Monday, December 26, 2005
Union Possible Selection for Military Museum
There might be a fourth museum in McHenry County’s Union, Illinois.
Already located there are the
· Illinois Railroad Museum,
· McHenry County Historical Museum, and
· Seven Acres Antique Village and Museum.
Now, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that one possible site for the Kenosha Military Museum founded by Mark Sonday of Antioch in 1986 is 30 acres next to the Railroad Museum in Union.
The other possibilities are Yorkville, Wisconsin, and an undisclosed Illinois site.
15,000 to 20,000 visit the current museum, mainly in the summer.
The museum is being forced to relocate because of a 2003 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district condemnation of its property by local Pleasant Prairie officials
Already located there are the
· Illinois Railroad Museum,
· McHenry County Historical Museum, and
· Seven Acres Antique Village and Museum.
Now, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that one possible site for the Kenosha Military Museum founded by Mark Sonday of Antioch in 1986 is 30 acres next to the Railroad Museum in Union.
The other possibilities are Yorkville, Wisconsin, and an undisclosed Illinois site.
15,000 to 20,000 visit the current museum, mainly in the summer.
The museum is being forced to relocate because of a 2003 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district condemnation of its property by local Pleasant Prairie officials
