It was barely 11 a.m. on a Friday, but we were already exhausted from the day and ready to re-caffeinate. Luckily my sister knew a place. A new to Illinois, a small chain from Texas, Summer Moon. Which happened to have our state’s first and for now only location in Crystal Lake. My sister and […]
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The long accordion bus on CTA route 146, was full of people who, I could only assume were heading to Museum Campus like me. It was a free day for Illinois residents at the Field Museum and I had strategically planned my day to arrive there no later than noon. The idea was to go
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The neon green Chicago River dye was beginning to dull, and my boyfriend and I were considering bailing yet again. Gross, wet, snow was falling lazily outside the window, making the warmth of home all the more appealing. However, as Chicagoans, snow, especially the pitiful amount there was, was no excuse. We were finally going
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Unprepared for the weather (rain!) our plans of exploring the Gold Coast dissolved in a moment. With raindrops approaching I shoved the brochure from Cabaret into my puffy green coat hoping our souvenir wouldn’t get wet. With our plans for the night coming to a close we began the trek up North on the ‘L’
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It was a dreary Saturday afternoon, that had we been planless would have likely led to a lazy day inside. Thankfully, however, my sister had supplied us two free tickets to a matinee showing of Cabaret. Which she worked on as a Wardrobe Assistant at the Porchlight Music Theatre. As the theater was only a
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