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Are you having a good summer so far? Me too. We’ve been doing all sorts of fun activities around town — and then I’ve been busy blogging about it all. I am writing another blog for the months of June and July called School’s Out!. I’ve been posting about family-friendly activities in and around Chicago... Read more »

By Caitlin Giles,
June 21, 2010 at 11:18 am

The new Great Bear Wilderness Exhibit at the Brookfield Zoo is actually pretty . . . great.

I have to confess that the Brookfield Zoo is kind of foreign territory for us city-dwellers. Call me lazy — but I have my reasons. First, there is the drive (and the potential for traffic and traffic-related meltdowns). Then there is the fact that I have to pay for admission for everyone — AND parking... Read more »

By Caitlin Giles,
May 17, 2010 at 2:24 pm

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