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2010 Walk to Empower
Grant Park
Columbus and Balbo drives
Chicago, Ill.
(877) 963-7223
26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade
3100 W. 26th St.
Little Village neighborhood
Chicago, Ill.
30th Anniversary Hub Run
Courthouse
Crown Point, Ind.
34 Drive-In
4468 E. 12th Road, off Route 34
Earlville, Ill.
(815) 246-9700
57th Street Art Fair
57th St.
Hyde Park neighborhood
Chicago, Ill.
6 Corners BBQ Fest
4000-4080 N. Milwaukee Ave.
From Irving Park Rd. to Belle Plaine Ave.
Chicago, Ill.
A Haunting in the Valley
Spring Valley Nature Center & Heritage Farm
1111 E. Schaumburg Road
Schaumburg, Ill.
(847) 985-2100
Abbott Park
49 E. 95th St.
Chicago, Ill.
(312) 747-6001
Adopt a Husky's "Husky Hike"
Van Patten Woods
Route 173
Wadsworth, Ill.
Adventure Bay Water Park
Wolf Road between St. Charles and Butterfield roads
Hillside, Ill.
(708) 547-3900 ext. 4
