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👨‍🏫"Our guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic"
👨‍👩‍👧Ages 5 and up, drop-ins welcome
🏛️Check out the original firehouse after

Trace Illinois labor history from Chicago's Haymarket Square to southern coal mines. Mike Matejka shares how workers built unions across divides, often against fierce state opposition.

local history
labor rights
family-friendly
free event

Sunday, November 1, 2:00 PM

Free

Skokie Heritage Museum

8031 Floral Ave, Skokie, IL 60077, USA

Free

www.skokieparks.org

@skokieparks@skokieparks

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