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Northerly Island $5 snowtrekking

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Northerly Island $5 snow trekking When:   January 4, 11, 18, 2020 10AM-2PM. Where: Northerly Island, 1521 S. Linn White Dr., Call (312) 745-2910. Age Range: Any. Call to confirm. Event subject to change without notice. There must be at least three inches of snow. Check out snowshoeing and … [Read more...] about Northerly Island $5 snowtrekking

Free WickerICE Rink

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Free WickerICE Rink ice skating When:  Closed and waiting for rink to freeze Where: Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen WickerICE is a Community Designed, Funded, and Maintained Non-Refrigerated 120ft X 60ft ICE RINK in Wicker Park. Details for the season Visit WickerICE FACEBook Each Monday … [Read more...] about Free WickerICE Rink

Free films Chicago Cultural Center

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Free films Chicago Cultural Center Where:  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd Floor North Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:00PM-9:00PM Reception at 5pm in GAR Hall.  Doors Open at 5:30pm, Film screening at 6pm, Q&A to follow screening RSVP Screening and … [Read more...] about Free films Chicago Cultural Center

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Free Holiday Performances Harold Washington Library

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Free Holiday Performances Harold Washington Library Where: Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, 312-747-4300. Always call ahead. Schedule subject to change or cancellation. Most events are held in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Lower Level. Check the signage or with the info … [Read more...] about Free Holiday Performances Harold Washington Library

Garfield Park Conservatory Free events for kids

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Garfield Park Conservatory Free events for kids When: Call to confirm before heading out. Schedule Where: Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave, 312-746-5100. 2019 Monthly Themes Each month we dig into a different theme for Morning Glories and Fiddleheads, and use the plant … [Read more...] about Garfield Park Conservatory Free events for kids

Free kids events Harold Washington Library

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Free kids events Harold Washington Library Where: Harold Washington Library Center, Thomas Hughes Children's Library, 400 S. State Street, (312) 747-4200 When:  Subject to change and cancellation.  Call first! Find all events here. Click on "Events", then filter for "Harold Washington … [Read more...] about Free kids events Harold Washington Library

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Free Bird Walks

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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Free Bird Walks. Where: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 North Cannon Drive, 773-755-5191. It's not clear where the walks start and no one from the Museum responded to my email. I would arrive at the entrance to the museum at 7AM. The museum opens at … [Read more...] about Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Free Bird Walks

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Free Thalia Hall historical tours

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Free Thalia Hall historical tours When: During brunch every third Saturday of the month 11AM-11:45AM July-December 2019 Where:  Thalia Hall,  1807 S. Allport St. and Dusek's 1227 W 18th St, (Same building Thalia Hall) (312) 526-3851 Stop for brunch and then enjoy a free tour of historic … [Read more...] about Free Thalia Hall historical tours

Earn free tickets with Goldstar Rewards

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Earn free tickets with Goldstar Rewards Earn Points. Unlock Rewards. Repeat. Join for free and you'll automatically earn points for every ticket you buy. When you join you earn 300 points automatically.  Then you earn 1 point for every $1 spent.  400 points = $5.  So while something is always … [Read more...] about Earn free tickets with Goldstar Rewards

Free events Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Closed

Free events Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. The University of Chicago's non-denominational Rockefeller Memorial Chapel offers free events throughout the academic year. the Virtual Chapel! Where:  5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, (773) 702-2667 When: Check schedule availability varies. Tower … [Read more...] about Free events Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Closed

Free tours James R. Thompson Center

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Free tours James R. Thompson Center When:  Fri, November 15, 2019, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST.  Tours will begin outside by the plaza sculpture, Monument with Standing Beast, at Randolph and Clark Streets, or if the weather is bad, under the colonnade just outside the entrance to the building.  … [Read more...] about Free tours James R. Thompson Center

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Wicker Park Community Shredding and E-Recycling

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Wicker Park Community Shredding and E-Recycling. The Wicker Park-Bucktown Community is holds a series of community document shredding and electronics recycling events.  Arrive early the truck has been known to fill up and they will turn people away. 2019 dates/locations 10AM-12PM March 9 -  … [Read more...] about Wicker Park Community Shredding and E-Recycling

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