Summer 2012

Children’s planting garden at Chicago Botanic Garden

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.

Kid friendly fast food in the Chicago’s Loop

Take your kids to work and try one of these three places for lunch.

Burgers at The Counter in Lincoln Park

This Lincoln Park burger joint gives you endless varieties of sandwiches... even "just ketchup."

26th Scottish Festival and Highland Games in Itasca

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.

Enter your kids in the Little Boots Rodeo

You don't have to know how to ride a horse to compete in the Little Boots Rodeo in Elk Grove Village

Pirate adventures for kids around Chicago

Indulge your child's swashbuckling sensibilities this summer.

Family guide to Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago

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.
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