by CHOM Blog | May 10, 2021 | CHOM, Community, Press Release, Re-Open
Starting this Friday, May 14, the Children’s Hands-On Museum of Northwest Illinois (CHOM) will be fully reopened to CHOM members and to the public. “We are so excited about reopening our entire museum,” said Sarah Flashing, Executive Director. “We have been looking at...
by CHOM Blog | Feb 4, 2021 | CHOM, Community, Re-Open
CHOM REOPENS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 | RESERVATIONS REQUIRED We are excited to announce that we are now accepting reservations for families to come back to CHOM! Due to the pandemic, we have limited hours and are asking our members and guests to reserve their time online...
by CHOM Blog | Nov 5, 2020 | CHOM, Community, Re-Open
2020 began as a year of excitement and anticipated growth. In March, we were about to celebrate our 1st year anniversary at our Lincoln Mall location when the coronavirus shut down occurred. Like so many Children’s museums around the country, we were forced to close...
by CHOM Blog | Apr 6, 2020 | CHOM, Community, News, newsletter, Social Distancing
In our lifetime, few of us imagined we’d experience anything like what is happening today. But like each of you, CHOM is optimistic about the future and about life resuming outside of our homes in the coming weeks. We are getting ready to GO and we hope you are...
by CHOM Blog | Mar 16, 2020 | CHOM, Community, Events, General, Social Distancing
The Children’s Hands-On Museum of Northwest Illinois is temporarily closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While we know of no confirmed cases with museum staff, volunteers or guests, the museum is closing out of an abundance of caution, in...
by CHOM Blog | Mar 11, 2020 | CHOM, Community, Events, News, Press Release
CONTACT: Sarah Flashing, Executive Director (630) 484-1855 sarah@chomnwil.org Freeport, Illinois – March 11, 2020 –The Children’s Hands-On Museum of Northwest Illinois (CHOM) marks 1 year at Lincoln Mall location throughout Spring Break Week beginning March 23 with a...
