Chicago Botanic Gardens opens it's new Growing Garden this summer - dedicated space where children can plant and later come back to see how their contribution to the garden is growing.
Men in kilts tossing tree trunks! Scottish food (yes, it's tasty)! Rugby! Football! (That means soccer.) And best of all: Bagpipes! It's all at the 26th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games in Itasca.
For those who've never been, or have memories of being single in Rogers Park, you'll be pleasantly surprised to learn that it's a family destination, too.