Team Member

Lou Hinkhouse

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Meet Lou Hinkhouse

Board Member - Director of Media

Lou Hinkhouse produced the “The Pulse” TV series, and continues to create new content online on our Vimeo channel. “The Pulse” was a 3-time ACE Award winning series focusing on Illinois music from 1987 – 1990. During that time, Lou captured the first video ever of the Smashing Pumpkins, as well as early footage of Material Issue, The Insiders, Shoes, and others, capturing a uniquely prolific period in Illinois music history. Lou has digitized dozens of episodes that can be utilized as an exhibit display at the museum. Another program that Lou co-produced was the WTTW special, “How Chicago Rocked The ’60’s” with Bob Sirott, as well as having co-produced, “Full Circle:The Smashing Pumpkins” special, both of which won Emmys.

The museum suffered damage as the result of a microburst in downtown Joliet. The building did sustain some damage however we are extremely grateful that no one was injured during this tragedy. 


We are fortunate that Gigantar, our exhibit artifacts and the gift shop merchandise all escaped any damage. 


We are temporarily closed to the public as we work with our contractors through the cleanup process. 
Please stay tuned as we get back in the groove.