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Welcome back to a season of serious theater, dance, music, and visual arts.
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New Year's Eve Guide 2011
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Queer fare, an arts fair, playing with your food, and more
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Chicago Ice Cream and Gelato Festival
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Queerpocalypse
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Reader street boxes
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Grungy Wicker Park, Elvis's disappearance, a long Lolla hangover, and more
by Asher Klein
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, Aug 4, 2011
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Film festivals, music festivals, ending hunger, and more
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, Jul 27, 2011
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Literary fare, a circus party, distillery tours, and more
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, French fare, hipster poetry, a fashion challenge, and more
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Third Coast Listening Rooms
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Old Town School of Folk Music
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Chicago Humanities Festival
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Chuck Berry
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Don Cornelius
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Friday Night Groove
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Bistro Voltaire
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French cuisine
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Colin Beaumier
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Kelley Deal
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Sifu Design Studio
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Bags That Rock: Knitting on the Road With Kelley Deal
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Cook Au Vin
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Logan Square Music Series: Sundays in the Park
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the Handlebar
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312 Urban Wheat Ale
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NEDTalks: Spreading Worthless Ideas
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Silicon Valley
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Kellen Alexander
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TEDTalks
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Oz Park
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Maisha Collective
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Billy Dec
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Project Runway
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Finch's Beer
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Pure Kitchen Catering
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Dancing in the Library: Body Language
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the Leopold Group
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the Beastie Boys
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Harold Washington Library Center
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Chicago Public Library
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GBV, Tour de Fat, a book signing, and beer, beer, beer
by Mara Shalhoup
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Green City Market
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Bill Savage
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Michael Harvey
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Nicole Hollander
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En Route
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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Center on Halsted
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Silver Fork
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Lillstreet Art Center
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, Jun 23, 2011
The
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GayCo
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Leatherman: The Legend of Chuck Renslow
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Naked July
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The Lies We Tell, but the Secrets We Keep
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30 Queer Plays in 60 Straight Seconds
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Chicago Black LGBT Authors Reception
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Room & Board Furniture
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Allstate Arena
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Women & Children First
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Cheetah Gym - Andersonville
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Emanuel Congregation
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Playground Theater
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National Pastime Theater
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Portage Theatre
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Neo-Futurarium
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Chicago Comics
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Lake View Lutheran Church
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Peoples Church
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The Glenwood
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Gerber/Hart Library
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Living Well Ministries
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, May 19, 2011
Exploring Chicago Craft Beer Week
by Reader staff
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Haymarket Pub & Brewery
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Chicago History Museum
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Map Room
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National Museum of Mexican Art
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, Mar 10, 2011
Saint Patrick's Day 2011 in Chicago
Where to don the green
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Atwood Cafe
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Blokes & Birds
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Dunlays on Clark
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E. Leaven
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Emerald Loop
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Fado
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Navy Pier
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The Gage
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Kit Kat Supper Club
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Chicago's Historic Irish Pubs
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Mike Danahey
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Allison Hantschel
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Mayne Stage
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Garfield Park Conservatory
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Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
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Hideout
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She-Nannigans House of Beer
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Symphony Center
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Beverly Arts Center
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Temple Bar
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parade
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Irish American Heritage Center
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Mahoney's Pub & Grille
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Vie
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Morton's the Steakhouse
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E. Leaven Food Company
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Emerald Loop Bar & Grill
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Fado Irish Pub
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Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club
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The Mayne Stage Theater
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, Oct 21, 2010
The Reader's Guide to Halloween
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, Sep 16, 2010
Fall Arts Guide 2010
The complete season in music, movies, theater, art, lit, and dance
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, Jun 24, 2010
Pride Weekend Events
Northalsted Pride Festival, Dyke March, Pride Parade, and more
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Arts & Culture
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, May 27, 2010
The Chicago Reader Summer Guide
Music festivals, bike tours, book fairs, pooch parties, in-town hotel deals, swimming lessons, sailing charters, and more
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, May 27, 2010
Summer Guide: Fairs & Festivals
Street fairs, art fairs, neighborhood fests, and much more
by Reader staff
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Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest
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Chicago Gaelic Park
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International Mr. Leather
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Hyatt Regency
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Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival
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Randolph Street Market Festival
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Chicago Antique Market
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Indie Designer Market
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Bike the Drive
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Mayfest Chicago
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Beer Hoptacular
