Andrew's comprehensive yet concise guide to Chicago fun with a leaning to the offbeat, circus and vaudeville, bike and skate, fests and arts, and little to no cost.
ATTENTION: As of 2019 the maintenance of events data here has been largely discontinued now that other systems have finally grown adequate such as FaceBook and Metromix and Reader and Timeout and Do312.
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- ..-Su: Comic and Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place.
..-Sa: Robotics Competition at UIC Pavilion.
Sa: Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's shops.
Sa: "Twisted" at Berlin.
Sa: Vaudezilla! at Stage 773.
Su: Wolff's Flea Market & Antique Mall at Allstate.
Su: New cartoons on FOX.
Ongoing: STD Awareness Month.
Ongoing: Latino Film Festival at Various locations.
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