Skip to content
Top Navigation
Explore
Midwest Living
Midwest Living
Travel
Food
Home
Garden
Holidays
Videos
Magazine
Sweepstakes
Search
Close
Profile Menu
Your Account
Your Account
Account
Join Now
Newsletters
Email Preferences
Manage Your Subscription
this link opens in a new tab
Help
Logout
More
Win Your Dream Getaway!
Give a Gift Subscription
Magazine Issues
Destinations
Login
Subscribe
Explore Midwest Living
Midwest Living
Midwest Living
Search
Explore
Explore
Midwest Living's Best of the Midwest Winners 2021
Midwest Living's Best of the Midwest Winners 2021
Read More
Best Midwest Family Vacations
Best Midwest Family Vacations
Read More
25 Top Easy-Care Plants for Midwest Gardens
25 Top Easy-Care Plants for Midwest Gardens
Plant these low-maintenance perennials and shrubs—including hostas, peonies, yarrow, daylilies, catmint and switchgrass—for a carefree Midwest garden.
Read More
Travel
Travel
See All Travel
50 Midwest Resorts We Love
50 Midwest Resorts We Love
Our favorite Midwest resort destinations range from cozy lakeside lodges to indoor water park behemoths. Dive in to check out our top picks for a fabulous Midwest getaway.
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Around the Region
Free Travel Info
Food
Food
See All Food
Midwest Living May/June 2021 Recipes
Midwest Living May/June 2021 Recipes
Comfort Foods
Desserts & Baking
Breakfast
Quick & Easy
Chicken
Soups & Stews
Midwest Favorites
Fruits & Vegetables
Fish
Grilling
Home
Home
See All Home
30 Ideas to Dress Up Your Deck
30 Ideas to Dress Up Your Deck
Furnish your deck or patio with accessories and designs that add comfort and style to outdoor living. Here are 30 suggestions to get you started.
Quick Decorating
Featured Homes
Organizing & Storage
Outdoor Living
Seasonal Decorating
Room Decorating
Garden
Garden
See All Garden
10 Trendy Plants for Midwest Gardens in 2021
10 Trendy Plants for Midwest Gardens in 2021
Container Gardens
Flowers
Featured Gardens
Midwest Gardening Calendar
Garden Ideas & Inspiration
Holidays
Holidays
See All Holidays
50 Easy Spring Decorating Ideas
50 Easy Spring Decorating Ideas
Add pretty spring flair to your home with our ideas for centerpieces, table settings, door decorations, Easter egg displays and more.
July 4th
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Valentine's Day
Christmas
Easter
Videos
Videos
See All Videos
How to Make a Lemon Posset
How to Make a Lemon Posset
See how to make lemon possets, a British dessert that uses just heat and kitchen magic to turn lemon and cream into luscious pudding.
How to Make a Dried Floral Arrangement
How to Make an All-Butter Pie Crust
Magazine
Magazine
See All Magazine
Endless Water: A Journey Into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Endless Water: A Journey Into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Longtime Midwest Living photographer Kevin J. Miyazaki shares an intimate, first-person look at Minnesota’s wild Boundary Waters.
May/June 2021 Issue
Travel Iowa Sweepstakes
Best Vacation Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes
See All Sweepstakes
Travel Iowa Sweepstakes
Best Vacation
Profile Menu
Subscribe
this link opens in a new tab
Your Account
Your Account
Account
Join Now
Newsletters
Email Preferences
Manage Your Subscription
this link opens in a new tab
Help
Logout
More
Win Your Dream Getaway!
Give a Gift Subscription
Magazine Issues
Destinations
Login
Sweepstakes
Follow Us
LIVE
Midwest Living
Travel
Illinois
Illinois
Back to Illinois
More Illinois
Inside Odyssey Chicago River
Cozy Rides in Chicago's First Glass-Top Touring Boat
Article
Clocks
Step Back in Time at an Evanston Museum
Article
Intercontinental Chicago Hotel pool
5 Amazing Hidden Places in Chicago
Article
Stony Island Arts Bank
A Literary Getaway to Chicago
Article
Chinese dancers and fairgoers swirl through Marie's dream against a reimagined World's Fair backdrop in the new The Nutcracker, with music by the Chicago Philharmonic.
Chicago's Revamped 'The Nutcracker'
Article
Bad Hunter
Chicago's New Crop of Veggie-Centric Restaurants
Article
_Chicago-Model-Experience-Looking-North-credit--courtesy-CAF_w
A New Center for Chicago Architecture Tours
Article
Morton Arboretum trolls
Troll-Hunting at The Morton Arboretum
Article
Wabash Arts Corridor
Fall Arts Walk in Chicago's Wabash Arts Corridor
Article
Chicago Model Experience
5 Tours to Try in Chicago
Article
Cubs Store
8 New Ways to Play Around Wrigley Field
Article
Lollapalooza
Chicago Outdoor Festival Guide
Article
Jim Bachor
Pothole Art in Chicago
Article
Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea
Art to Save the Sea at Shedd Aquarium
Article
Quarry Cable Park
Wakeboarding Thrills in Crystal Lake, Illinois
Article
Wrigley Field
Behind the Scenes Chicago's Wrigley Field
Article
Asend mural
Street Art Moves Inside at Hotel Chicago West Loop
Article
Chicago Botanic Garden green roof
Go Green with a Living Roof
Article
Art on theMart
10 New Experiences in Chicago
Article
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
A Five-Star Stop for Birders: Chicago
Article
Jetty room walkways
Chicago's Riverfront Comes Alive
Article
West Cullerton Street mural
How to Explore Public Art in Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood
Article
Kabocha-Kale Chicken Roulade
Try a New Thai in Evanston, Illinois
Article
University of Illinois Arboretum
Top Things to Do in Champaign-Urbana
Article
ACE Hotel. Photo courtesy of ACE Hotel.
36 Hours in Chicago
Article
Previous
Next
Share options
Pinterest
Facebook
Tweet
Mail
Email
iphone
Send Text Message
Close
Login
this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.