Located in the heart of Chicago’s prestigious northern suburbs, Wheeling is a diverse and dynamic community of 40,000 people, distinguished by its unique balance of industry, commercial development, and residential neighborhoods. Wheeling is known regionally and...

Artifacts about Buffalo Grove people & places, a general overview of life in the past: farming, household objects, family memorabilia.

The Northfield Inn was built circa 1894 at the corner of Shermer and Waukegan Roads in the Village of Shermerville, Illinois. A well-known stopover on the road between Milwaukee and Chicago, it was best was known for the delicious chicken dinners and lemon cream pies...

Step into the past at the area’s most unique outdoor history and nature museum. Venture out on trails through mature oak forests past wetland pools and stop to watch a family of turtles sunning themselves on a log. Learn first hand about the Native American tribes...

The Arlington Heights Historical Museum celebrates the link between the past and the present. The museum is a cooperative effort of the Village of Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Park District, Arlington Heights Memorial Library and Arlington Heights Historical...

The objective of this Society is to advance the discovery, preservation and dissemination of historical and current information related to Mount Prospect, Illinois, and the surrounding area.

Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago offers 17 interactive, hands-on exhibits for children ages birth to 8. All of our exhibits and programs are aligned to the Illinois State Learning Standards and are designed to nurture a love of learning in young children.

hundreds of years to experience northern Illinois in pre-settlement times at the Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie and Evelyn Pease Tyner Interpretive Center. Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie is a 32-acre remnant of a tall-grass prairie that once stretched for millions...

The Koehnline Museum of Art is committed to establishing and encouraging an adventuresome environment for art. Its programs and exhibits are designed for students, College employees, and members of the greater community, and so serve an educational purpose as well as...

The Palatine Historical Society is dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of local history and memorabilia. The Society raised $200,000 from 1976 to 1986 to restore the Clayson House Museum and Library at 224 E. Palatine RoadThe Palatine Historical...