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Eat this
- Ten sweet candy stores
  
  These fabulous candy emporiums are always spoiling our dinners.
  
  These fabulous candy emporiums are always spoiling…
- Five kid-friendly brunches
  
  Five spots where kids can brunch along with you.
  
  Five spots where kids can brunch along with you.
- Five hot chocolate havens
  
  Where to sip the most delicious cocoa.
  
  Where to sip the most delicious cocoa.
Buy that
- 125 perfect presents
  
  Awesome gifts for kids AND grown ups.
  
  Awesome gifts for kids AND grown ups.
- Chicago kids' books
  
  Four books for the Windy City kid.
  
  Four books for the Windy City kid.
- Five retro lunch boxes
  
  Your kid will be the coolest cat in the cafeteria.
  
  Your kid will be the coolest cat in the cafeteria.
Go here
- 50 toy shops
  
  Don't miss these quirky, independent shops.
  
  Don't miss these quirky, independent shops.
- Five pizza places
  
  These are not your average pies.
  
  These are not your average pies.
- Nine cookie havens
  
  These bakeries dispense global treats.
  
  These bakeries dispense global treats.

Ten sweet candy stores

These fabulous candy emporiums are always spoiling our dinners.

Shopping list
- More rain gear for kiddos
- Eight rain essentials
Eating List
- Five kids' menus
- Five Italian-ice shops
Reading list
- Four fun libraries
- Five classic faves
Digital list
- Eight iPhone apps
- Three educational apps

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9 apple orchards

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Cubs and White Sox gear for kids

15 accessories for your budding baseball fanatic.

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Six pasta spots

These pasta purveyors make the stuff themselves, just like you wish you could if you had the time.
Chicago-area bike tours for families

A local expert weighs in on the best routes to pedal for great views of fall foliage.
Four books for dads

Man up and read up on what to expect when you're expecting a wee one.

On the blogs

The Chatterbox | April 16
Controversy fills this week's 'Box. Well that, and the best kid music video you'll ever see.

posted at 4:33pm

CircEsteem 11th Annual Spring Circus | Photos

Our photog captured kid performers ages 7–17 in the annual circus-arts extravaganza.

posted at 11:30am

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"Undiscovered Worlds." We humans spent a long time wondering whether there were any planets outside our solar system. The first was only ... 10am–4pm, Adler Planetarium

Drury Lane's Wizard of Oz 1pm. Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace

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