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Hmm. . . Gorging ourselves at Taste of Chicago wasn’t enough, so after running errands downtown Nancy came down from Milwaukee and we [...]

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In 1921, Greek immigrant Peter George Poulos founded Margie’s Candies. Over 80 years later, this classic ice cream parlor is still serving Chicago sweet toothes from their shop in the Bucktown community. Al Capone was reportedly one of their more famous patrons, as were the Beatles in 1964 after they finished their concert at Comiskey [...]

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