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    Chicago History Museum

    1601 N Clark St (at North Ave)
    Old Town/River North, Chicago  | Map

    312-642-4600

    El: Brown, Purple (rush hrs) to Sedgwick. Bus: 22 (24hrs), 36, 72  | Directions

    http://www.chicagohistory.org

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    They say the older you get, the less you change. Not so for the city’s oldest cultural institution. The Chicago Historical Society just reopened as the friendlier-sounding Chicago History Museum on September 30—following a 19-month, $27.5 million renovation. You’ll find a completely revamped space with new whiz-bang multimedia displays as well as old favorites like “Treasures” and “Dioramas.”
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