Admission Fees To Go Up At Adler Planetarium
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Admission fees at the Adler Planetarium are set to go up, now that powerful Ald. Edward Burke (14th) has dropped his opposition to an increase.
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As WBBM Newsradio 780's Dave Marsett reports, the Chicago Tribune says Burke has given his approval to a plan by the Chicago Park District to increase fees.
Under the plan, children will be exempt from the fee hikes. But everybody else will have to pay $2 more, as part of a package the Park District board must still approve.
The Tribune says the new admission fee structure would jack up the price of a ticket to the Planetarium to $10 for adults who live in Chicago, and $8 for seniors. Those who live outside the city would also see an increase of $2, which would bring the total to $12 for adults, $8 for children, and $10 for seniors.
The fee for children living in the city would remain stable at $7, the newspaper reported.