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First-time visitor’s guide to Chicago
Planning your first visit to the country’s Best Big City?
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Essential Chicago bites
As the longtime home of the James Beard Awards, Chicago is one of the country’s best dining cities.
Check out our list of must-try dishes, featuring all the best born-in-Chicago bites — from deep dish pizza to the jibarito to Italian beef to the Original Rainbow Cone.
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The ultimate Chicago bucket list
Don’t miss out on only-in-Chicago experiences.
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Theater of the Mind
Reid Murdoch Building – 333 N LaSalle
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Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions
“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”
Harold Washington Library Center
Oct27
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
Oct27
Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago
Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago
Oct27
Castle
Chicago Children’s Museum
Oct27
Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem
Chicago Architecture Center
Oct27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
INCREDIBLE INSECTS: Interactive Live Bug Exhibit
Navy Pier, 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Oct27
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Moving Identities: 16 Voices of Belonging
Chicago Cultural Center – Claudia Cassidy Theater
Oct27
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Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style Exhibit
School of the Art Institute
Oct27
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Pilsen Día de Los Muertos Window Walk
18th Street commercial corridor
Oct27
Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger
Intuit Art Museum
Oct27
Tuesday Good Show
The Gallery Cabaret
Oct27
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