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Volunteer protests ban from Joliet Area Historical Museum; councilors say museum board acted independently
Summary
A volunteer and gift-shop manager said she and others were wrongfully banned from the Joliet Area Historical Museum; she sought council help and offered to present an exhibit recording; the mayor and council liaison said the museum is board-managed and the city does not control museum staffing decisions.
Christine Johnson, who identified herself as a volunteer and gift shop manager at the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66, spoke during public comments on Oct. 19 about a ban from the Joliet Area Historical Museum and its Old Joliet Prison property.
Johnson said she and six others were banned from museum properties on July 1 and called the action…
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