The newest exhibit at the West Chicago City Museum focuses on a topic dear to everyone’s heart – home. Earlier this year a call for art was announced encouraging artists working in both visual and performing arts to collaborate with the Museum on an exhibit which would reflect the history of West Chicago through the […]
Tales Tombstones Tell to Capture the Spirit of One West Chicago
Friday, October 5, 2018 Beginning at 6:30 p.m. with last tour at 7:45 p.m. Oakwood Cemetery, Oakwood Avenue & York Street Continuing in the spirit of One West Chicago, a priority of the West Chicago Strategic Plan to celebrate the community’s diversity, to establish long-term relationships through engagement efforts and to encourage broader participation in […]
A Sense of Place: Celebrating the West Chicago Public Library’s History
As the West Chicago Public Library District celebrates its 25th year in its current building next month, the City Museum celebrates the history of the library in our community. Our historical records tell us that West Chicago had a library as early as 1879, back in the day when the town was informally known as […]
Celebrating the Women of West Chicago
March is Women’s History Month Inspiring women of West Chicago include Helen Maude Hills (pictured in the center front) who along with her sister, Harriette, were instrumental in starting the West Chicago Library and preserving our community’s rich history through their efforts to save and protect West Chicago’s Oakwood Cemetery. For more information about these […]
Summer in Downtown West Chicago
Discover all that West Chicago has to offer. Home to some of the best outdoor spaces in the western suburbs, West Chicago is known for its bicycling and walking trails and its scenic Prairie Path. Explore the City Museum’s current exhibits and Gallery 200 for unique, affordable local art. Stroll Main Street to view the […]
