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Even though most of the summer festivals fall on the weekends in summertime, you can still have an amazing Chicago Summer Experience if you’re traveling here on business during the week! Yup! It’s time to break away from that snoozy sales meeting and venture out! If you know what to do, you can actually make a Tuesday FEEL like a Friday! Check out some of our favorite options below for turning your business trip into a pleasure trip and experience some local weeknight (and day) fun!

Nobody digs Festival season more that ACME, and we have to say, we’re pretty experienced at it! So . . . we’ve talked to the crew and put together some easy tips to make sure your time at Lala, or Pitchfork, or Pride Fest, or (insert name of favorite festival here), is everything you want it to be! Take a look, and thank us later, or not!

Is it time to learn some new mad skills? Whether your secret (or not so secret) passions lie in music, art, technology, or even amping up your mojo, we might just have what it takes to ignite that passion in you!

Things to do during the Big Ten Basketball Tournament in Chicago

We’ve all got ‘em, and we all love ‘em . . . Keep it that way with these handy holiday tips!