Shedd Aquarium Splashes Half-Billion Dollar Renovation Plan
One of Chicago’s best attractions wants to shell out big clams to lure in new visitors. The Shedd Aquarium has announced its Centennial Commitment, in which it plans to spend $500,000,000 renovating the aquatic life museum. It’s called “Centennial” because the idea is to have it done in time for the aquarium’s 100th anniversary. Shedd Aquarium (file) We waded through the “advance solutions,”...
Things To Do While Self-Isolating in Chicago: Part 6 — Visit 9 Museums in Your Underpants
It’s been a lot of years since the average Chicago family could afford to visit one of the big-name hometown museums. With lunch, transportation, and parking, taking a family of four for an afternoon of culture can easily cost more than a car payment. Since this is a quarantine, and not a vacation, we can’t Amtrak it down to Saint Louis, where world-class museums are free. So what’s an average...
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