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Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Fall Fest - Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Scarecrow Trail
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo Fall Fest
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Skeletober
Downtown LaGrange - various times
Downtown LaGrange - various times
Free Days at the Field Museum
Field Museum - 9:00 AM
Field Museum - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Free Tuesdays at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art - 10:00 AM
Museum of Contemporary Art - 10:00 AM
LEGO Club at Harold Washington Library
Harold Washington Library - 3:00 PM
Harold Washington Library - 3:00 PM
Fall Fest - Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Free Days at the DuSable Museum of African American History
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
Open Nature Play Day at Dan Ryan Woods
Dan Ryan Woods - 10:00 AM
Dan Ryan Woods - 10:00 AM
Free Illinois Resident Evenings at the Adler Planetarium
The Adler Planetarium - 4:00 PM
The Adler Planetarium - 4:00 PM
Fall Fest - Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Free Days at the DuSable Museum of African American History
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
Donation Days for Illinois Residents at the Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Fall Fest - Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Scarecrow Trail
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Free Days at the DuSable Museum of African American History
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
'Go Run
Various Chicago Parks - 9:00 AM
Various Chicago Parks - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Glenwood Sunday Market in Rogers Park
Glenwood Avenue and Morse Avenue - 9:00 AM
Glenwood Avenue and Morse Avenue - 9:00 AM
Chicago Food Truck Festival
LaBagh Woods - 11:00 AM
LaBagh Woods - 11:00 AM
Family Fun Fest
Harold Washington Library Center - 1:00 PM
Harold Washington Library Center - 1:00 PM

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