Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Great casual restaurant with very reasonable prices & .99 cent endless cup of coffee!
Mather’s—More Than a Café
7134 W Higgins Ave
Great casual restaurant with very reasonable prices & .99 cent endless cup of coffee!
The best Waffles around! Full breakfast, lunch & dinner. Choice of 2 homemade soups every day.
Sally's Waffle Shoppe
5454 N Harlem Ave
The best Waffles around! Full breakfast, lunch & dinner. Choice of 2 homemade soups every day.
It's Popeyes!!
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
6340 N Broadway
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It's Popeyes!!
It's Wendy's!
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Wendy's
5472 N Harlem Ave
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It's Wendy's!
OPEN 24/7. The best Mexican food, made while you watch them cook:) They never close & clean restrooms too.
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Taco Burrito King
5509 N Harlem Ave
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OPEN 24/7. The best Mexican food, made while you watch them cook:) They never close & clean restrooms too.
Great Italian and American Food, Sit Down, Take Out, Delivery & Even Party Friendly! Family Owned Restaurant, staff wonderful, small bar too, great for late night eats.
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Dino's Italian Pizza & Italian Restaurant
7004 W Higgins Ave
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Great Italian and American Food, Sit Down, Take Out, Delivery & Even Party Friendly! Family Owned Restaurant, staff wonderful, small bar too, great for late night eats.
Great Pizza, Pasta, Sandwiches, Shrimp & Fish To-Go. Fast delivery too.
Trio's Pizza
7009 W Higgins Ave
Great Pizza, Pasta, Sandwiches, Shrimp & Fish To-Go. Fast delivery too.
Quick Delicious Chinese Food To-Go and they deliver too. You can also eat in the front part of the store.
Fried Rice Express
7108 W Higgins Ave
Quick Delicious Chinese Food To-Go and they deliver too. You can also eat in the front part of the store.
Great Margaritas!!! Great food & drinks too. Free parking.
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Maria's Mexican Restaurant
9440 Foster Ave
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Great Margaritas!!! Great food & drinks too. Free parking.
Dunkin Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, open late.
Baskin-Robbins
4851 W Belmont Ave
Dunkin Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, open late.
It's McD's!
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McDonald's
626 N Harlem Ave
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It's McD's!
Open early and late, fresh coffee and eats.
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Dunkin'
3216 W North Ave
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Open early and late, fresh coffee and eats.
Good food & breakfast all day.
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Denny's
7627 W 95th St
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Good food & breakfast all day.
IHOP, good food.
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IHOP
3760 N Halsted St
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IHOP, good food.
New Drive-Thru Starbucks.
Starbucks
9801 Irving Park Rd
New Drive-Thru Starbucks.
Flame Broiled Burgers.
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Burger King
113 Roosevelt Rd
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Flame Broiled Burgers.
Japanese groceries, lots of great FRESH Sushi and several restaurants inside the supermarket.
Mitsuwa Marketplace
100 E Algonquin Rd
Japanese groceries, lots of great FRESH Sushi and several restaurants inside the supermarket.
Fresh hot and cold food, as well as a full grocery store!
Super H Mart Niles
801 Civic Center Dr
Fresh hot and cold food, as well as a full grocery store!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great neighborhood bar, open late. Burgers are fantastic, lots to eat & party room in the back Watch your favorite game on their large TV's.
Tommy's On Higgins
6954 W Higgins Ave
Great neighborhood bar, open late. Burgers are fantastic, lots to eat & party room in the back Watch your favorite game on their large TV's.
RoccoVino's Italian Restaurant by Vince's on Harlem
4747 N Harlem Ave
Upscale Italian restaurant.
Live music and festivals throughout the summer, check their web!
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FitzGerald's
6615 Roosevelt Rd
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Live music and festivals throughout the summer, check their web!
Live music!
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Evanston SPACE
1245 Chicago Ave
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Live music!
Old Town Rocks!
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Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave
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Old Town Rocks!
They're open very very late. After the bar you can go to Tack Burrito King (TBK) on the corner for a meal:)
Teaser's Pub
7123 W Higgins Ave
They're open very very late. After the bar you can go to Tack Burrito King (TBK) on the corner for a meal:)

