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A deal for two at Whole Foods

Whole Foods isn’t exactly a low-price mecca, but sometimes the allure of the Lincoln Park store proves too much. Especially with a convenient location and free wifi! But we recently tried out one of...

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Movies in the Park

Updated 5/19. The Chicago Park District is showing movies in Millennium and smaller parks throughout the city, starting on 7 June and showing through 9 September. There are kid movies (like Mary Poppins Returns)...

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Long Grove Chocolate Fest

Updated 3/19. This year, this chocolaty fest will be from 17-19 May. Long Grove is in the northwest suburbs, about 10-15 minutes from Rt. 53 and Lake Cook Road. While entrance to this fest...

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Create your own sculpture tour!

Chicago has a lot of outdoor sculptures (which means large and FREE!).  There are the obvious:  the Bean, the Picasso in Daley Plaza, the lions in front of the Art Institute.  Then there are...

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Paper Machete brings humor to Uptown revue

The Green Mill is usually known for jazz, but its Saturday afternoon standby, Paper Machete, adds some much-needed humor to the local and national political, and pop culture scenes. Add in some music, cabaret, puppetry...