Despite changes in culture and technology, summer for Americans still has a romantic, open feel, with visions of long days filled with possibility and freedom. Even when listings are digitized and at our fingertips at illinoistimes.com, our paper Summerguide is a favorite for the same reason as summer. In these 80 pages you can leisurely browse to discover the unexpected, and dream of doing everything suggested here, while sampling all the ads have to offer. Or you might schedule only a few activities, ones that promise memories, with time left over to relive them. Either way, it’s important to use our guide to plan. We all know this season goes fast, and summer is a terrible thing to waste. – Fletcher Farrar, editor
This article appears in Summerguide 2024.
