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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


 
 
 
 

Geoffrey Baer
On location at the
Brookfield Zoo

Berwyn's famous
"Spindle" in the Cermak
Plaza shopping center

The original Kiddieland in Melrose Park

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