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Here's your plan for friendly games and a rooftop feast celebrating your wins. Watch the video 👇

Step foot into an interactive gaming facility and then enjoy a meal on a rooftop garden

Friendly Competition 🏅 + Winners Feast 🥂

At ACTIVATE - Chicago in Oak Brook, experience over 90 minutes of immersive gaming across 10+ game rooms.

Interactive Gaming

✅ Before you go
• They accept walk-ins but you can make a reservation here: https://playactivate.com/chicago

💪 Pro tips
• Your experience is 90 minutes to make sure you can use all of your time, arrive 15 minutes early

ACTIVATE - Chicago

Celebrate your gaming victories at RH Rooftop Restaurant in Oak Brook, enjoying a luxurious meal with splendid views.

Rooftop Dining

✅ Before you go
• Check out the menu here:
https://rh.com/us/en/oakbrook/restaurant

Head to the RH Rooftop Restaurant 

I literally felt like I was in Squid Games in real life.

And then I had a celebration meal to reset,

activate games is an interactive gaming facility where you

can step foot into over 10 different game rooms.

Each of the rooms had different games in over 10 different levels.

some we failed completely and some took some serious agility

but overall super fun and experience like no other then head

to the rooftop restaurant at the restoration hardware and enjoy

a bougie meal to mark off all of your accomplishments.

This experience is for groups of 2 to 5 people. Are you up for the challenge?

Here's your plan for volunteering to make meals and refresh Chicago schools with ChiGivesBack. Watch the video 👇

Are you looking for a way to serve your community? Come volunteer with me and ChiGivesBack! 

From making meals for seniors to helping refresh Chicago schools, there are a few volunteer opportunities coming up and we’d love to see you there. 

Follow @ChiGivesBack on Instagram to learn more. 
https://www.chigivesback.com

Community Service For Everyone 💙 

Volunteer in Chicago with ChiGivesBack—prepare meals for seniors and help uplift local schools while making new friends!

Community Volunteering

Whether by yourself or with your friends (or work colleagues), we’re always looking for volunteers! You’ll make plenty of friends with us 💙 

✅ Before you go
Sign up for volunteer opportunities and newsletter here: https://www.chigivesback.com 

• Follow @ChiGivesBack for updates. 


Sign up to volunteer!

Come volunteer with me while we make meals for seniors.

Community service with ChiGivesBack is one of

my favorite ways to reset after a busy week.

and service that is actually helping somebody,

Consider this your sign to take a break from scrolling and

come volunteer with me and ChiGivesBack next time.

Here's your plan for a Pilates reformer workout at STRONG and a tasty meal or coffee nearby. Watch the video 👇

A reformer workout class at STRONG followed by lunch or coffee at a nearby cafe!



A Challenge 💪 + a Treat 🍽️

Take a 45-minute low-impact yet challenging reformer Pilates class with cardio intervals at STRONG Pilates Lakeview. Choose your machine and get a quick intro if you're new!

Pilates Fitness Class

✅ Before you go
- The workout: 45 minutes of low-impact Pilates-inspired resistance training, combined with strength blocks and high-intensity cardio intervals on our exclusive Rowformer or Bike.

💪 Pro tips
- You can choose beforehand if you'd like a reformer with a bike or a rowing machine.
- The instructor will walk you through the machine before class if it's your first time.

STRONG Pilates Lakeview

Enjoy hearty breakfast or lunch at Southport Grocery and Cafe, with daily rotating quiche and soup—perfect for post-workout nourishment or a cozy catch-up with friends.

Breakfast or Lunch

✅ Before you go
- Open every day 8 AM - 3 PM

💪 Pro tips
- They have both breakfast and lunch items!
- Their quiche and soup rotate daily.

Southport Grocery and Cafe

Here's your plan for coffee, brunch, strolling, art festivals, and tasty treats in Lincoln Park. Watch the video 👇

Nice days in Chicago require being outside, and if you don’t already have plans, it’s the perfect opportunity to “dilly dally” or explore a new neighborhood. ☀️

Dilly Dallying in Lincoln Park

Start your day with coffee at 'L' Cafecito, conveniently located in the Damen Pink Line station—perfect for a caffeine boost before exploring Chicago neighborhoods.

Coffee stop

💪 Pro tips
• They’re located right within a train station (the Damen stop on the Pink line to be exact), so if you’re nearby, it’s a perfect way to start your day. 

“L” Cafecito 

Enjoy brunch at Batter & Berries, famous for their French toast and BYOB option. Ask about rotating specials to enhance your experience!

Brunch Dining

✅ Before you go
• They’re famously known for their French toast, so would keep that in mind as you review their menu. 
• They’re also BYOB if you’d also want to indulge in mimosas for brunch. 

💪 Pro tips
• They offer multiple rotating specials so be sure to ask your server for them! 

Brunch at Batter & Berries

Relax at Queen B in Lake View—enjoy coffee, pastries, and their outdoor patio for a break during your Lincoln Park neighborhood wanderings.

Coffee and Pastries

💪 Pro tips
• They have patio tables outside if you want to rest your legs and enjoy the weather during your day. 

Queen B

Enjoy live performances, local artists, and great food at a vibrant Lincoln Park street festival—happening throughout Chicago from May to September!

Art & Food Festival

💪 Pro tips
• From May-September, you can find street festivals all over the city of Chicago, some free and some ticketed, so keep your eyes peeled (or do a little research ahead of time) for when you find one. 

Street Festival

start planning your dilly dally days in Chicago.

at the Damen Pink Line stop before we made our way up to Lincoln Park.

but it gave us the opportunity to really enjoy seeing Chicago.

Our first stop included brunch at Batter and Berries,

and I highly recommend if you have not been yet.

we just walked around to see what we could get into while we were in Lincoln Park.

We stopped into Queen Bee as it was a coffee shop we were recently recommended.

It was very spacious and they had plenty of pastries.

We continued our walk and stumbled upon this

art festival found in Lincoln Park /Roscoe.

as well as live performances during the festival,

I highly recommend just taking a day to explore a new neighborhood in Chicago.

Here's your plan for enjoying happy hour, live music, art, and locally brewed beers on the patio. Watch the video 👇

Check out the food and drinks at Uncommon Ground and Green Star Brewery! They have a patio for the summer or 2 fireplaces for the winter. 

Patio Pints at Uncommon Ground 🍻

Enjoy happy hour drinks, patio seating, live music, and local brews at Uncommon Ground in Lakeview. Try their food and explore Green Star Brewery on site!

Food & Drinks

✅ Before you go
- Happy hour runs everyday of the week from 4-6pm! Excluding days when the Cubs are in town playing. 
- The have live music Tuesday- Saturday and open mic nights on Sundays. 

💪 Pro tips
- Green Star Brewery occasionally offers tours! 

https://www.uncommonground.com/greenstar-brewing 

- they have a whole latte and coffee menu! 

1. Food & Drinks at Uncommon Ground 🍻🍸🥙🍽️

Join me for happy hour at Uncommon Ground on Clark Street in Wrigleyville.

but I was excited to try their happy hour because it runs every day of the week

They are also connected to Green Star Brewery,

They also offer Growlers and Crowlers to go

if it's something you'd like to take home.

This is a lemon ginger martini that was delicious.

This is the Brussels sprouts and carrot hummus

with assorted rod that was also delicious.

They have a ton of activities and events going on during the week.

they have live music almost every night in their music room.

and they have a rotating art gallery on their walls that changes every 3 months.

then you need to check out Un Common Ground in Lakeview.