- The list below includes 478 free or cheap things to do in or near Chicago, Illinois, including 107 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Neighborhoods, Observation Decks and Jazz/Blues Bars.
- From Lake Michigan to Millennium Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Chicago and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Skokie, Oak Park, Evanston and Lombard.
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Learn essential techniques for bouldering, a more powerful style of climbing on shorter walls, all in a relaxed, small-group environment
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A community center for sports, play, and care, Grennan Heights Park contains a wooden floor basketball court, outdoor basketball and tennis courts, a playground, preschool, athletic programs, and open gym for all ages.
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Located just north of Chicago, Gillson Park is a 59-acre, multi-function area. Park visitors can go swimming in Lake Michigan, rent a sailboat, have a picnic, or go skating in the lighted ice rink.
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Guests can enjoy an aquatic center with diving boards, flume slides, and an 8 lane lap pool at Centennial Park Pool. The pool is available for rental for birthday parties and other special events.
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Centennial Ice Rink has a main rink and a studio rink where visitors can skate or play hockey or broomball, and where all equipment and the rinks can be rented. It has a concession stand with snacks and refreshments.
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Situated on wood chips, Oakton Manor has an outdoor playground, complete with double slides, a walking bridge, and seesaws. The park has benches for visitors to sit on so they can watch their children play.
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Centennial Tennis Courts of Wilmette offer visitors a great location for sports play when visiting. Non-members may reserve one of the eight indoor court spaces twenty-four hours in advanced and have access to the locker rooms and pro shop.
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Northwest Park
1200 N Dee Rd, Dee Rd & Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068
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In the warmer months, Northwest Park offers baseball and football facilities as well as an outdoor play area and playground. In winter, the park opens an outdoor ice skating rink.
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The Wilmette Hockey Assoc is an organization that provides hockey teams and leagues to the youth in the community. Games are played in either the nearby Centennial Ice Arena or the North Shore Ice Arena.
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The Wilmette Park District Community Recreation Center, features workshops, dance and exercise programs, gymnastics and sports gyms, and an auditorium. With 94,000 square feet and room for special events, it also serves as the base for several community programs.
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An entertainment resource, the Wilmette Theatre offers first-run and art films as well as live theater productions, concerts, comedy and children's shows. The theatre also offers classes in acting and musical theater.