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15 Best Things to Do in Lisle (IL)

Morton Arboretum

The prosperous western suburb of Lisle is the home of the Morton Arboretum, one of the top attractions in the Chicago Area, containing a massive expanse of restored prairie. Settled …

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15 Best Things to Do in Huntley (IL)

Downtown Huntley

Along the Golden Corridor, Huntley is one of the fastest growing communities in the northwest Chicago area, with a five-fold population increase since 2000. The village goes back to the …

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15 Best Things to Do in Charleston (IL)

Coles County Courthouse

The home of Eastern Illinois University (EIU), Charleston is a city of around 20,000 with a beautiful downtown area filled with historic architecture, restaurants and mom-and-pop stores. Charleston has strong …

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15 Best Things to Do in Bloomingdale (IL)

Live Music

This village in Chicago’s west suburbs is unique as you can still visit the very first permanent building erected here. The building in question, now used as a local history …

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15 Best Things to Do in Roselle (IL)

Restaurant

A community of around 22,000, Roselle is in Chicago’s northwestern suburbs, a few miles west of O’Hare International. The village is named after the prominent businessman Rosell M. Hough, a …

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15 Best Things to Do in Homer Glen (IL)

American Goldfinch

Incorporated as recently as 2001, Homer Glen is a new village east of Lockport and home to around 25,000. Although Homer Glen is ensconced in the suburbs, there’s still a …

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15 Best Things to Do in Westmont (IL)

Gregg House Museum

Around 18 miles from the Chicago Loop, Westmont is a village in the Western Suburbs, incorporated in the 1920s and developed mostly in the 70s and 80s. Two famous former …

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15 Best Things to Do in Darien (IL)

Oldfield Oaks County Forest Preserve

Although this green suburban village in the southwest of the Chicago area was developed in the 1970s, it has a history going back much further to the 1830s. What is …

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15 Best Things to Do in East Moline (IL)

The Rust Belt

This manufacturing city is in the Quad Cities, straddling the Mississippi River and Illinois/Iowa state line. East Moline is the site of the John Deere Factory Works, which is a …

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15 Best Things to Do in Calumet City (IL)

Calumet City, Illinois

On the west side of the Illinois-Indiana line, Calumet City is a suburb bordered by Chicago proper to the north. The wider Calumet region has long been industrialized, but has …

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