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article_snippet: Our goal,' says Deborah Thill, 'is to turn this into a law enforcement museum, not a Dillinger museum.'
article_snippet: Meanwhile, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, the Courthouse Foundation and the city held the first of what will be two openings for the Old Sheriff's House and Jail museum Tuesday.
article_snippet: We are pleased to bring you a small taste of what the museum will be in a few months,' SSCVA President and CEO Speros Batistatos told the crowd that filled the hall outside the museum.
article_snippet: Marty Wheeler, chairman of the Courthouse Foundation board, said, 'I'm very excited about having all of Marty Wheeler, chairman of the Courthouse Foundation board here.
article_snippet: And remember there are stores at the other end of the hall, and that's the reason we brought the museum here.'
article_snippet: The museum, previously in the SSCVA Visitors Center in Hammond, will occupy 2,000 square feet on the lower level of the courthouse.
article_snippet: We have new space to fill at the visitors center (vacated by Dillinger Museum's departure), so We have to be budget-conscious,' he said.
article_snippet: May 2 in front of the north entrance to the courthouse value is estimated between $20,000 and $27,000.