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Eli’s Cheesecake World
Chicago, IL
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Eli’s Cheesecake World is the only place where you can see Chicago’s favorite dessert actually being made. It’s fun and educational to watch Eli’s bakers busy at work. Visit our 62,000 square foot state-of-the-art bakery and enjoy a slice of Eli’s rich, creamy Cheesecake! Then shop in our café, or visit the cheesecake bar where over 30 different flavors are available by the slice each day. Come and taste why Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jay Leno, Donny Osmond, Susan Lucci, Larry King and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley are just a few of Eli’s many fans!
Next time you’re in Chicago, stop by for a tour. Individuals, families and groups are all welcome at Eli’s....Click here for more details...
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Fermilab
Batavia, IL
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Fermilab, originally named the National Accelerator Laboratory, was commissioned by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, under a bill signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 21, 1967. Founding Director Robert R. Wilson committed the laboratory to firm principles of scientific excellence, aesthetic beauty, stewardship of the land, fiscal responsibility and equality of opportunity. Universities Research Association built the laboratory, and has operated the facility under those principles since its founding.
On May 11, 1974, the laboratory was renamed in honor of 1938 Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi, one of the preeminent physicists of the atomic age. Fermi's widow, Laura Fermi, spoke at the dedication ceremonies.
Two major comp...Click here for more details...
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Great American Popcorn Company
Galena, IL
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It's just a small manufacturing operation but worth the stop to see and smell the chocolate, cheese and caramel-flavored popcorn in wooden barrels at the Great American Popcorn Company in Galena, Illinois. You'll get a short tour that includes information on the history of popcorn and what makes it pop, then you'll see how flavored popcorn is made from the cookers to the coaters.
Be sure to call ahead so the owner, Dave Lewis, can have a fresh batch of caramel corn ready to come out when you arrive. And, of course, you get to taste the treat while it's still warm!
The company produces more than 150 flavors of popcorn and has about 25 to 30 flavors available in its retail store. The tour is free, but you must call ahead. Plan to vis...Click here for more details...
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Haeger Pottery Factory
East Dundee, IL
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2003 Marks our 132nd year of fine craftsmanship produced in the U.S.A. My family, for four generations, has been proud of our tradition of innovative design and manufacturing.
We would like to share a small part of our rich history with you as you peruse our web site. You may start from our beginning in 1871, read through our history and, at any time, you may click on a specific time period and you will go directly to that period.
Our family aspirations of four generations have always been dedicated to fine craftsmanship, quality, value and customer satisfaction.
The Haeger factory outlet contains many points of interest that will add to your visit.
On display are many unique pieces from the past 132 years of Haeger craftsmansh...Click here for more details...
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John Deere Harvester Works
Moline, IL
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John Deere Harvester Works is the largest, most modern combine manufacturing facility in the world. Located in East Moline, Illinois, it is approximately 90 acres under roof (that's nearly 4 million square feet) and has produced products since 1913.
How We Build Your Combine
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A majority of your combine components start as a roll of steel. Each roll weighs 10-to 20-tons, is 4-to 6-feet wide, and comes in thickness up to 1/4-inch. Steel is fed into a machine which cuts it to various lengths, then flattens it. The flat steel is sent to different stations to be made into smaller parts.
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines, capable of holding 37 unique punches in a large...Click here for more details...
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John Deere Pavilion
Moline, IL
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In 1848, John Deere changed the course of local history in Moline Illinois by locating his first plow manufacturing plant on the banks of the Mississippi River. With this factory, John Deere's dream of producing a superior self-scouring plow for the western frontier became a reality. Across the country, farmers used his plow to till the land and they forever changed the shape of agriculture. The rest, as they say, is history: a history that is preserved at the John Deere Pavilion.
The John Deere Pavilion was created as a celebration of the past, present and future of agribusiness. It has attracted guests from all corners of the globe and is recognized as the world's most comprehensive agricultural exhibit.
Almost overnight, the John...Click here for more details...
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Long Grove Confectionery Co.
Buffalo Grove, IL
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See the 2,500 pound Chocolate Sculpture as you enter the Tour which explains where chocolate comes from in the Gallery Room. Your guided tour will then take you down the Chocolate Walkway enabling you to view live production where gourmet Chocolates are being Hand-made. During the tour there is a video enhancement at each production area.
Chocolate lovers will love this, a Chocolate Factory tour where you learn how chocolate is processed and then are able to see candy being made right in front of you. You will first be seated in the gallery to see a brief video that will explain how this family owned and operated company got it's start and it will show you where chocolate is grown then the tour takes you down a walkway that will enable...Click here for more details...
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Oberweis Dairy
North Aurora, IL
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In 1915, Peter J. Oberweis found that he had too much milk so he began selling it to neighbors. In essence, the family dairy business that now spans almost 100 years had begun.
The Oberweis family has been delivering milk to homes since 1927 when Peter bought a half partnership in the Big Woods Dairy. A few years later he bought the entire enterprise, renamed it Oberweis Dairy and his high school son Joe left school to help out. During the Depression refrigeration was inefficient. Milk could be safely kept only a few days thus necessitating daily home delivery.
During the war, when gas rationing was in effect, refrigeration had improved so delivery was changed to every other day. By the mid 1920's home delivery was being made in a M...Click here for more details...
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Venus Harps
Chicago, IL
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The VENUS line offers a complete selection of pedal harps ranging from Student Models to Professional Models, with a price range to accommodate all of your requirements.
All of our instruments are produced solely in our Chicago, Illinois manufacturing facility using the finest materials available. Our European Craftsmen, with their combined years of experience, produce a harp that is respected the world over. Each harp when complete is inspected and tuned by our expert harp technicians and then performed upon by the professional harpists we employ for the final inspection process. When a harp meets their demanding requirements, it is ready to wear the VENUS symbol....Click here for more details...
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