Everything Else

Walk to the CTA Blue Line L, travel Downtown in 35 minutes, head to O'Hare in 10 minutes.
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Harlem station
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Walk to the CTA Blue Line L, travel Downtown in 35 minutes, head to O'Hare in 10 minutes.
Take the Harlem L to the Rosemont L stop for The Donald E Stephens Convention Center, take a bus or walk to Rosemont Entertainment & Fashion Outlet Mall, Rivers Casino (open 24/7-free shuttle).
Rosemont CTA Station
5801 N River Rd
Take the Harlem L to the Rosemont L stop for The Donald E Stephens Convention Center, take a bus or walk to Rosemont Entertainment & Fashion Outlet Mall, Rivers Casino (open 24/7-free shuttle).
18 Movie screens, popcorn and food, a special VIP section for drinks (21) and food brought to your seat while you see the movie. Take the L/bus/walk and free validated parking.
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AMC Rosemont 18
9701 W Bryn Mawr Ave
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18 Movie screens, popcorn and food, a special VIP section for drinks (21) and food brought to your seat while you see the movie. Take the L/bus/walk and free validated parking.
The famous 99 cent loaf of rye bread, lots of European pastries and fresh coffee.
Harlem Bakery
7210 W Foster Ave
The famous 99 cent loaf of rye bread, lots of European pastries and fresh coffee.
Pool in summer, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, track and park for kids. Nice area to have a picnic!
Norwood Park
Pool in summer, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, track and park for kids. Nice area to have a picnic!
384 acres of nature, and I'm a member, open 365 days a year! Take time to smell the roses.....
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Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd
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384 acres of nature, and I'm a member, open 365 days a year! Take time to smell the roses.....
Open daily, free to all, free parking on street. Amazing place to see. All are welcome. They also have worship services, check their website.
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Indlu yokuphila kaBaha'i
100 Linden Ave
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Open daily, free to all, free parking on street. Amazing place to see. All are welcome. They also have worship services, check their website.
Go Cubbies!!! Take the L (blue to red line) or L and Addison bus. Summer concerts too! Foo Fighters voted best concert 2015.
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Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison St
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Go Cubbies!!! Take the L (blue to red line) or L and Addison bus. Summer concerts too! Foo Fighters voted best concert 2015.

Shopping

The 2nd LARGEST MALL IN THE US. (Yes, Minnesota has the #1 spot, The Mall of America-6 hours by car) drive here or take the L and Pace Bus daily.
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Woodfield Mall
Woodfield Mall
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The 2nd LARGEST MALL IN THE US. (Yes, Minnesota has the #1 spot, The Mall of America-6 hours by car) drive here or take the L and Pace Bus daily.
Two levels of Outlet Stores, great bargains. Free parking too and you can get there from the Rosemont L stop, there is a free shuttle or you can walk there too. Lots of good restaurants inside mall.
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Fashion Outlets of Chicago
5220 Fashion Outlets Way
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Two levels of Outlet Stores, great bargains. Free parking too and you can get there from the Rosemont L stop, there is a free shuttle or you can walk there too. Lots of good restaurants inside mall.
So many stores & fast food section, free parking or you can take the Harlem bus or walk from the house.
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Harlem Irving Plaza
4104 N Harlem Ave
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So many stores & fast food section, free parking or you can take the Harlem bus or walk from the house.
CVS store open 24/7. Pharmacy too.
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CVS
4777 N Milwaukee Ave
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CVS store open 24/7. Pharmacy too.
24/7 Walgreens.
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Walgreens
7251 Lake St
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24/7 Walgreens.
Family owned meat store, The finest cuts of meats (all kinds of meat & fish) they make the best Chicken Italian Sausage too & even Tiramisu in the freezer, some groceries too.
Joseph's Finest Meats
7101 W Addison St
Family owned meat store, The finest cuts of meats (all kinds of meat & fish) they make the best Chicken Italian Sausage too & even Tiramisu in the freezer, some groceries too.
Lots of stuff for $1.
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Dollar Tree
5708 W Irving Park Rd
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Lots of stuff for $1.
KMart, lots of stuff and Little Caesars Pizza inside store. $5 pizzas all day.
Kmart
KMart, lots of stuff and Little Caesars Pizza inside store. $5 pizzas all day.
Inside HIP, 2 levels to shop, Starbucks inside store.
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Target
4050 N Harlem Ave
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Inside HIP, 2 levels to shop, Starbucks inside store.
Take the center elevators all the way up and work your way down by escalator! Food Court too!!
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Water Tower Place
835 Michigan Ave
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Take the center elevators all the way up and work your way down by escalator! Food Court too!!

