- 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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Wine is paired with cheeses that compliment and accent the flavors and smells
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Offering year-round outdoor activities, Woodland Park features facilities for soccer, tennis and basketball as well as open play space and a playground. In winter, the park opens an outdoor ice skating rink.
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Featuring paved paths shaded by trees, East End Park provides visitors with basketball parks, sports fields, playgrounds, and a pool. The pool is lifeguard monitored and sections into a lap pool area and a general play area.
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Situated in a prairie, visitors can see ducks, frogs, and tadpoles in the two ponds of Wildwood Nature Center. There is also a butterfly garden with several different species of butterflies.
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Located within a peaceful residential neighborhood, the Maine Park Leisure Center is a community center that provides a number of amenities and services for local residents. Meeting rooms, a gym, and a preschool program are among the amenities available.
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With a playground covering multiple areas, Butterfield Park offers visitors swings, climbing structures, walking paths, and more. The park has several picnic areas with back to back picnic tables and covered pavilions.
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At Thornwood Park, visitors can enjoy recreational activities like tennis, baseball, and ice skating. The park has a playground with swings, a climbing structure, and monkey bars. There are also several walking paths for joggers.
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Oakton Ice Arena is a regulation-size ice rink. The rink offers public skating hours, as well as ice hockey and figure skating programs with trained and experienced coaches and instructors.
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Offering both indoor and outdoor ice rinks, IceLand Ice Arena offers a variety of skating and hockey programs. The facility hosts learn to skate programs as well as competitive skating, and hosts hockey leagues.
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Wolff's Flea Market is good for somebody who is looking to spend their free time by doing some interesting shopping. Vendors here sell toys and beautiful knick knacks. Parking space is big and feasible.
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The Graue Mill and Museum, located in Oak Brook, Illinois, is a homestead and waterwheel grist mill. Programs are featured at the site that depict life as it was from 1850 to 1890.