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Arts and Culture / Ethnic
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
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610 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (South Loop)
The institute is now open in this new, environmentally sustainable building.
Arts and Culture / History
John Dillinger Museum
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7770 Corinne Dr. - Hammond
If the City of Chicago is unwilling to own up to the fact that John Dillinger is still considered to be one of its most infamous historical figures,...
Arts and Culture / History
Southeast Historical Museum
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9801 S. Avenue G - Chicago (Hegewisch/East Side)
The Southeast Historical Museum is dedicated to the history of the Southeast Side, and what one volunteer here calls "the forgotten part of Chicago."...
Arts and Culture / Children's
Durant-Peterson House
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Dean Street - St. Charles
This living-history museum, an 1840s brick farmhouse, conducts workshops to demonstrate (mostly for children) cooking, sewing and other domestic...
Arts and Culture / History
First Division Museum
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1S151 Winfield Rd. - Wheaton
The main exhibit hall chronicles the history of the U.S. Army's First Division from World War I through Desert Storm. Exhibits are a succession of...
Arts and Culture / History
Leather Archives and Museum
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6418 N. Greenview St. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
If you're looking for proof that leather is not just an underground cult, this is it. The Leather Archives and Museum calls itself "the first museum...
Arts and Culture / Historical Home
Evanston History Center
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225 Greenwood St. - Evanston
The Evanston History Center is located in the Charles Gates Dawes House, built in 1895 and reflecting the era when Dawes, Vice President of the...
Arts and Culture / Historical Home
Robert R. McCormick Museum at Cantigny
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1 S. 151 Winfield Rd. - Wheaton
This mansion was built in 1896 and later inherited by Chicago Tribune publisher Col. Robert R. McCormick, one of the nation's conservative power...
Arts and Culture / Architecture
Clarke House Museum
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1827 S. Indiana Ave. - Chicago (Near South Side)
The Prairie Avenue Historic District, two blocks east of Michigan Avenue, is a rich preserve of 19th Century residential architecture. All the...
Arts and Culture / Cultural Center
National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
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1431 W. Taylor St. - Chicago (Little Italy/University Village)
This museum and educational institution was formerly located in Elk Grove Village. With the objective of preserving and promoting the history and...