Entertainment & Activities

Open 24/7, Free shuttle bus from the Rosemont L stop! Live music at Cube Thursdays-Sundays, great buffet & Gambling (Must be 21 to enter-NO exceptions-need VALID ID.) Free Parking.
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Rivers Casino
3000 S River Rd
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Open 24/7, Free shuttle bus from the Rosemont L stop! Live music at Cube Thursdays-Sundays, great buffet & Gambling (Must be 21 to enter-NO exceptions-need VALID ID.) Free Parking.
Baseball!!Take the Blue Line to the Red Line & get off at 35th street. Drive there too and pay for parking. Tickets at the box office or online.
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Chicago White Sox
333 W 35th St
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Baseball!!Take the Blue Line to the Red Line & get off at 35th street. Drive there too and pay for parking. Tickets at the box office or online.
See The Moon Rock and more!
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Adler Planetarium
1300 S Lake Shore Dr
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See The Moon Rock and more!
Good Guys Wear White....Go White Sox!
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Sox-35th Red Line Station
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Good Guys Wear White....Go White Sox!
Concerts, Chicago Wolves Hockey, Wolf's Flea Market on Sundays in the summer!
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Allstate Arena
6920 Mannheim Rd
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Concerts, Chicago Wolves Hockey, Wolf's Flea Market on Sundays in the summer!
Bears football and summer concerts too.
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Isifunda seSoldier
1410 Special Olympics Dr
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Bears football and summer concerts too.
Taste of Chicago, Blues Fest, Jazz Fest, Gospel Fest, Lollapalooza and more.....
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Umfestivali wezokuhweba weGrant Park
337 E Randolph St
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Taste of Chicago, Blues Fest, Jazz Fest, Gospel Fest, Lollapalooza and more.....
Huge convention center, Everything from Comics to Quilting...
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Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
5555 N River Rd
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Huge convention center, Everything from Comics to Quilting...

Arts & Culture

Live concerts and plays here, buy tickets at the box office or online. Paid parking.
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Itheater ye-Rosemont
5400 N River Rd
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Live concerts and plays here, buy tickets at the box office or online. Paid parking.
Open EVERY day and FREE to the public. A very cool place to visit, always something new and different on display. Located right across the street from The Jefferson Park Blue Line L and Jefferson Park Metra Train Station.
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Ed Paschke Art Center
5415 W Higgins Ave
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Open EVERY day and FREE to the public. A very cool place to visit, always something new and different on display. Located right across the street from The Jefferson Park Blue Line L and Jefferson Park Metra Train Station.
MCA, Live Music at night in the summer, check their web!
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I-Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave
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MCA, Live Music at night in the summer, check their web!
Voted the #1 Art stop!
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I-Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave
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Voted the #1 Art stop!
Drive or take the L & bus here. Arrive early and spend the whole day. So much to see and do, huge IMAX, food and ice cream too!
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Iziko Lomhlaba Wamaphupha Nokusebenza
5700 S Lake Shore Dr
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Drive or take the L & bus here. Arrive early and spend the whole day. So much to see and do, huge IMAX, food and ice cream too!
Concerts and plays, buy tickets at the box office or online.
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The Chicago Theatre
175 N State St
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Concerts and plays, buy tickets at the box office or online.
You've got to see Sue...our famous Dinosaur....
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I-Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
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You've got to see Sue...our famous Dinosaur....

Essentials

European deli and market.
Rich's Foods & Liquors
4747 N Harlem Ave
European deli and market.
International foods, lots of Produce and a huge deli area.
Produce World on Cumberland
8325 W Lawrence Ave
International foods, lots of Produce and a huge deli area.
Mostly Aldi brand groceries and household stuff, reasonable prices, bring your own bag.
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Aldi
3363 N Milwaukee Ave
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Mostly Aldi brand groceries and household stuff, reasonable prices, bring your own bag.
Open early and late, everything you need from a grocery store.
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Jewel-Osco
4250 N Lincoln Ave
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Open early and late, everything you need from a grocery store.