Independence Park

A Puerto Rican restaurant and board-game cafe in Irving Park with 600-plus games, a kids' menu, high chairs and a changing room. Coordinates estimated from the street address.

A small triangular Albany Park park built around a nature-play area with a hands-on mud kitchen and a hand water pump, for open-ended outdoor play rather than a standard playground.

An Avondale park with a historic fieldhouse, an outdoor pool and a separate spray pool, a playground, and pickleball courts.

A breakfast-and-brunch Southern kitchen, relocated to Albany Park from a decade-long Lincoln Square run in August 2025. Coordinates estimated from the street address.

An indoor play center in Six Corners with inflatables, a mini movie theater, video games and a separate area for smaller kids, for ages roughly 1 to 12. Coordinates estimated from the street address.

A Portage Park family theater with sensory-friendly shows, camps and kids' nights out. Coordinates estimated from the street address.