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The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

40 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611

Museums

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum immerses visitors in one of the grandest residential buildings of 19th-century Chicago, the Gilded Age home of banker Samuel Mayo Nickerson. Philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus founded the museum on April 1, 2003 with a vision to influence today’s built environment by preserving and promoting architecture and design of the past.

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Chicago Theatre Week

Feb 05 – Feb 15

Calling all audiences — Chicago Theatre Week is back! Enjoy value-priced tickets to an array of productions from Feb. 5 – 15, 2026.

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Chicago Auto Show

McCormick Place West  •  Feb 07 – Feb 16

Features a range of domestic and imported cars and trucks, experimental and concept cars and a number of auto-related exhibits.

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Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical at The Studebaker Theater

The Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building •  Jan 29 – Feb 21

The Roald Dahl Story Company presents its first production in Chicago, the wickedly funny, family musical based on Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile.

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