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Home » Summer Guide

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Posted inArts & Culture

Get outta town: The Road Trips Issue 2018

by Reader staff May 30, 2018August 18, 2021

If you like Frank Lloyd Wright, alpacas, and Ulysses S. Grant, here are some spots to check out this summer.

Posted inArts & Culture

Fire hydrants offer the promise of a lake on every corner

by Jake Malooley May 17, 2017August 18, 2021

But open them at your own risk.

Posted inBlogs

Behind the cover art of the Reader’s Road Trips and Summer Guide issues

by Paul John Higgins June 3, 2016August 18, 2021

NBDY Design Co.’s covers preserve the bond of the sibling issues.

Posted inArts & Culture

The best things to do in Chicago for July 2016

by Chicago Reader May 20, 2016August 18, 2021

July’s top concerts, film premieres, comedy shows, parades, and more

Posted inArts & Culture

The best things to do in Chicago for June 2016

by Chicago Reader May 20, 2016August 18, 2021

June’s top concerts, film premieres, comedy shows, parades, and more

Posted inReader

Print Issue of May 19, 2016

by Chicago Reader May 19, 2016August 18, 2021

Volume 45, Number 32

Posted inBlogs

Volume 45, Number 32

by Chicago Reader May 19, 2016August 18, 2021

The Chicago Reader 2016 Summer Guide cover

Posted inMusic

Summer 2016 Chicago music festivals for every sort of sound

by Luca Cimarusti May 18, 2016August 18, 2021

Fests devoted to rap, house, jazz, country, gospel, blues, metal, Latin music, and more

Posted inFood & Drink

The 2016 guide to Chicago farmers’ markets

by Reader staff May 17, 2016August 18, 2021

Where to get fresh (produce).

Posted inArts & Culture

Ten cool things to do in Chicago in July

by Reader staff July 7, 2015August 18, 2021

What to do now that summer is officially here

Posted inArts & Culture

Ten cool things to do in Chicago in June 2015

by Reader staff May 14, 2015August 18, 2021

What to do when the final weeks of spring start turning into summer

Posted inFood & Drink

Eat outside at these twenty restaurants this summer

by Gwynedd Stuart May 14, 2015August 18, 2021

It’s finally time to feed your face, alfresco.

Posted inArts & Culture

Five cool things to do in Chicago in May

by Reader staff May 14, 2015August 18, 2021

What to do before and after Memorial Day and before the last few weeks of Spring

Posted inCity Life

110 reasons to mark your calendar

by Chicago Reader May 16, 2013August 19, 2021

110 summery things to do, every day from now until Labor Day 2013

Trucking through Brownwell Woods, between Three Floyds and Flossmoor Station
Posted inArts & Culture

Summer Guide: Two cycling day trips to three brewpubs

by Julia Thiel May 16, 2013August 19, 2021

Summer Guide: A cycling guide to three brewpubs outside the city’s limits—yes, Three Floyds included

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