Events

Walk the site after dark at your own pace. Informational signs and lights are stationed throughout the grounds providing historical information and photos. Admission is $12 to $32.    

Established in 1969, the Burgoo Festival is one of the longest-running, and largest, fall festivals in northern Illinois. The Burgoo Festival is best described as an annual village street party featuring antique sellers, craftsmen, musicians, and food vendors. More than 350 vendors will present their wares at

The Siegel family welcomes everyone to come HARVEST FAMILY MEMORIES. General Admission tickets include more than 35+ attractions, from farm animals to pet and feed, Siegel's 5 sports ball zone, wagon rides to the u-pick pumpkin field, 6 unique play areas, life size pin art, train rides,

Thought by some to be “the perfect town,” Pullman has a complicated legacy of urban planning, corporate social engineering and architectural excellence. Step inside beautifully preserved homes in Chicago’s only National Park! This beloved, long-running event invites you to tour some of the historic residences that make

Since the convening of the 2025 Chicago River Swim, there has been much discussion about the necessity and the fallacy of swimming in the Chicago River.  Yet, what did the very first swim marathon look like in 1907?  It was nothing short of a much-ridiculed, much-attended, international