Guides for Things to Do in Chicago

Chicago is sustainable organic psyched. Notable chefs & restaurants support our farmers markets. Green City Market is the jewel for its scope, frequency & gorgeous location along the lakefront. Neighborhood markets have equally rich offerings. Urban Farms are creating jobs.

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Chicago has wonderful public art in parks and in plazas and on walls. Here are some of my favorites. Most of them are even more beautiful on a dark summer evening with a backdrop of city lights.

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They put cheese on everything here, which suits me fine. Maybe it's the proximity to Wisconsin. Each of these places does something magnificent with cheese, god bless them. There will be more places to come as I discover them.

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"12 Million Black Voices" by Richard Wright, "Bridges of Memory" by Professor Timuel Black, "A Street in Bronzeville" by Gwendolyn Brooks, "Crusade for Justice: the Autobiography of Ida B. Wells," provide background on the evolution of Bronzeville. A Black Metropolis and a mecca for black entrepreneurs, writers, musicians, policy kings and fighters for justice. CTA Green line to 35th, 43rd, 47th Street stops or #75 King Drive bus to various landmarks.

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The Chicago River does run backwards as the result of an engineering feat in 1900 -- and it's the City's newest playground as well as a wildlife refuge. Chicago Water Taxi connects you from Chinatown to the Michigan Avenue area. On the north branch of the river you will encounter many varieties of birds as well as turtles and the odd possum or beaver.

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Favorite sites to encounter mind boggling geniuses, pretend to be a mind boggling genius or appreciate the products & creations of mind boggling geniuses AND an entertaining Rube Goldbergish ice cream shop.

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Chicago is a Movie Town. We have an abundance of historic, unique, even FREE, movie venues that screen foreign films, silent films, monster films, music films. Luxuriate in a 1920s palace complete with a live organist. Preview Sundance favorites. No excuse ever not to go out.

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Echoes of a vibrant immigrant community now firmly established as Italian Americans. Several square blocks of restaurants & retail bordered by elegant greystone residential areas. The University of Illinois at Chicago is an important neighbor & provides customers to support the businesses.

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You don't have to leave town to visit Poland, Italy, Mexico, Korea, India, Pakistan, Greece, Turkey, Sweden. Find fresh ingredients that would cost twice as much at whole foods or a foodie specialty shop. Pick a new ingredient & find a recipe. Ask fellow shoppers for advice.

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Churches are portals to community. These congregations are welcoming to solo visitors. Leave familiar surroundings & have a priceless worship experience. The music is soul shaking. The sermons are thought provoking. The fellowship is intense and gratifying.

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