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- Registration will open on February 20, 2026 @ 9:00am.
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For much of the 20th Century Chicagoland was the manufacturing capital of the WORLD! More appliances, bicycles, candy, clothing, electronics, furniture, musical instruments, office equipment, pinball machines, toys, tools, tractors, watches, etc. were mass-produced in Chicagoland than anywhere else on the planet.
Join presenter Barbara Barrett, and come explore and celebrate Chicagoland’s proud industrial history and many of its famous companies such as International Harvester, Pullman, Western Electric, Schwinn, Elgin Watch, Fannie May, Tootsie Roll, Florsheim, Lyon and Healy, Sunbeam, Radio Flyer, and Motorola to name just a few.