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KidzapaloozaParent rating: ![]() Location: Grant Park, Michigan Ave and Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL Held in conjunction with Lollapalooza every year, Kidzapalooza gives littl...
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Whole FoodsParent rating: ![]() Location: Wild Oats Natural Marketplace, 1111 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 153198 |
Whole FoodsParent rating: ![]() Location: 1101 S. Canal, Chicago, IL From an extensive selection of organic veggies, to the whole body section of natural soaps that kids love, Whole Foods offers something for everyone. The salad bar, deli, and bakery are a great...
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Scarecrows on Clark StreetParent rating: ![]() Location: 2338 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL Clark Street SSA #23 participating businesses display their unique scarecrows along Clark Street for 2 weeks prior to Halloween. Visit, view and vote for your favorite at and the winner will be annou...
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Clark Street SpooktacularParent rating: ![]() Location: 2338 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL Clark Street's annual Halloween bash includes crafts, games, and trick-or-treating, a costume contest, and more. |
PartyCakes PartyCakesParent rating: ![]() Location: No fixed address, Lake Zurich, IL PartyCakes PartyCakes is a unique cake decorating venue. Parties are held Monday through Saturday at 4pm; party guests decorate a 3D shaped cake and each child brings his/her creation... |
Santa's HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 320 W. Jackson Avenue, Naperville, IL Naperville Parks & Rec sponsors Santa's annual pied a terre in Centennial Park. Photos can be purchased for $8 each, or two for $15. |
Millennium ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL Located in downtown Chicago on Michigan Avenue, between Randolph and Monroe Streets, the 24.5-acre Millennium Park is a center for world-class art, music, architecture and landscape design, off...
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WGN-TVParent rating: ![]() Location: 2501 W. Bradley Place, Chicago, IL WGN-TV is a Chicago station that is an affiliate of The WB network, which specializes in prime time youth and young adult viewing with popular shows such as 7th Heaven, Smallville, and <...
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The Evanston Historical SocietyParent rating: ![]() Location: 225 Greenwood, Evanston, IL The Evanston Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1898 to preserve and share Evanston history. The Society collects, preserves and |
Civic Opera HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 20 N. Wacker, Chicago, IL Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, the Civic Opera House is a hybrid of Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles and is considered to be one of the world's most beautiful. Built in 1929 and resto...
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Thorne Auditorium at Northwestern UniversityParent rating: ![]() Location: 375 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL Thorne Auditorium is located on Northwestern University's downtown campus and sometimes hosts family-friendly events. |
Carver ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 939 E. 132nd Street, Chicago, IL Carver Park lies adjacent to the Altgeld Gardens housing development and George Washington Carver School. The park has a swimming pool and offers water polo, swimming lessons, and famil...
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Gay and Lesbian Pride ParadeParent rating: ![]() Location: 3200 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL The Pride Parade is always a spectacle to behold, and kids on the sidelines get plenty of entertainment (not to mention free candy and toys thrown from the floats) as the parade steps off from the cor...
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