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1. CheonEui on February 8th, 2009 at 1:56 am:

   That’s what I really wanted..
   Thanks…

2. Lillian on March 25th, 2009 at 2:23 am:

   Thanks Chris I’m getting back into the swing of things, RIGHT HERE AT HOME, and i love museum
   free days>>>LOL…

3. Chantal on May 18th, 2009 at 5:04 pm:

   Chris, A big thankyou for making this huge task put all together onto one page !!! Hugs from me. :}

4. Darlene on May 26th, 2009 at 12:25 pm:

   Hey thanks a lot!!

   I live in Indiana and I love to take the train and see somethings in the city. Now that the economy is bad, free is always a good thing,

5. Paul on June 9th, 2009 at 6:11 pm:

   Thanks Chicago Hot Blog & Chris !

   I could find out the info about the free days on my own but it’s really nice, not to mention convenient to have the info in one place. Our city has amazing things to do & places to see and a lot of them are completyly free Thanks again.

6. Tim on July 17th, 2009 at 12:28 pm:

   There are free tickets to Brookfield Zoo. They are available in the Chgo Public Library and some suburban libraries. The coupons are for general admission only for 4 people. Libraries have a limited number available…call ahead. They have to be returned to the library after use. You will need a library card.

7. Carol Trott on August 9th, 2009 at 12:57 pm:

   Hi! I have visitors this week, August 12th-17th,’09. Can you please tell me any cool, free things that you think two adult women would like?! Interested in the Field Museum and flower gardens, can’t think of the very large one, not in Chicago, but near by. Thank you!

8. Karen on August 17th, 2009 at 10:12 am:

   To take my kids and I to the Shedd Aquarium it’s $100 just to walk in the door! What a disgrace!

9. Carol Schmall on September 3rd, 2009 at 4:59 pm:

   9/3/09
   I have relatives coming in from Ireland 9/5 for a week.
   Can you please tell me if any of the museums or anything will be free during this time frame.
   Thank you!
   Sincerely
   Carol Schmall

10. Rey Kitchkumme on September 8th, 2009 at 2:14 pm:

    Chris,
    Thanks for doing the foot work for us deal web surfers!
    Rey

11. Vincent Larry on September 20th, 2009 at 6:02 pm:

    Thanks a bunch for the free day info. Now me and my girlfriend could enjoy a free date. Lol.

12. Ashly on October 15th, 2009 at 2:00 am:

    I think it’s funny that you did all this work to post these free days and yet people ask you to do more work and research more things for them instead of doing it themselves or even being appreciative…..Well I would personally like to say thanks for taking the time to do this and the format that you wrote it in is very understandable Thanks to you this stay-at-home mom has one less thing to research! I’m sure my son will appreciate this also! Again, thanks!

13. Jamila on October 19th, 2009 at 12:02 pm:

    Thank you Chris, my friend home schools her sons and was looking to add to their curriculum, thank you again

14. Debra on November 5th, 2009 at 7:22 am:

    Thanks for doing the footwork! For all that are unaware – if you have a Chicago library card, their is a program called Museum Passport. Each library branch has for checkout a passport which is good for four admissions to about every imaginable attraction in Chicago. These must be returned and are costly if lost. The downside is the one you may want may be checked out and these can not be held or reserved. It is on a first come first serve basis. this is a great way to save money though!

15. Maria on December 12th, 2009 at 1:58 pm:

    when will u post the 2010 schedule?

16. Helena on December 26th, 2009 at 11:39 pm:

    I want to know of you know free days for the museum,aquarium and planetarium for January 2010. Thanks for your information

17. Greg on December 29th, 2009 at 2:24 pm:

    From one West Looper to another – thanks for the list. Looking forward to the 2010 list when it’s available.

    The Chicago History Museum has free days on Mondays, if you’d like to add that to your list of museums.

18. Melissa on December 30th, 2009 at 10:26 am:

    thanks for the info….the nature museum is free every thursday

19. jamie on January 2nd, 2010 at 2:44 am:

    Thanks so very much for the info. My interest in coming to Chicago is foremost to visit museums, so this is very helpful to a country girl from Tennessee.

20. Mary on January 17th, 2010 at 2:40 am:

    HEY, WHAT A GREAT IDEA………….THNXS

21. Mary on January 17th, 2010 at 2:45 am:

    hey debra, sometimes if you give them your alderman’s name they will give the Chicago discount.

22. dad on February 14th, 2010 at 10:06 am:

    thanks sir! this info will assist in providing extracurricular activities of quality for those of us who are “ballin on a budget” and would like to positively influence our kids as affordably as possible. be safe homie!

23. LaShanda B on February 23rd, 2010 at 12:36 pm:

    I found the free date maps very helpful and informative. They were easy to review so that I could plan
    a ree family outing and hit more than one cite in a day . B”)

24. Harley Gal on March 7th, 2010 at 9:35 am:

    Thanks for the posting! I know it’s work for you, but it is greatly appreciated!!

25. sandy on April 1st, 2010 at 4:12 pm:

    Thanks Chris

    I can now take my kidds to these wonderful museums/parks,
    and will be able to afford, a special treat for them like ice cream . You are a really good guy
    grateful mom

26. Angelina Motley on April 5th, 2010 at 11:11 am:

    I would like to verify that the Art Institute Museum free to the publice every Thursday and that the only time on Thursday is 5pm -9pm?

27. Ramya Panchapakesan on April 11th, 2010 at 11:16 pm:

    Perfect!!

28. Courtney Simmons on April 12th, 2010 at 3:36 pm:

    Chris, u are awesome!!! Thank u soooo much for the info.

29. Mom on April 27th, 2010 at 10:33 am:

    Already planning our summer events. I used this web page for last years activities and LOVED it !!! Thankyou, for having this all ready put together for me. HUGE HELP!!!

30. Akhil Sharma on May 14th, 2010 at 5:23 pm:

    Thank you Sir… I appreciate all the effort which might have gone into it.

31. Jay on May 15th, 2010 at 3:47 pm:

    appreciate it! A LOT! thank you thank you thank you!!!

32. Bruce on May 19th, 2010 at 11:51 am:

    I found the free date maps very helpful and informative. They were easy to review so that I could plan
    a ree family outing and hit more than one cite in a day . B”)

33. Angelica on May 26th, 2010 at 10:29 am:

    Thank you! This was great very informative.

34. Arpana on June 2nd, 2010 at 8:54 am:

    Hey, Thanks. Free days mean a lot to a tourist like me who is visiting her children!Thanks once again for making these treasure troves accessible!

35. iOverDosed on June 12th, 2010 at 9:37 am:

    Thanks man! It was really awesome of you to take the time to go through and compile all this info. Now to nerd out for free at all my favorite museums!!

36. EME on June 25th, 2010 at 8:19 am:

    Great!! always looking for Free fun stuff to do, specially with kids!

37. A Lover of Chicago + A Saver on July 3rd, 2010 at 8:46 am:

    You are absolutely the best, for not only doing all the research, but for sharing it all. You are terrific!!

    God bless you! What a thoughtful person you are!

38. Rocio on July 16th, 2010 at 2:36 pm:

    Awesome website. thanks for the info. Exactly what i needed.

39. BarbieDoll on July 20th, 2010 at 9:16 am:

    Thank you! We have our field trips planned!!!!

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