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How to help Chicago Hospital Caregivers.  Recognize our frontline healthcare workers by dropping them a note and/or donating something, if you can. Advocate Healthcare Food and other donations Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Send a note of thanks and encouragement to a … [Read more...] about How to help Chicago Hospital Caregivers

How to get Chicago Emergency Alerts Office of Emergency Management & Communications (OEMC) - Alerts from NotifyChicago Notify Chicago is a city service that provides residents with text messages, and/or e-mail alerts on various emergency and non-emergency situations taking place throughout … [Read more...] about How to get Chicago Emergency Alerts

CPL Maker Lab: Learn how to make things for free. The Maker Lab, at the Harold Washington Library Center, offers FREE workshops, open lab hours and drop-in demonstrations. Where:  Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, 3rd Floor, 312-747-4300. When:  Lab Hours Check here. Have … [Read more...] about CPL Maker Lab: Learn how to make things for free

Tour Rick Bayless' organic garden.  Note:  Mr Bayless switched gardeners and no longer offers tours.  Rick Bayless' organic gardener Bill Shores leads tours on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 pm in Rick Bayless' backyard. The cost is $25. Available dates are:  May 31, July 5, Aug 23 and Sept. … [Read more...] about Tour Rick Bayless’ Organic Garden

One of my neighbors sent me the following link to the Chicago Park District's forum  called Mindmixer.  It looks like the CPD is trying to get it's constituents to give their views and ideas for the CPD.  Pretty democratic.  Officially this is their stated mission: We believe good, informed ideas … [Read more...] about Hours of free fun with Chicago Park District Mindmixer

This is a post that keeps changing, because we keep discovering new deals. If you're looking for some inexpensive family togetherness, check out these restaurants where kids eat FREE. Please check that the offer still applies as these can change at anytime. Here's a list of some (of course, not all) … [Read more...] about Chicago restaurants where kids eat free

10/23/21:  Waiting to hear back if they are still offering tours. Factory tour: Half-Acre Beer Company in Ravenswood.  Every Saturday (except major holidays) at 12:00 pm, the Half-Acre Beer Company offers a tour of its brewery. The cost is $15, buy tickets in advance OR at the door - … [Read more...] about Factory tour: Half-Acre Beer Company in Ravenswood

3 Floyds in Munster, Indiana is one of the nation's finest microbreweries. Every Saturday, they offer free tours of the brewery. Tours are Saturdays at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm. . Each tour takes a maximum of 20 people and is first come, first served, with a signup sheet at the door. … [Read more...] about Factory tour: 3 Floyds Brewery

Factory tour: Revolution Brewing  Revolution Brewing has its beer-making operations near Belmont and Kedzie in Avondale, just off the Kennedy Expressway. Location:  3340 N. Kedzie Avenue, (773) 588-2267. Tours are $10, last about 45 minutes and are on:  Wednesday-Thursday: 6pm; Friday: 6pm, … [Read more...] about Factory tour: Revolution Brewing

Goose Island was the first of the Chicago microbreweries, and now it's almost reached macro status. The main brewery, on the Near West Side and the 1800 North Clybourn locations offer tours of their operations. Goose Island Brewery, 1800 W. Fulton, (312) 226-1119.  Hourly tours Thursdays 2:00 … [Read more...] about Factory tours: Goose Island Breweries