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IL250 Events Calendar
May 2026
History Belongs to All of Us: The U.S. and Haitian Declarations of Independence
Chicago, IL
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Us Together: Cultivating Belonging, Trust, and Connection via Storytelling
Chicago, IL
10:30am - 11:30am
More Than a Color: the Marginalization of African Beauty Through History
Chicago, IL
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Community Conversations: Nicholas Welch Land Grant and Autobiography of Black Hawk
Rushville, IL
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Seven Ways to Freedom: The McWorters and their 1836 town of New Philadelphia, Illinois
Elgin, IL
2:00pm - 3:00pm
June 2026
History Belongs to All of Us: A Conversation About the Autobiography “Life of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak”
Macomb, IL
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad™
Bloomington, IL
6:30pm - 7:30pm
More than a Number: The Connection between the Diaspora & the Homeland for Midwestern Palestinians
Cary, IL
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Illinois Voices 250 Community Recording Day at CPL: Little Village Branch
Chicago, IL
10:00am - 5:45pm
Illinois Voices 250 Community Recording Day at the Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
9:35am - 3:45pm
Illinois Voices 250 Community Recording Day at the Chicago History Museum
Chicago, IL
10:00am - 5:45pm
History Belongs to All of Us: Blackhawk and the War of 1812 Land Grant
Naperville, IL
1:30pm - 3:00pm
July 2026
History Belongs to All of Us: Comparison of Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence
Naperville, IL
11:00am - 12:30pm
Seven Ways to Freedom: The McWorters and their 1836 town of New Philadelphia, Illinois
Edwardsville, IL
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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