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The Chicago History Museum wants you to visit. From Sunday, February 5 to Wednesday, February 29, the CHS is letting in all Illinois residents for free. For nearly the entire month, the museum that covers Chicago from the foundation to today is making it easier than ever to learn about the neighborhoods we inhabit.

The direction staff has been distributing Chicago History Museum materials on multiple specialty routes and on our regular neighborhood stops.

The Chicago History Museum is open seven days a week. Most days feature at least one special event. Please visit chicagohistory.org to plan a visit or CHM outing that would suit your needs.

Whenever you forget just how great Chicago is and was, take a trip to the Chicago History Museum. Each month the CHM highlights one aspect of what make this a dynamic city. This month they’re focusing on their LGBT Film Series. The next two Saturdays feature films running from 10:30am until 4:30. The films are free with museum admission. Some of the films planned to be screened are “Out and Proud in Chicago,” “Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin,” “I am the Queen” and more.

The direction staff has been distributing Chicago History Museum materials on multiple specialty routes and on our regular neighborhood stops.

The Chicago History Museum is open seven days a week. Most days feature at least one special event. Please visit chicagohistory.org to plan a visit or CHM outing that would suit your needs.

Chicago is known as the home of Al Capone. It’s actually not dangerous, especially in places Capone used to frequent. It seems pointless to fight the town’s unwarranted reputation. Rather than try to convince folks that the city hasn’t been run by gangsters in forever, you might as well brush up on the history of crime in Chicago. The CHM is in the midst of their Crime in Chicago seminar. The next week includes a bus tour, walking tour, pub crawl, film screening and a lecture about the history of street gangs in Chicago. Whether you want to imbibe while learning, sit back and see the sights, walk the grounds of the old World’s Fair or listen to Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Illinois John M. Hagedorn talk about the the origin of today’s gangs, there’s a level of education for you.

The direction staff has been distributing Chicago History Museum materials on multiple specialty routes and on our regular neighborhood stops.

The Chicago History Museum is open seven days a week. Most days feature at least one special event. Please visit chicagohistory.org to plan a visit or CHM outing that would suit your needs.

October at the Chicago History Museum brings us Dress Code/FashioNext. Students from Columbia College Chicago, The Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago, International Academy of Design and Technology in Chicago, and School of the Art Institute of Chicago will showcase their newest and best works in a runway competition. A winner will also be chosen from FashioNext: The Charles James Project. An evening of youthful exuberance and fashion occurs October 19. Tickets are $25, $15 for students.

The direction staff has been distributing Chicago History Museum materials on multiple specialty routes and on our regular neighborhood stops.

The Chicago History Museum is open seven days a week. Most days feature at least one special event. Please visit chicagohistory.org to plan a visit or CHM outing that would suit your needs.

This month the Chicago History Museum is celebrating Pride Month. If you’re only familiar with the parade, you’re missing out. This Sunday the CHM will have a boat tour entitled “Pride on the Water.” In addition to being on the water, you’ll learn about LGBT history; discover how LGBT people have shaped the city and learn about the Out in Chicago exhibition. If the water isn’t for you, the CHM is also doing a bus tour in August. Out in Chicago co-curator Jill Austin will lead a tour of historical sites, including Hull-House, Henry Gerber’s residence, and the Belmont Rocks.

The direction staff has been distributing Chicago History Museum materials on our LGBT route.

The Chicago History Museum is open seven days a week. Most days feature at least one special event. Please visit chicagohistory.org to plan a visit or CHM outing that would suit your needs. There are “Out in Chicago” events throughout the summer in the museum, neighborhoods and even the lake.

The Chicago History Museum has just opened its new exhibit, “Out in Chicago.” This exhibit celebrates and studies the history of one of Chicago’s most neglected groups. Since the formation of the city, LGBT citizens have been coming to this urban hub. This new section of the CHM will explore the stories and lives of a community that has been here longer than any of us.

The direction team has distributed posters and handbills for the CHM throughout the city.

The Chicago History Museum is open seven days a week. Most days feature at least one special event. Please visit chicagohistory.org to plan a visit or CHM outing that would suit your needs. There are “Out in Chicago” events throughout the summer in the museum, neighborhoods and even the lake.

Spring is in the air. It’s the perfect time to be outside, specifically in a trolley, and participate in a History Pub Crawl. The Chicago History Museum is offering Mother Nature’s Nectars tonight. The tour includes stops at places serving organic beer, wine and spirits. If you’re interested in the Out at CHM series, you won’t want to miss, “LGBT History Goes to Court: From Anita Bryant to Prop 8.” Yale historian George Chancey will speak about the history of court cases dealing with marriage, antigay discrimination and antigay demonization.

The direction team has distributed posters and handbills for the CHM throughout the city.

The Chicago History Museum is open seven days a week. Most days feature at least one special event. Please visit chicagohistory.org to plan a visit that would suit your needs.

The Chicago History Museum is a great place to spend the afternoon. Whether you’re a tourist or a lifelong resident of the Windy City, the CHM has something you’ve never seen. In addition to their excellent exhibits, the museum regularly executes special events. Monthly history pub crawls, Sunday documentaries, and multiple types of tours ensure that there’s always something to learn about the city you call home.

In addition to taking out the CHM poster and handbills on our city routes, direction printworks handled the production of the materials.

The Chicago History Museum is open seven days a week. Most days feature at least one special event. Please visit chicagohistory.org to plan a visit that would suit your needs.

This January the Chicago History Museum is celebrating their eighth year of GLBT programming. From now until January 27 new members of the museum are eligible for a free ticket to each of the three special ‘Out’ events. For those that buy family plans two free tickets to each event are provided.

Sexicon: Language and Identity, January 27, will cover the usage of certain powerful words. In addition to this program there will be a cocktail hour. When Romeo Was a Woman, March 10, will be a study of Charlotte Cushman, the nineteenth century’s most famous cross-dressing and woman-loving actress. Beyond Shame: Life and Love in the 1950s, April 14, will cover a decade that wasn’t too kind to those in the GLBT community.

The direction staff has distributed CHM materials to our northside routes, GLBT route and college campuses.

For more information on the Chicago History Museum or any of their upcoming events, please visit chicagohs.org.

A trip to the Chicago History Museum is always a good time. Whether you’re going to see temporary exhibits like “Facing Freedom” or “I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot”, you’re able to learn about important social issues to what to wear on the big day. There are also the permanent exhibits, like “Chicago: Crossroads of America,” which features a classic CTA train. The CHM also programs wonderful events every month. December has Sacred Spaces on December 4, Deck the Pubs! Christmas Caroling on December 9, a “Devil in the White City” bus tour on December 11, holiday themed films every weekend and much more.

The direction team is always happy to print and distribute Chicago History Museum materials throughout the city.

For more information on the Chicago History Museum or any of its upcoming events, please visit chicagohs.org.