Top 10 Things to do in University Village/Little Italy, Illinois (IL)

July 17, 2021 Hector Krause

The windy city is a cornucopia of modern art, fine dining, cutting edge comedy, and die-hard sports fans. Snap a photo of your reflection in the silver Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park before heading to Grant Park to get hit with the refreshing spray of Buckingham Fountain. There are dozens of museums and theater companies in Chicago, so a cultural experience is never hard to find. You’re sure to laugh your head off at the Second City Theater, the professional launch pad of many famous comedians.
Restaurants in Chicago

1. Provision Theater

1001 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608-1559 +1 312-455-0065 http://www.provisiontheater.org
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Provision Theater

2. Maxwell Street Station

943 W Maxwell St, Chicago, IL 60608-1563 http://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2016/12/maxwell-street-7th-district-police.html
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Maxwell Street Station

3. Relo's Board Game & Dessert Cafe

1321 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607-4700 +1 312-819-7356 http://www.reloscafe.com/
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Relo's Board Game & Dessert Cafe

Relo's Board Game & Dessert Cafe is the largest board game cafe in Chicago. We're board games, desserts, coffee, all in one! Come join us for a fun day of board games with family and friends, and enjoy a wide variety of desserts including waffles, sundaes, cakes, and much more!

4. Holy Family Catholic Church

1080 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608-1519 +1 312-492-8442 http://holyfamilychicago.org
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Holy Family Catholic Church

Reviewed By O6378WFannag - Park Ridge, United States

Ist is located next to the prestigious St Ignatius Prep School. Founded in 1857 by father Damen (major street in Chicago is named after him). The first Jesuit church in Chicago. It is also one of the only 5 public buildings which survived the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. I went there during Open House Chicago and I heard there that it was called "Ellis Island of Midwest". A lot of Irish-Americans can trace their family tree back to this church which ones was the largest English speaking parish in US (with 25 000 parishioners). A lot of historical Chicago figures belong or prayed at this parish (O'Leary family - legend says that the Great Chicago Fire started at their stables; the first American saint Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, Comiskey family - John Comiskey is memorialized in one of the church's stained window - the oldest stained glass in Chicago - and his son is a founder of the Chicago White Sox - baseball team). Unfortunately, due to shortage of funds to keep this church open, it is not so easy to get there to visit it. Check mass schedule.

5. Jane Addams' Hull-House Museum

800 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607-4497 +1 312-413-5353 http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/hull_house.html
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4.5 based on 66 reviews

Jane Addams' Hull-House Museum

This museum honors Jane Addams, the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her social work with immigrants and affecting national public policy. Explore the National Historic Landmark settlement house including the residents' dining hall and an arts and crafts building. Closed Mondays and Saturdays.

Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States

Chicagoans know more about Al Capone than Jane Addams. That scenario should change. Every elementary school student should be required to take a field trip to the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and learn about the social reformer who became the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, whose work changed the lives of immigrant neighbors and national and international public policy. She is every bit as important and as significant to the development of the United States as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The museum, located at 800 South Halsted Street on Chicago's near South Side, near the University of Illinois-Chicago campus, is housed in two of the original settlement house buildings--the Hull House, a National Historic Landmark, and the Residents' Dining Hall, a beautiful Arts and Crafts building that has welcomed some of the world's most important thinkers, artists and activists. Founded in 1889 as a social settlement, Hull-House played a vital role in redefining American democracy in the modern age. Addams helped to pass critical legislation and influenced public policy on public health and education, free speech, philanthropy, racism, women's movements, civic affairs, fair labor practices, immigrants' rights, recreation and desegregation. The museum's collection features more than 5,500 artifacts relating to the vibrant work of the Hull-House Settlement and the surrounding neighborhood, including life on Chicago's Near West Side at the turn of the 20th century. Highlights of the collection include intricate textiles woven in the Hull-House Labor Museum, portraits and drawings of neighbors and settlement life by Hull-House residents, pottery produced by artists at the Hull-House kilns, period and folkloric clothing from neighbors on the Near West Side, artifacts from the nearby Maxwell Street market, furnishings from Jane Addams' collection and oral histories from Hull-House residents and neighbors. A stroll through the museum is an exhilarating educational experience into the life of one of the most important figures in the history of our country.

6. Auditorium Theatre

50 E Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60605-1290 +1 312-341-2300 [email protected] http://www.auditoriumtheatre.org
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4.5 based on 153 reviews

Auditorium Theatre

Reviewed By Bentleymama - Waukegan, United States

Loved the old charm of the Auditorium Theatre. Lots of stairs to climb if you were seated anywhere in balcony. Not all floors have bathrooms, make sure if you go get back before intermission ends or you might not be allowed to get back to your seat. Theatre is small enough that all seats are good. Drinks are expensive, but that’s expected.

7. Hawkeye's Bar and Grill

1458 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607-4626 +1 312-226-3951 http://www.hawkeyesbar.com
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4.5 based on 6 reviews

Hawkeye's Bar and Grill

8. Engine 18 Chicago Fire

1360 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608-1585 http://www.engine18chicagofire.com
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Engine 18 Chicago Fire

Come see where the magic of NBC Chicago Fire show takes place. Home of Engine 18 aka Station 51.

Reviewed By Chefdaddy2472 - Sterling Heights, United States

Had the pleasure of being escorted around the firehouse by firefighter Sanchez. Truly amazing to hear his stories of the filming of Chicago Fire, including him being an extra. We were just getting ready to pay for our souvenir T-shirt’s when the alarm bell went off and we escorted out, so be it after all it is a working firehouse.

9. UIC Pavilion

525 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60607-2851 +1 312-413-5740 http://www.vcsa.uic.edu/MainSite/departments/uic_pavilion/home/
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3.5 based on 38 reviews

UIC Pavilion

10. Sherpa Tours

Sherpa Tours

Sherpa Tours is the world's first augmented reality avatar tour guide app! We have over 140 tours in 80+ cities across the globe. You can go on our GPS tours while you're visiting a city or take the tours from the comfort of your own couch. Our tours are all created by excellent local tour guides and MA/PhD level experts! The very best tours at a fraction of the cost of traditional tours.

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