Museum

The annual online auction items, featuring decorated trees, wreaths and centerpieces, as well as a Christmas Boutique and raffle prizes help set the holiday mood inside the Museum of the Grundy County Historical Society at 510 W. Illinois Ave. in Morris.

The Indige-Facts traveling exhibit at the Isle a la Cache Museum covers such topics as terminology, population size and the sovereign rights of Native people.

Skip Griparis said the Joliet show will encapsulate Illinois rock music history in entertaining, comedic and informative ways, along with “a lot of great songs.”

Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 in Joliet resets Hall of Fame induction ceremony for March 30.

Tom Turner of Morris is internationally known for his porcelain pottery, a collection of which is now a permanent exhibition at the Museum of the Grundy County Historical Society.

Induction ceremony for the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum was to be held Oct. 20. But the Rialto Square Theatre remains closed over an asbestos violation found in July.

New additions to the Illinois State Museum’s art collection are on display at its Lockport Gallery through Oct. 12.

Visitors can get close to many of Evel Knievel’s and Kaptain Robbie Knievel’s authentic stunt vehicles, suits, merchandise and more, directly from the Knievel family’s private collection.

Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 in Joliet will open again but still recovering from July storm damage.

The Volo Museum auto sales department is selling over 20 rare Corvettes from the museum’s founder’s personal collection starting Wednesday.

Joliet Area Historical Museum presents Great Moments in Vinyl Plays ZZ Top at its Friday Rooftop Summer Music Series concert.

Over the past several months, Mt. Morris Historical Committee members have worked to move Mt. Morris Historical Museum items to a space in College Hall – formerly the Kable News building – on the Mt. Morris College Campus.

Santa is coming early this year to the Volo Museum, and the public is invited to share in what surely will be a most magical, memorable experience.

The Joliet Park District on Thursday plans to reopen the front nine holes of the Inwood Golf Course and four of the baseball fields at the Inwood Athletic Complex following this week's storms.

Staff has opened a pop-up location near the downtown museum at the University of St. Francis Art Gallery, 25 E. Van Buren St.

From history museums to unique cemeteries to the red covered bridge, there's a wealth of interesting places to visit in Bureau County in the Illinois Valley area.

On July 26, the museum will welcome blues legend John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band to its rooftop stage.

The Illinois Rock & Roll Museum announced that country music singer Suzy Bogguss will be among inductees at its fourth Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which will be Oct. 20.

Save on gas money and high admission prices by staying local and visiting Will County museums this summer. The price of admission is right and you learn about local history.

Mike Johnson and Ron Trujillo were among 13 employees and volunteers removed from the Joliet Area Historical Museum staff in 2023.

From outdoor adventures to family fun, check out the area’s natural beauty, historical homes and a local art scene, there are plenty of ways to spend the day in Sterling, Rock Falls and surrounding communities.

The Volo Museum's popular Titanic exhibit, just over a year old, was unexpectedly flooded amid severe thunderstorms.

The museum, renowned for its historical exhibits and classic car collection, is also famous for its paranormal activity. No water was found in the building's perimeter or other exhibits.

Residents of Joliet recognized Juneteenth on Wednesday by breaking ground on a new museum commemorating Black military service members at the historic Casseday House on the city's east side.

The tour will begin and end at the corner of Main and Tyler streets in Oswego and last for about an hour.Registration is required and residents cost $5 and nonresidents cost $10.

Local, state and federal officials attended the History on Wheels groundbreaking ceremony and Juneteenth celebration at the African Descendants Military and Historical Museum in Joliet on June 19, 2024.

The future African Descendants Military and Historical Museum will be the center of Juneteenth events in Joliet on Wednesday.

The City of Joliet is launching the Joliet Summer Challenge, a virtual passport program designed to encourage residents and visitors to explore local attractions and events.

Everyone loves food, and you can learn more about traditions surrounding our food and meals at the DeKalb History Center in Sycamore.

Roger Matile has dedicated his life to preserving the history of Kendall County.

Bob Balayti volunteers his time to add a coat of paint to the Vietnam-era warbird on display at Dixon Veterans Memorial Park

Looking to bring it back to its former glory, Bob Balayti is volunteering his time to add a coat of paint to the Vietnam-era warbird on display at the Dixon Veterans Memorial Park.

Archaeopteryx made its public debut Tuesday at the Field Museum in Chicago and will be on view until June 8. The field is preparing a permanent, immersive display that will open this fall.

In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, Oswego’s Little White School Museum and the Oswegoland Heritage Association will host "Lost Oswego."

Oswego Museum Director Roger Matile and local resident Dennis Figgins will informally chat with audience members about changes the community has undergone, and is still undergoing.

The animatronic rock band Rock-afire Explosion that once graced the stages of ShowBiz Pizza Place and Chuck E. Cheese locations will have a new home at the Volo Museum this summer.

At these fun, all-ages attractions, learn about pre-colonial life in the Starved Rock region, the legendary first Lincoln-Douglas debate, the digging of the expansive I&M Canal and the crucial role the region played in the founding of the Boy Scouts of America.

The Little White School Museum in Oswego will host “Chicago: True Stories of the 1920s” at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9.

The spring break week will be bookended with opportunities to interact with costumed characters ranging from Jasmine to Ironman, and many other activities in between.

State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit has announced the continuation of her annual Constituent Education Resource Card program, for residents of the 84th House District.

The exhibit explores how Batavians of the past got their food.

The Illinois Rock & Roll Museum in downtown Joliet honors, preserves and promotes the music that came out of Illinois.

The Joliet City Council scheduled to vote on $250,000 in funding support for museum on Tuesday.

The City Council is slated to vote Tuesday on whether to provide $250,000 to Joliet Area Historical Museum for 2024.

Nominees have been named for this year's induction ceremony for the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 Hall of Fame in Joliet.

The McHenry County Museum and Historical Society's new director, Wayne Duerkes, talks about need for additional space and love of northern Illinois history in the 19th century.

The Launching Pad restaurant building in Wilmington is one of the iconic stops for Route 66 tours. The Joliet Area Historical Museum might purchase the property.

Luther Johnson wants to take up the cause that originated more than three years ago when the Will County Historical Society agreed to take ownership of the Casseday House with a plan to create a museum devoted to local African American history.

A nonprofit devoted to African Amiericans' role and service in the U.S. military history wants to turn the building at Jackson and Youngs Avenue into a museum.

The Mass on Saturday will honor the union’s 95th anniversary at St. Joseph Church in Joliet, which was founded by Slovenians in 1891. An open house will be held at the Slovenian Heritage Museum.