ARLINGTON HEIGHTS • ELK GROVE VILLAGE • ITASCA • ROLLING MEADOWS • ROSELLE • SCHAUMBURG • STREAMWOOD • WOOD DALE CHICAGO NORTHWEST Visitors Guide If You’ve Got an Hour, We’ve Got the Outdoors If You Go Out, Go Out Swinging Rediscover the Shopping Experience GIVE YOURSELF AN EDGE CHICAGONORTHWEST.COM STEAKS, BURGERS, SEAFOOD AND MORE EXPERTLY GRILLED OVER CHARCOAL RESTAURANT | BAR | CATERING 1010 N Meacham Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173 WeberGrillRestaurant.com TABLE OF CONTENTS A REAL-LIFE SHOPPING PARADISE 4 GIVE YOURSELF AN EDGE BUSSE WOODS: UNEXPECTED OUTDOOR ADVENTURES 6 CHICAGO NORTHWEST’S BAKERY TOUR 10 A FESTIVAL FOR EVERYONE 12 Meet Chicago Northwest TOPGOLF PUTS THE "PAR" IN PARTY 16 Visitor Center LOCAL TREASURES 20 1933 N. Meacham Rd., Suite 210, Schaumburg GETTING AROUND 23 (847) 490-1010 CHICAGO NORTHWEST MAP 24 ChicagoNorthwest.com DINING 28 We would love to assist you. 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LANDO As the popularity of online shopping grows, shoppers experience more pinches of inconvenience. What was initially a cyberspace of ease and comfort has degraded into absurd shipping estimates, out-of-stock notices, and the possibility of your package simply disappearing! Leave your laptop and buyer’s remorse behind and head out into the real-life shoppers' paradise in Chicago Northwest. EXPLORE Woodfield Village Green, a sizable Swedish sensation that provides WELL-ROUNDED strip mall featuring some budget- home goods and furniture that SCHAUMBURG friendly options like Old Navy, adorns dorm rooms and upscale The most famous shopping Nordstrom Rack, Marshalls, and even New York City lofts alike! attraction in Chicago Northwest is a Bloomingdale’s Outlet. There are This high-quality and budget- Woodfield Mall, one of America’s plenty of fun food options, and you conscious superstore is a design largest malls that offers nearly 300 can find shops for pets, babies, plus- devotee’s dream and be sure to different stores! From specialty sized clothing, and makeup—pretty come hungry—their freshly made items to a new dining pavilion, your much anything you could want! Swedish meatballs have munched nostalgic memories will come to In the mood to give your home their way to culinary superstar life. Looking for great deals? Head to a makeover? Swing by IKEA, the status with fans across the nation. For your caffeine needs, head over to Maple Leaf Coffee Roasters for an artisan coffee experience that will appeal to bean devotees and novices alike. With carefully selected roasts from all over the world, you’re sure to find an option that sets your taste buds tingling. MEANDER DOWNTOWN IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Wander through the many specialty shops, salons, and restaurants of Downtown Arlington Heights. There are a ton of clothing stores to comb through, along with unique boutiques that offer carefully curated goods. Top that off with plenty of great salon options and a wine and paint studio, and you’ve got an outstanding day of shopping and entertainment! If you’ve forgotten what it’s like FOR THE TRICKY GIFTS: to enjoy shopping, this guide should ROSELLE help you remember what you Roselle is the perfect option for love about it! Being able to hold a when you want to make a day of it. product before buying it is much The downtown area has a vibrant, more personal than just adding relaxed vibe and is home to more products to a digital cart. than a few delightful shops. Shopping should be more than Head to Prospect Street Market a haphazard convenience— for vintage furniture, books, and it should be an experience! decor, housed in a historic Chicago Make shopping fun again home. The owner, Lynn Taylor, in Chicago Northwest. sources unique vintage items of the Another favorite shopping highest quality that evoke nostalgia option is The Streets of Woodfield, and joy, with a little bit of something an open-air streetscape where for everyone. you’ll find a unique mix of Lynfred Winery has been around shops, full-service dining, for 40 years, and the longevity shows and entertainment. Classic decor in the quality of their products. and furniture gifts can always be Their tasting menu rotates monthly, found at Crate & Barrel, and it’s so there’s always something new— easy to pick out a dress for your come hungry to try their savory next special occasion at LOFT. and sweet breads of the month. Head to nearby Jewelry Mart for Share the experience of a tasting all things sparkly and discover a and tour with family and friends, treasure trove staffed by seasoned or consider staying at their bed and experts who scour the globe for breakfast for a weekend getaway. high-quality pieces. Your next stop in Roselle should Not ready to call it a day? be the Little Red Ribbon boutique, The Streets of Woodfield also a darling shop with almost infinite makes for a romantic date night, gift options—so many that it’s with tasty restaurants, a movie difficult to choose! You can always theater, and even an improv find something special here, even comedy club! for the most notoriously tricky in-laws on your list. Pollyanna Brewing Company- Roselare has a unique selection of beers on tap that will please the SEE MORE INFO ABOUT pickiest of palates. Located just a THE SCHAUMBURG few blocks from Little Red Ribbon, Pollyanna is known for their chill TROLLEY ON THE MAP ambiance and trivia nights! 5 Busse Woods UNEXPECTED OUTDOOR ADVENTURES BY QUINCY KOETZ Gazing out the window on a sunny Monday morning, I saw nothing but tall skyscrapers. My wife, Dee, was folding the last of our moving boxes as I glanced longingly at my old hiking boots. Catching my eye, she smiled. “We need a new destination,” Dee declared. Living in downtown Milwaukee was a new experience. I grew up in the rural Northeast, and Dee was raised in a small coastal town in California. Both of us deeply missed the outdoors and were craving a nature getaway. After a quick internet search, we discovered Busse Woods, a beautiful, 3,558 acre, all-seasons nature destination. Just a few clicks later, we booked our trip, and I promised my hiking boots they’d escape the closet that coming weekend. Little did I know our weekend getaway would turn into a year-round retreat, one we’d revisit time and time again. SPRING Finding wilderness near Chicago The drive to Busse Woods took just over an hour, but we felt like we were a world away. The temperature that morning broke 70 degrees for the first time in that year, and we rolled our windows down as we immersed ourselves in the thick canopy. Lacing up my boots, Dee and I tackled Red Loop, a 7.2-mile hike. Trail runners jogged past us, and just as I was tempted to give chase, “It’s a National Natural Dee grabbed my hand to slow Landmark,” I explained. me down. “This is Illinois before downtown SUMMER “Look at those trees,” she said Chicago emerged.” breathlessly. “It’s like something We were both spellbound by Fish tales out of a Tolkien novel.” Busse Woods’ natural beauty. “The last time I cast a line, Once we had finished our hike, my fishing pole had a picture “WE WERE BOTH we found an excellent microbrewery of Snoopy on it,” Dee admitted less than ten minutes from the to the helpful purveyors at SPELLBOUND BY preserve: Mikerphone Brewing. Busse Lake Boating Center. Their extensive draft list is filled I hadn’t fished since I was in a BUSSE WOODS’ with punny (and delicious) beers Boy Scout uniform, but fortunately, NATURAL BEAUTY” named after songs and musicians. while renting kayaks and purchasing I got the Fiona Apfel, an apple bait, a few friendly fishers shared cobbler inspired Berliner Weisse. their wisdom with us. We learned I smiled in agreement, looking Dee opted for the Zig a Zig Ahh, that Walleye and Largemouth up at the trees crisscrossed on our a double IPA.