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New Children's Museum Planned For Old Lincoln Mall Site In Matteson, Illinois

Something big is coming to south suburban Matteson, and it is going to be built just for kids.

(CBS Chicago)

Updated on: April 3, 2025

Something big is coming to south suburban Matteson, and it is going to be built just for kids.

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Plans were announced Wednesday to create a 5,000 square-foot Matteson Children's Museum. It is to be constructed on a part of the site where the Lincoln Mall operated at Cicero Avenue and Lincoln Highway from 1973 until 2015, when it closed and went on to be torn down.

The Matteson Children's Museum is set to open in 2028.

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