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Governor Bruce Rauner closed the Illinois State Museum last fall, citing the lack of a state budget. The Springfield facility reopened over the weekend…
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Governor Bruce Rauner shuttered the Illinois State museum last fall, saying the closure was a necessary cost-saving measure. This week, his administration…
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The push to reopen the Illinois State Museum continues in Springfield.A senate committee approved legislation to get the facility back up and running.It…
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner appointed three new members of the Illinois State Museum board last week.The three new board members are Donna Sack of…
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Most of the management team at the Illinois State Museum has retired or taken other jobs amid the museum's closure due to a lack of a state budget.Gov.…
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Money is still being raised to help run the Illinois State Museum in Springfield -- even though its doors have been closed to the public for three months.…
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A month and a half after the Illinois State Museum shut its doors to visitors, lawmakers have passed a measure that could lead to its re-opening.Advocates…
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At the beginning of the month, the state museum in Springfield closed its doors; so did the museum's Chicago, Lockport and Rend Lake galleries, and the…
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At the beginning of the month, the state museum in Springfield closed its doors; so did the museum's Chicago, Lockport and Rend Lake galleries, and the…
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The Illinois State Museum and a downstate prison work camp should stay open.That's the recommendation of legislators on a bipartisan commission, on a vote…