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Aragon Ballroom
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Eastside Millennium Art Festival
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57th Street Art Fair
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June Jam
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Constructor Craft Fair
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Fitzgerald's
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Sketchbook
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Chopin Theatre
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Taste of Bryn Mawr
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Party at St. Mike's
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Old Town Art Fair
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Saint Michael's Church
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Andersonville Midsommarfest
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Chicago Botanic Garden Wine Festival
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Drinking & Writing Festival
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Hopleaf
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Humboldt Park Art Fair
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Humboldt Park Boat House
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Wells Street Art Fair
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Chi-Town Kruze
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Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
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Cook County Forest Preserve
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Fiestas Puertorriquenas
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Puerto Rican Day Parade
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Humboldt Park
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Grant Park Music Festival
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Millennium Park
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Just for Laughs
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the Vic
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Park West
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Chicago Theatre
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Bronzeville Cultural Festival
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Film Row Cinema
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Columbia College
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SummerDance
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Festa!Pasta!Vino! Italian Street Festival
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Midsummer Festival
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Scottish Festival & Highland Games
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Oak Brook Polo Grounds
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Cantigny Art Festival
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Cantigny Park
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Custer's Last Stand
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Latino Theatre Festival
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Goodman Theatre
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Latin Street Salsa Congreso 2010
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Bloomington Gold Corvette Show
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Chicago Arabesque
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Pheasant Run Resort
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Cans Music Fest
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Cans Bar and Canteen
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Chicago Pride Fest
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Chicago Caribbean Jerkfest
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Stateway Gardens
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Chicago Dyke March
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Chicago Summerfest
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Fountain Square Art Festival
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Tour de Fat
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Palmer Square
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Pride Parade
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Naperville Ribfest
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Bastille Day 5K Run, Walk, and Block Party
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Lincoln Park
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BenFest
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Saint Benedict Church
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Boulevard Bash
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St. Luke's Lutheran Church
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Great Performers of Illinois
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Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party
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Jeff Fest
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Rock Around the Block
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Roscoe Village Burger Fest
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Halsted Tastes Better
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Festival of the Lakes
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Windy City Ribfest
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Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival
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Sheffield Garden Walk
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Southside Neighborhood Gospel Festival
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Ogden Park
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Taste of River North
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Chinatown Summer Fair
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Dearborn Garden Walk
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Edgebrook Festival
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Pierogi Fest
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Celebrate Clark Street
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Taste of Lincoln Avenue
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Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club Family Fest
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Fiesta del Sol
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Chicago Luxury Ice Cream Festival
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Ghanafest
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Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival
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Serbfest
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Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
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Taylor Street Festa Italiana
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Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival
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Northalsted Market Days
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Retro on Roscoe
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Veggie Fest
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World of Faeries Festival
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Augustfest
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Ginza Holiday
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Chicago Air & Water Show
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Wrigleyville Summerfest
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Riverfest Express
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Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival
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Gold Coast Art Fair
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Northside Summerfest
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Windy City Rodeo
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Chicago Carifete
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Ukrainian Festival
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Chicago Dancing Festival
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Bucktown Arts Fest
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Taste of Greece
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Italian Village Ferrari Festival
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Bash on Wabash
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Festival de la Villita
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German American Fest
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Windy City Wine Festival
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Auburn-Gresham 79th Street Renaissance Festival
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Lakeview East Festival of the Arts
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Lincoln Park Art Faire
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Renegade Craft Fair
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Wells Street Fall Fest
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Graue Mill's Cornfest
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Lebowski Fest
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Naperville Wine Festival
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Guiness Oyster Festival
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Oktoberfest Chicago
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Chicago Gourmet
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Edgewater GRalley
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Eli's Cheesecake Festival
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Hyde Park Arts & Crafts
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, May 27, 2010
Summer Guide: Feel Like a Tourist
Hit a Chicago hotel
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Summer Guide: On the Water Front
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