CHILDREN'S HANDS-ON MUSEUM OF NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
Standard Hours
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10AM to 2PM each day
Monday-Wednesday Closed (Private Events Only)
Our
Story
CHOM is a children's museum located in Freeport, Illinois. Freeport is west of Rockford and south of Madison in northwest Illinois along the route from Chicago to Galena. CHOM was started in 2017 with traveling exhibits at fairs, schools, and community events. In 2019 we moved into 2 store fronts in the Lincoln Mall. The mall allowed us to cut a hole in the wall between the stores, community members painted, volunteers built structures, and with the help of generous donations we opened in February, 2019 with over 10 unique exhibit areas. Today we are a nonprofit volunteer run organization with tremendous community support. We hope to see you soon.
Coming Events
CLOSED for CLEANING and MAINTENANCE
August 29-31 and September 5-7 CHOM will be closed for some required maintenance on the sprinkler system and a thorough cleaning. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. See you again September 12 for new Fall Activites and Fun!
We still have silver and bronze medals at the front desk for those who participated in the Olympic events of last month.
It's COOL inside
No matter what the weather outside, CHOM is a great place this summer. Come and enjoy the cool, comfortable, and happy environment!
