cautiously reopen with Phase 4 guidelinesJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - Some Chicago and suburban museums are slowly and cautiously welcoming back guests as part of the state's Phase 4 of Restore Illinois. But caution is the operative word....
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'This is like normal': Suburbs move into Phase 4 of reopening planJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - Restaurants began serving customers indoors. Museums and movie theaters started reopening with limited occupancy. People could visit zoos, work out at gyms and gather in...
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Mount Prospect Historical Society shows off items from Victorian eraJun 15, 2020 6:00 am - We recently asked the Mount Prospect Historical Society staff to consider which artifacts on display in the museum's closed galleries they would most like to share with ...
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Ease back into traveling with a Midwest getawayJun 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Sick of self-isolating? Cheer up, regional travel destinations are beginning to open during the COVID-19 pandemic so you can start thinking ahead to a Midwest road trip....
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Summer 2020: What suburban attractions have reopened - or will soonJun 13, 2020 7:30 am - Confused about what's reopening this summer and what's not? You're not alone. In fact, you need a scorecard to keep track of which local attractions are now welcoming vi...
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Five memorable items at the Dunn Museum in LibertyvilleMay 29, 2020 6:00 am - Because the public can't visit the Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville due to the state's stay-at-home order, I asked its curators to share a few memorable and favori...
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Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove shares three of its cherished artifactsMay 12, 2020 6:00 am - Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove shares three of its cherished artifacts
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Lake County museum, libraries building living history collections of COVID-19 pandemicMay 12, 2020 5:30 am - Documenting the COVID-19 experience was first mentioned in a staff meeting of the Dunn Museum of Lake County in mid-March, before stay-at-home orders upended daily life....
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Morton Arboretum plans 'phased' reopening beginning June 1May 12, 2020 1:00 am - The Morton Arboretum is planning to begin a phased reopening for members only from June 1 through 14, officials announced Tuesday. The museum's newest outdoor art instal...
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