To Do In Chicago by CHICitiGirl Treks & Bites

02/18/2025

Foodies and Francophiles: this event is for you! A great indoor event that blends food + scavenger hunt at Chicago French Market.

Celebrate LOVE in the city of LOVE! ❤️

Join Chicago French Market on Saturday, Feb 22, 2025 (11 AM–1 PM) for a French-inspired scavenger hunt & food experience using our eATLAS app.

🏆 Win lunch at the French Market!

💰 $5 registration includes a $5 French Market Gift Card

🍽️ Savor global flavors from , , & more!

Bring your Valentine, gather friends, or go solo—no passport required! 🌍💙Play as a team or individual as you use app-guided cues and hints to seek food and discover French words and culture.
(See the link below to register)

Explore an international array of cuisines at this European marketplace. Chicago’s original year-round indoor food hall offers the perfect escape from the winter weather with more than 20 local vendors presenting foods from around the world.

To register click this link to the eATLAS app: https://eatlas.page.link/eKXNZVKioTyEwpGF7

02/18/2025

Did you get engaged this past Valentine's Day? Bookmark this for your engagement photo locations. Drop your favorite Chicago photographer 💘💝📸 below.

When taking photographs to announce an engagement to your friends and family, the setting needs to rise to the occasion. Fortunately, Chicago has everything that a to-be wed couple could want for the special moment, from urban grandeur to natural splendor, old glamor to modern style.

12/06/2024

Tomorrow night, Grand Closing Party of Bachor studio & gallery. 5-8 pm, everything will be 20% off.

GRAND CLOSING PARTY!
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🟠 bachor + studio + gallery 🟠
1111 West Lawrence in Chicago
This Saturday, December 7th 5-8pm
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20% OFF EVERYTHING for 24 hours!
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21 NEW “Loose change” pieces available that evening featuring all sorts of old coins (some 1600+ years old), a WW2 ration token, CTA tokens, etc... stocking stuffers?
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Come on down to Uptown and celebrate!
Yes, there will be beverages!
Yes, I’ll be wearing orange!
Located directly across from Chicago’s famous Aragon Ballroom. Everything in the space will be 20% off that day. That means originals, prints, posters, tees, pins, jackets, puzzles and other stuff. Knock out your holiday shopping in one fun stop!
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Can’t make it that night? Use the code “LIGHTSOUT” on bachor.com to get the discount that day only.
Thank you for giving me this opportunity!
Wash your hands.
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12/03/2024

Chicago’s largest pop-up district is in Wrigleyville. What holiday pop up bars are you visiting this year? https://wrigleyvillechicago.com/wrigleyvillewonderland/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1qtrbRRK1OrDXHUf3doIMHUzKVERkd0txJEZxcNQlMw-a9n_jIgfo7i1U_aem_CXaDUhFik6xND1QscLeGTg

Welcome to Wrigleyville Wonderland! The stockings are hung, the sleigh bells are ringing, and the drinks are pouring, Wrigleyville Wonderland is back! This holiday season,

12/03/2024

Learn some L history while you ride the Chicago Transit Authority Holiday Train or do a Brown Line Pizza Tour by eATLAS-Adventures To Go.

11/23/2024

Explore Printers Row while you compete for over $850 in prizes. Through this weekend

This is the last weekend to participate in the Printers Row Scavenger Hunt and get your part of over $850 in prizes! There are two participants tied for first place - go unseat them! (ends at 5 pm on November 24).

Discover the magic of Historic Printers Row with the eATLAS Get to Know Printers Row Scavenger Hunt (link below).

Download the eATLAS app to register for this fundraiser supporting the non-profit Near South Planning Board. Compete solo or in teams for a chance to win prizes, gift certificates, and other unique experiences!

Play anytime between 10 am-5 pm, from Saturday, November 16 to Sunday, November 24.

Participating Businesses:
Necessary & Sufficient Coffee
Sandmeyer's Bookstore
Embers + Apothecary
Fox in a Box - Chicago
Born Again Consignment Parlor
Yarnify
Herb & Tao Acupuncture & Wellness

Check back here on our Instagram feed for the winners to be announced sometime on Tuesday, 11/26.

11/21/2024

Christmas & Winter Beer Festival Saturday at Delilah's. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/YxcTLnup8ut3w5jQ/?mibextid=WC7FNe

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Delilah’s annual Christmas & Winter Beer Fest! Sat 12/7 ☃️🍻🎄

11/21/2024

Winter activities in Chicago

11/09/2024

Now at Chicago History Museum, Designing for Change exhibit.

In Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s, see more than 100 posters, fliers, signs, newspapers, and more from the era, expressing often radical ideas about race, war, gender equality, and sexuality.

10/29/2024

Check out my Halloween Haunted House tour in Lakeview. 💀👻🎃