Things To Do
-Lincoln Park Zoo - free!
-Any of Chicago's many free beaches on Lake Michigan. Our favorite is Foster Ave beach, but North Ave beach is huge and has volleyball courts!
-Shopping along Clark Ave in Andersonville -- so many fun, unique stores
-Millennium Park & Grant Park in downtown Chicago. Check out "The Bean" (officially named Cloud Gate), Buckingham Fountain, Crown Fountain, Lurie Gardens, the rock-climbing wall at Maggie Daley Park, or a free concert on the Great Lawn.
-Any of the many, many museums in Chicago: the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Peggy Nortbaert Nature Museum, and Chicago History Museum are all in the area. If you want to venture to the southside, the Museum of Science and Industry can't be beat (plus you can find free street parking near the museum).