Travel Reference
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Take the Kennedy (I-94W) Expwy. to the I-90 Tollway and exit north on Rte. 53. Follow 53 north
until you reach the Euclid exit. Or take the Metra train line to its Arlington Heights stop, which
is within walking distance of the racecourse. General parking $4, valet parking $8.
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STORY HOURS
Feel like y ou've read
The Cat in the H at
about 10,000 times? Take your kids to one of
these stor y hours and they can get their stor
y fix while y ou get a r est—and y ou'll be
inspiring a love of reading in your children.
Borders
All ages.
Kids can hear stories, with special visits fr om costumed characters,
at this stor y hour, held at 11am on Tuesday on the lo wer lev el.
830 N. M ichigan Ave.
&
312/573-0564.
Free admission. Subway/El: Red Line to Chicago/State.
The Field Museum of Na tural History
Ages 2 to 4.
Designed for pr eschoolers,
“Story Time” is a weekend afternoon event held at 1:30pm in the LivingTogether exhibit
area that focuses on stories and projects that tie in with current exhibits.
Roosevelt Rd. at
Lake Shore Dr.
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312/665-7400.
Free with museum admission of $22 for adults, $12 for children.
Bus: 146.
Thomas Hughes Childr en's Libr ary a t Har old Washington Libr ary C enter
Ages 2 & up.
Twice a month puppets act out stories, and S aturdays are packed with
programs, including puppet sho ws, videos, crafts, author r eadings, and book signings.
Toddler stor y times ar e offered at 10:30am on M ondays for kids 2 y ears and up and
include stor ytelling, puppetr y, music, mo vement, and a craft; y ou must sign up in
advance, or if there's an opening, walk-ins are allowed. Baby “lapsit” story hours start at
10:30am on Mondays. Story times for preschoolers are available on a walk-in basis year-
round at 10am M ondays.
400 S. Stat e St.
&
312/747-4200.
w ww.chicagopubliclibrary.org.
Subway/El: Red Line to Jackson/State, Brown Line to Van Buren/Library.
Women and Children First
Ages 2 to 5.
Books and poems are featured at this story
hour for pr eschoolers, held Wednesday mornings fr om 10:30 to 11am. S tore co-owner
Linda Bubon performs five or more stories, including singing, dancing, and general sil-
liness! Doors open at 10:15am.
5233 N. Clark St.
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773/769-9299.
Free admission. Subway/El:
Red Line to Bryn Mawr, then walk several blocks west to Clark. Bus: 22.
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ARCADES
ESPN Zone
Ages 7 & up.
This 35,000-square-foot sports shrine provides arcade fans
with sports-inspired video games plus the S ports Arena, where everyone can tr y out his
or her skills. F uture quarterbacks can tr y to thr ow the ball thr ough moving cutouts. A
simulated rock-climbing wall mo ves up and do wn like a v ertical treadmill so y ou can
never reach the top . You and y our kids can dribble and shoot baskets on a half cour t,
scoring points based on the difficulty of the shots y ou make. The basket can ev en be
lowered so younger kids get a fair shot. And y ou can check y our scores against those of
the NBA play ers who sho wed off their stuff her e. If hockey's your sport, you and y our
kids can pretend to be NHL players, with one of you taking shots on simulated ice while
the other plays goalie. The Screening Room is a fan's nirvana, with a 16-foot screen sur-
rounded by skybox viewing suites, along with another 37 monitors to co ver everything
