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Old 06-17-2017, 11:37 AM
 
Location: West Seattle
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Long story short, my brother and I are looking for a reason to get over to that area and explore (we've lived in Cook County our whole lives). Anything you guys would recommend? Could be a drive-in theater, interesting shop or restaurant of some kind, museum, gallery - just has to be open to visitors until at least 10 or 10:30.

Thanks!
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Old 06-17-2017, 02:45 PM
 
Location: Tri-Cities
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Lots to do in the Tri-City area. Fermilab in Batavia could be fun to explore, there may even be a show going on there. Batavia and St. Charles have fine arts centers that also regularly host entertainment. All three cities have local history museums, as well as activities (paddleboats and such) on the Fox River. Lots of great shopping in Geneva/STC, with some nice hidden gems in Batavia. Lots of great food in the area.

Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb is worth a look, as well as the Glidden House. Downtown Sycamore is very quaint.
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Old 06-18-2017, 07:34 PM
 
Location: Chicago,IL and Estero,FL
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Long story short, my brother and I are looking for a reason to get over to that area and explore (we've lived in Cook County our whole lives). Anything you guys would recommend? Could be a drive-in theater, interesting shop or restaurant of some kind, museum, gallery - just has to be open to visitors until at least 10 or 10:30.

Thanks!
Next week, Geneva will be having it's annual swedish days festival. I highly recommend it. Great food and shopping. Festival & Events | Geneva, IL Festival and Events | A picture postcard™ There also a nice art fair coming in July and a wine fest in September.

St.Charles has a once a week (Thursdays @ 7) outdoor concert play downtown at the park. Food and live music. http://www.stcparks.org/special-events/concerts.asp

Also downtown St.Charles has the Arcada Theatre in downtown which has entertainment with music,movies, or comedy shows.
Official website of the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles

In early October, St.Charles has Scarecrow festival that is also very popular and a fun time to spend a day.
Scarecrow Festival - St. Charles, IL.

Cruise the Fox River from Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles in a paddlewheel riverboat. http://www.stcriverboats.com/

There is also a drive thru movie theater just a coupe miles west of St.Charles in West Chicago. Plenty to do in St.Charles, Geneva and Batavia. Many great bars,restaurants and shopping. Great bike trails too along the fox river.
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