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McDonalds Thanksgiving Parade
State St. (starts on Congress and moves north to Randolph)
Chicago, Ill.
McHenry County Conservation District Prairie Trail
From the McHenry County line in Algonquin to the Wisconsin border.
(815) 338-6223
McKinley Park
2210 W. Pershing Road
Chicago, Ill.
(312) 747-5992
Mercury Canine Cruise
Riverside Gardens Dock at the lower level and southeast corner of the Michigan Avenue bridge and Wacker Drive
Chicago, Ill.
(312) 332-1353
Mercury, Chicago's Skyline Cruiseline
Southeast corner of the Michigan Avenue bridge and Wacker Drive
Chicago, Ill.
(312) 332-1353
Miami Woods
Caldwell and Oakton
Niles, Ill.
(847) 674-5035
Midsommar Festival
Vasa Park
Route 31
South Elgin, Ill.
Midway Plaisance Park Ice Rink
1130 Midway Plaisance North (east 59th street at Woodlawn)
Chicago, Ill.
(312) 745-2470
Midway Village and Museum Scarecrow Harvest Festival
6799 Guilford Road
Rockford, Ill.
(815) 397-9112
