Introducing a new series at Life Between Weekends: Frontiers! We’re convinced that everyone has their own version of the city they live in — places they love to eat, visit and hang out at that you absolutely can’t miss — so in each edition, we’ll ask one person to give us a tour of their town. Don’t see your city represented? Want to offer another take on your hometown? Email us.
Frontiers: Chicagoland
If you’re visiting Chicago, you better make a trip outside of the official city limits to Chicagoland. It encompasses all of the towns within a 50-mile radius of the Windy City, including Woodstock, Illinois, where our first Frontiers contributor, Sheila Blackwell, lives. Sheila, take it away: