Things to do in the Western Suburbs:
Listed in the order that they appear on the program
Cicero
Chicago Karma Thegsum Choling Buddhist Center
The Houby Festival
is sponsored by the City of Berwyn, Town of Cicero and the Cicero Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is a celebration for both suburbs. It takes place in the fall and includes a parade, a “Houby” Queen and her court, and a Grand Marshall selected from among the local business people.
Berwyn
FitzGerald's
Riverside
Village of Riverside, Riverside Historical Commission
Lyons
Hofmann Tower The Hofmann Tower, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a Museum. Tours are offered in the summer on the following dates and times:
Sunday, May 21, July 23, & September 24 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm and
Friday, June 23, August 25, & October 27 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Lyons Historical Commission: (708) 447-0753
Brookfield
Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
LaGrange
LaGrange Historical Society
LaGrange Pet Parade
Westchester
Franzosenbusch Heritage Society
Save the Prairie Society
Western Springs
Theatre of Western Springs
Village of Western Springs Historical Society
Hinsdale
Hinsdale Historical Society
Katherine Legge Memorial Lodge
Oak Brook
Mayslake Peabody Estate/ Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
McDonald's Hamburger University
Oak Brook Historical Society
Oak Brook Polo Club
Old Graue Mill
Westmont
William L. Gregg House Museum
Westmont Park District
Downers Grove
Downers Grove Park District Museum
Sears Home Tours
The Tivoli Theatre
Lisle
Lisle Station Museum
Morton Arboretum
St. Procopius Abbey
Naperville
Chicago Bandits
Naperville Heritage Society
Warrenville
Warrenville Historical Society
West Chicago
DuPage Airport Authority
Oak Woods Cemetery Tour
West Chicago City Museum
Winfield
Winfield Historical Society
Wheaton
Billy Graham Center
Cantigny Park
Cosley Zoo
DuPage County Fair
DuPage County Historical Museum
No Rights! Slavery and Underground Program
Perry Mastodon
Wheaton College
Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections
Center for History, a facility of Wheaton Historic Preservation Council
Glen Ellyn
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus
Glen Ellyn Historical Society
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Lombard
Lombard Historical Museum
Lombard Park District
Sheldon Peck Homestead
Addison
Addison Historical Museum/Century House
Villa Park
Villa Park Historical Society
Elmhurst
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst Historical Museum
Elmhurst College Jazz Band
Theatre Historical Society of America
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Wilder Park Conservatory at the Elmhurst Park District
Melrose Park
Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Kiddieland Amusement Park
Maywood
The Underground Railroad Memorial behind McDonald's newspaper article
West Town Museum of Cultural History: 104 S. Fifth Ave. Maywood, IL. 60153 (708) 343-3554
Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College
(NOTE: Although astronaut Eugene Cernan was raised in Maywood, Triton College is in River Grove)
Forest Park
Forest Home Cemetery
Historical Society of Forest Park
Showmen's League of America
River Forest
Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest
Tyrell Trailside Museum
Oak Park
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation
Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest
Oak Park Public Library
Unity Temple
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