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, May 16, 2013
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Road trips, restaurant patios, farmers' markets, festivals, and 110 things to do between now and Labor Day
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Summer Guide: Fairs & festivals
Our rundown of 65 outdoor events for art, food, crafts, or all of them at once.
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Summer Guide: Two cycling day trips to three brewpubs
A guide to biking for beer outside the city's limits—yes, Three Floyds included
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Summer Guide: Meet me in Saint Louis
The "gateway to the west" is not just a smaller, inferior version of Chicago.
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Summer Guide: Mount Carroll's small-town insecurity
Maybe it's the peace and quiet, maybe it's the year-round haunted house, but Mount Carroll, Illinois, has a subtle and spooky kind of charm.
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Summer Guide: Golf cart livin' in Northport
A fly-in pancake breakfast, an island overrun by herring gulls, and a village as charmingly peculiar as it is gorgeous
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Summer Guide: Castle life in
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Sleep in style, explore the Little Grand Canyon, tour some wineries—then sober up at a ghost town
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Summer Guide: Bourgie on a budget in Lake Forest
How to fake your way into the northern suburbs' upper echelon
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Summer Guide: Fairs and festivals
Need a way to spend the day? Try attending some of these events
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Summer Guide: Being a loser in
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How to spend 24 hours and $2,000 at Ameristar casino
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Our guide to summer
Something summery every day, from now until Labor Day
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