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Fundraising Efforts Continue To Build Science Museum

http://www.kidzeum.org/

The Kidzeum has been collecting money since 2009 in order to build a science museum for kids. The ongoing goal of raising enough funds seems to finally be near. The museum's board is kicking off its final fund raising phase, 2 million dollars is still needed. We recently caught up with board president, Rachael Thompson, about where the museum is headed, where it will be located, and what it will feature: 

Rachel Otwell of the Illinois Times is a former NPR Illinois reporter.
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