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Five area museums have received grants from the federal Institute of Museum Services.

The grants are to be spent over two years on general operations.

The recipients are: Morton Arboretum, Lisle, $112,500; Du Page Children’s Museum, Wheaton, $70,932; Elgin Public Museum, Elgin, $24,774; Cabin Nature Program Center, Wood Dale, $21,525; and Scitech, Aurora, $107,664.

Grant amounts equal 15 percent of each museum’s operating budget, up to a maximum of $112,500.

The institute granted awards to 300 museums nationwide.

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