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The executive director at Yerkes Future Foundation and Yerkes Observatory talks about visiting museums, driving autocross and eating soup out of a construction bucket.
A local foundation will officially own the Yerkes Observatory and related property in Williams Bay after the University of Chicago completes a transfer of ownership Friday.
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After closing Yerkes Observatory more than a year ago, officials shared Tuesday how they plan to reopen the facility, which documents show could offer public tours as early as late summer.
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The transfer of the historic Yerkes Observatory from the University of Chicago to a local foundation has taken a step forward.
The University of Chicago and the Yerkes Future Foundation have been moving closer to a deal for the Yerkes Observatory, the local group蜜柚视频 chairwoman said last week.
The University of Chicago, which has run Yerkes Observatory since its construction began in 1895, announced in March that its operations would cease Oct. 1. It accepted proposals for 鈥渆xpressions of interest鈥 in the property through June.
Activities at the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay will 鈥渨ind down鈥 over the next six months and effectively halt by Oct. 1, University of Chicago officials announced in a statement Wednesday.
Rock and Walworth county residents will travel several hours south this weekend to witness a total solar eclipse on Monday.