Elanor Bock

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Throughout the less-than-pleasant past year and a half, one thing has kept me steady: my dog, Oli.

The 9 Best Dog-Friendly Fall Activities in Chicago

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Travel

Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

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The sweetness of fall has set in, and with it, the urge to escape the hustle and bustle of our busy work, home, and work-from-home routines.

11 Perfect Fall Road Trips for When You Need to Escape Chicago

Latino-, Hispanic-, and Chicano-owned businesses have always been an integral part of Chicago’s cultural and entrepreneurial fabric.

22 Must-Try Latino-Owned Businesses in Chicago

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This time last year, many of us weren’t too thrilled that summer was coming to a close, leaving the sweater box hidden beneath the bed well into the winter months as an act of collective resistance.

The Best Apple-Picking Trips You Can Take From Chicago

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Follow Lake Michigan’s dipping shoreline about an hour or so east of Chicago to the Michigan-Indiana border, and you’ll find gargantuan singing sand dunes (more on that later), some of the country’s most ecologically rich flora, fauna, and vegetation, and technicolor lakefront sunsets that will remind you that God does, in fact, exist.

8 Reasons to Drive to Michigan City & Indiana Dunes National Park

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To say the least, COVID-19 has been quite the vacation squasher these late two summers.

8 Reasons to Drive to Bar Harbor, Maine

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Look, it's going to be a hot July and August, but that doesn't mean you have to seek refuge under a patio umbrella or post up at the Humboldt Park splash pad all summer.

The 9 Best Dog-Friendly Fall Activities in Chicago

Dog-friendly dive bars, Bowser-loving beaches, and so much more.

11 Perfect Fall Road Trips for When You Need to Escape Chicago

Coastal Michigan escapes, college town charmers, fairytale forests, and more.

22 Must-Try Latino-Owned Businesses in Chicago

Spread love, it’s the Chicago way.

The Best Apple-Picking Trips You Can Take From Chicago

An apple a day keeps the winter at bay…

8 Reasons to Drive to Michigan City & Indiana Dunes National Park

From windswept dunes and rugged hikes to throwback motels and local beer.

8 Reasons to Drive to Bar Harbor, Maine

From Acadia’s craggy cliffs to ocean-fresh lobster rolls with a view.

8 Reasons to Drive to Starved Rock State Park

Get a taste of the great outdoors in central Illinois.