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Your Summertime Chi Bucket List

Posted on July 5, 2024   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Sidney Madden

Sidney Madden

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Hey Chicago readers crowdsourced what to do this summer. (Sidney Madden / City Cast Chicago)

Hey Chicago readers have been writing in with what’s on their Summertime Chi bucket lists. As we enter the dog days of summer, here’s what you can check off your bucket list bingo card.

Jill C.: Go on a boat tour

David G.: Head to a game — Cubs, Sox, or Sky!

Emma T.: Ride the Chicago Water Taxi

Dea B-A.: Kayak at Matthieson State Park or Starved Rock

Jessica W.: See a film at Rooftop Cinema Club

Diana G.: Take a helicopter ride over the city

Dennis K.: Catch a Millennium Park concert

Letty H.: Go berry picking and see a drive-in movie

Courtney W.: Go in the water (kayak, beach day, anything!)

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