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Close to Great Lakes Naval Training Center and Cantigny’s First Division Military Museum
Contact 800-232-0502 or
reunions@discoverdupage.com and ask about our Signature Services and Reunion Planner.
Easy accessibility to O’Hare and Midway airports Over 100 reunion-friendly hotels
World-class museums, dining and entertainment
MAGNIFICENT MILITARY REUNIONS 20 miles west of Chicago
CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
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DuPage County: Commanding Military Reunions West of Chicago
Expect nothing less than 4-star treatment when you reunite with your comrades-in-arms in DuPage County, Illinois. March back in time at famed military museums, billet in comfort at our hotels and resorts, and entertain the troops in style at world-class restaurants and attractions.
Tour Cantigny Park, home of the late Col. Robert R. McCormick, and view the exquisite gardens and magnificent mansion that once belonged to this former publisher of the Chicago Tribune. See the First Division Museum and experience the amazingly realistic dioramas of the honoring Big Red One soldiers. In spring and summer, you may even be able to witness a Civil War reenactment.
Take a motor coach to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center where you can tour this active base and enjoy lunch at the Officers Club with its magnificent views of Lake Michigan.
Stop at the Memorial Water Wall, a veterans’ memorial at Soldier Field in Chicago, climb into a restored German U505 submarine at the Museum of Science and Industry,
and spend the afternoon having lunch and enjoying the view at Navy Pier, a former Navy training center that is now a hub of entertainment, activity and fun.
Some other highlights of your trip to DuPage might include: • A tour of Lynfred Winery in Roselle where you can sample award-winning wines.
• A ride on the Acorn Express to tour the Morton Arboretum with its breath-taking 1,700 acres of gardens and forests.
• The ultimate shopping excursion at one of DuPage County’s many and varied retail destinations.
With so much to see and do in DuPage County, you can count on a mission accomplished for a great military reunion. Find out how the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau can help make your reunion a major success with our long list of complimentary Signature Services.
Contact Julie Scholle, CTIS, Senior Military Reunions Sales Manager, at 800.232.0502 or
julie@discoverdupage.com. To learn more about DuPage County and see testimonials from past military reunions, visit
DiscoverDuPage.com.
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