Things to do in Chicago, IL

350 events · Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors

Friday, September 25

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:00 PM

The Kates @ The Book Cellar!

The Book Cellar

Fri · Sep 25

Saturday June with Jami Dawn and Dave & Gabe

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, September 26

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Sat · Sep 26 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 26 · 10:00 AM

The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 26 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 26 · 10:30 AM

U of I Extension Ask a Master Gardener

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 26 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 26 · 11:00 AM

Sensory Play Workshop with Luna Y Cielo Play Cafe.

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 26 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Sep 26 · 3:00 PM

Ian Rosenberg - "Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody" - Samantha Chatman

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sat · Sep 26

The Chain Links with Al Day and Victor Sanders

Uncommon Ground

Sunday, September 27

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Sun · Sep 27 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 27 · 10:00 AM

The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 27 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 27 · 12:00 PM

Burning Bush Fall Fest '26

Burning Bush Brewery

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 27 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sun · Sep 27

Shure Sponsored Open Mic Grand Finale

Uncommon Ground

Monday, September 28

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Mon · Sep 28 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Mon · Sep 28 · 6:30 PM

Old St. Pat's Book Club

The Book Cellar

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Mon · Sep 28 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Sep 28 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

Tuesday, September 29

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Tue · Sep 29 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Tue · Sep 29 · 5:30 PM

Thant Myint-U, "Peacemaker"

The Book Cellar

Wednesday, September 30

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Wed · Sep 30 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 30 · 10:00 AM

The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 30 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 30 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Never Too Old: The YA Book Club

The Book Cellar

Parks & Outdoors

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Healing Roots: Medicinal Plants and Ancestral Memory | Raices que Sanan: Plantas Medicinales y Memoria Ancestral

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM

Whimsy Wednesday

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 30

Lynn Live Vocals with Mikey Harms and Phin Gleber

Uncommon Ground

Thursday, October 1

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 1 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 1 · 10:00 AM

The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 1 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Oct 1

Nat Lefkoff

Uncommon Ground

Friday, October 2

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 2 · 10:00 AM

The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 2 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 2 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Oct 2

Zakhoury and Matt Krahula

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, October 3

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 AM

The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 10:30 AM

U of I Extension Ask a Master Gardener

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 11:00 AM

Sensory Play Workshop with Luna Y Cielo Play Cafe.

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 3

Glistener

Uncommon Ground

Monday, October 5

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Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

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Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

Wednesday, October 7

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 7 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 7 · 4:00 PM

Garrison Lovely - "Obsolete: The AI Industry's Trillion Dollar Race to Replace Us — And How to Stop It"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Friday, October 9

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 9 · 10:00 AM

Morning Glories

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 9 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Oct 9 · 4:00 PM

Emily Dufton - "Addiction, Inc."

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Saturday, October 10

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 10 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 10 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 10 · 4:00 PM

Julian Hattem - "Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change is Creating a New Era of Migration

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Monday, October 12

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Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

Wednesday, October 14

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 14 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 14 · 4:00 PM

Martha C. Nussbaum - "The Republic of Love" - Douglas Baird

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Thursday, October 15

Thu · Oct 15 · 12:00 PM

East Asia by the Book! CEAS Author Talks ft. Julia Alekseyeva

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 15 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Oct 15 · 4:00 PM

Stephanie Soileau - "Should the Waters Take Us"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Thu · Oct 15

Skye Peterson and Thomas Austin

Uncommon Ground

Friday, October 16

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 16 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM

Ruth Bloch Rubin - "Divided Parties, Strong Leaders"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM

Music Heritage Series Concert

Indiana Dunes National Park

Fri · Oct 16

Jonathan Hannau and Richard Brasseale with Momo and Alvin

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, October 17

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 17 · 2:00 PM

Anastasia Klimchynskaya - "From the Earth to the Moon: Annotated for the Spacefaring Age" - Jordan Bimm & Katherine Buse

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sat · Oct 17

Frank Viele and Joe Gorka

Uncommon Ground

Monday, October 19

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Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

Wednesday, October 21

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 21 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 21 · 4:00 PM

Russell P. Johnson - "Beyond Civility in Social Conflict" - Marvin Wickware

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Wed · Oct 21

Fox and Bones with Haley Johnsen

Uncommon Ground

Thursday, October 22

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 22 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

Thu · Oct 22 · 6:00 PM

Conservatory After Dark ft. Meadowlark

Lincoln Park Conservancy

Thu · Oct 22

Rita Bliss and The Sweet Maries

Uncommon Ground

Friday, October 23

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 23 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Oct 23 · 4:00 PM

Jonathan González - "Ways to Move: Black Insurgent Grammars" - Anna Martine Whitehead

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Fri · Oct 23

Buffalo Rose

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, October 24

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 24 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 24 · 3:00 PM

Rowenna Miller - "The Dancer and the Dream Thief"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sat · Oct 24

Tim Hort and The Radio Hour, with Freddy Harboe and Joe Griffin

Uncommon Ground

Monday, October 26

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Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

Wednesday, October 28

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 28 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 28 · 4:00 PM

Gautham Rao - "White Power: Policing American Slavery" - Alison L. LaCroix

Seminary Co-op Bookstore