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Easy Outing: Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin
When my husband, daughter and I turned into the parking lot for the Fox River Trolley Museum, I was skeptical. It looked like a graveyard for unwanted, rusted-out train cars. But our visit was one of...
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Easy Outing: Santa’s Village AZoosment Park in East Dundee
I’m not a Chicago native, so I don’t have fond memories of going to Santa’s Village or Kiddieland when I was younger. But Go West readers were so excited about our giveaway for four family passes to...
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Indoor Play: Hickory Knolls Discovery Center in St. Charles
Are you ready for the gray, chilly days that lay ahead? We’ll try to help you through them with our Indoor Play Guide. Here’s a new addition to the list; it just opened last spring, and it's free! The...
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Indoor Play: Kohl Children's Museum in Glenview
Before you read this post, I have an important question to ask you: How far will you drive to reach a fun, indoor play place? A. No more than 15 miles. B. An hour, give or take a few minutes. C. On a...
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Bring Your Baby Matinees in Lombard and South Barrington
If you're a regular reader of this site, you know how much I love going to see movies in a theater. Love it, love it, love it. Photo by jessica@flickr on Flickr.But when my daughter was small, I never...
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Easy Outing: Cantigny in Wheaton
Cantigny is hard to pin down. It definitely qualifies as an "Easy Outing," but it could be featured as one of our "Great Parks!" too. It has a military museum, formal gardens and a golf course. It also...
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Easy Outing: Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn
If you have a wannabe veterinarian in your house, you'll definitely want to check out the latest in the Go West "Easy Outings" series. Tonka, the Great Horned Owl, at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center....
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Easy Outing: Water Wonders in North Aurora
Here's a cooling water feature that won't close down come Labor Day. It's eco-friendly and educational, too! Name: Water Wonders, a 125-foot educational interactive stream that just opened this summer...
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Easy Outing: A Trip to the Cascade Drive-In in West Chicago
Guest contributor Maggie Romanovich shares with us one of her family's favorite summertime activities: A trip to the drive-in. But many drive-in theaters stay open well into fall, and it actually gets...
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Easy Outing: Covered Wagon Rides at St. James Farm in Warrenville
St. James Farm Forest Preserve offers covered wagon tours on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. off and on throughout the year. You'll find the...
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