Monkeys at the Shedd? Do they swim?
This is an occasional series on exhibits at Chicago-area museums that are hiding in plain sight. Shedd Aquarium: The dolphin show. The jellies. The adorable penguins. The ginormous 90,000-gallon "Caribbean...
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Hidden Holocaust exhibit a simple watercolor, until you flip it over
This is an occasional series on exhibits at Chicago-area museums that are hiding in plain sight. Illinois Holocaust Museum: At this thought-provoking museum, visitors follow a path that leads them...
H&G TO DO LIST
FORGET IT: Don't get sucked into "vacuum marketer" claims that make a big deal about touting their cleaning machines as purveyors of allergen relief as well. "Practically any vacuum should...
NEWLY FINISHED QUILT STRETCHES 110 YEARS
It's no surprise that stitching a quilt can take months, even years. But the time taken to produce a Victorian crazy quilt housed in the Lisle Depot Museum is a...
IN GOOD OLD DAYS, BEARDLESS FACE JAIL
Clean-shaven men, beware. You face arrest and jail if caught roaming the streets Sept. 10 through 12. Not to fret. Release from incarceration won't take a lawyer, a judge or...
531 SEEK TO BECOME COPS, BUT NO VACANCIES EXIST
More than 500 people have applied for a job in Glen Ellyn that doesn't exist-at least for now. A total of 531 people picked up applications to work as police...
CITY SET TO AID COUNTY 911 CENTER
The city tentatively has agreed to issue $1.8 million in general obligation bonds to help fund a new Du Page County emergency dispatching center. The money will be used to...
MAYSLAKE WILL STAY OFFLIMITS FOR A WHILE
Those of you looking for the grave of long-dead coal baron Francis Peabody on the Mayslake estate can stop. Other curiosity seekers wondering about the sprawling Oak Brook property will...
PRICE OF REHAB GOES UP
The village will spend an additional $13,000 on architectural fees for the continued renovation of the Civic Center. The increase brings to $78,000 the amount the village will pay Williams-Pollock...
CHURCH’S PARKING LOT PLAN GETS READY TO ROLL
A revised proposal to expand Wheaton Evangelical Free Church's sanctuary and parking got a tentative green light this week after City Council members agreed 5-1 the move was reasonable. The...