Since you mentioned it I'll plug it (simply because I think it's cool): FermiLab has a lot of public events they host as well as various interesting lectures ht

Since you mentioned it I'll plug it (simply because I think it's cool): FermiLab has a lot of public events they host as well as various interesting lectures http://news.fnal.gov/newsroom/public-events/ http://news.fnal.gov/newsroom/public-events/ It's in Batavia, about an hour's drive outside Chicago.