This is one of my favorite summer festival to come and enjoy with my family. Great Food,…read moreEntertainment and Good Vibes. I have been coming here for many years and the vibes have always been good. The food prices are very reasonable. Food & Drinks range from $3.00 to maybe $6.00 if that much. Very inexpensive and budget friendly. This festival is a place for you to try different authentic foods, music and good vibes. You can shop the vendors tents and find some cool things to purchase. There are several stages where you can enjoy a live concert. There is a carnival with a few rides for the kids to stay entertained. I always look forward to coming here year. Taste of Melrose Park is always around the first week in September.

A bunch of us checked out the Taste of Melrose Park during Labor Day weekend. This is a food fest…read morewith free admission. Amazingly every food item was priced at $3 or less. It was fun to try all sorts of tasty foods. Many of them were Italian bites but there were other Mexican-style foods as well. We enjoyed items such as Italian beef, arancini, flat "fried meatball" sandwich, a "salad sandwich" that was quite good because of the fresh bread, cheese fries, cannoli, root beer float, slushie and a lovely serving of sfingi (freshly made "donut holes" made by nuns, how can you top that?). There are fair faves such as promotional freebies, carnival rides, a guy on stilts, and a clown pushing a mini-clown in a stroller (wha wha??). There is some entertainment as well (we heard bagpipers after someone belted out the Star Spangled Banner). This was sort of a folksy food fest, and the price was right. If you are looking for something fun to do next Labor Day weekend in the 'burbs, keep Taste of Melrose Park in mind.

I love the city of Chicago. I love this mural. I think it's a beautiful public art display and we…read morelove finding greetings from our welcome to certain cities everywhere we visit.

If you are into wall art, Logan Square has some quality opportunities for pics and selfies…read more We got off the Blue Line at California, ate at a local place and made our way towards the Robin Williams mural. Along the way though you will run into the Greetings from Chicago and a sports mural by Jappy Agoncillo (formerly the Quincy Jones mural). The Robin Williams/Aladdin genie mural is huge and in a parking lot. It's a nice mural of one of my favorite actor's roles. I don't know if these murals are lighted, but there is plenty of space during the daylight hours. Since we were headed back downtown we caught the CTA back from Western, which was just as far as the stop at California. It's a worth detour if you have the time.

Such a charming little candy shop! I can easily see why people love it so much…read more My husband and I had the day off today and thought we would stop by. Staff was super friendly and asked if we had any questions, if we're looking for something in particular, or if we wanted a sample. My husband loves sour & Swedish candy and they had plenty of options for him! We took home a few different things to try as we just wanted to shop local and support and were happy we did. They also now have 'dirty' sodas (flavor and add-ins) which I thought was cute. Definitely check them out! ‍

I ordered candy from Candycopia in Oak Park for my sister's birthday. I got her the Sour Patch…read moreBites - Pickle Roulette, Krabby Patty Secret Menu, Challenge (10 Mystery Flavors), Candycopia Sour Challenge 2026 (At-Home Edition), Mr. Simms Black Death Ultra Sour - Authentic UK Import, and the Sweet Heat Gummy Mix. The selection available is huge. I could have easily loaded my cart with a lot more. The ordering process was easy and the package came earlier than the quoted time. My sister enjoyed the flavors. I highly recommend Candycopia!

Highly recommended. The business made me static-cling vinyl race car number decals. They came out…read moreperfect, within the tight deadline I needed, at a very reasonable price, and pickup time was super flexible.

I asked him to print a poster on glossy paper, and the quality turned out excellent. The price was…read morethe lowest I could find in Chicago, which was a great bonus. He even replied to my email over the weekend, which I really appreciated. Highly recommended!

Easily one of the best Italian restaurants in Chicagoland! Such a hidden gem! Small space, but you…read moregot all the attention. Seeing the food prepped right in front of you, cooked to perfection. Don't miss the eggplant parmesan, from a person never liked eggplant parmesan coz she never had good one till she dined at Ciro.

Ciro is truly a hidden gem in Oak Park and one of the best restaurants I've been to. The moment you…read morewalk in, you can feel the authenticity, this is real Italian cuisine made with love. It's a small, intimate restaurant where you can sit at the bar and watch your food being made right in front of you. We weren't sure what to order, so Ciro himself offered to just bring us what he thought we should try. Every single dish was incredible. You can see the time, care, and passion that goes into everything he makes. Ciro was so warm and friendly, making the whole experience feel personal and special. This is the kind of place that reminds you why you love going out to eat. I would absolutely recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves authentic Italian food. I can't wait to come back--and bonus, it's BYOB!

Great food. Terrific service Nice menu…read moreCool restaurant Construction around restaurant is a pain

Getting to Rustico during construction (the street is closed) can be a challenge. Our biggest…read morechallenge was our GPS taking us to the alley behind the restaurant. That was nice, I suppose, but there is no entrance in the back. We ended up parking just down the street and walking, unfortunately in the rain. Some of that is important for as long as the construction lasts. Our GPS issue has nothing to do with the restaurant. It's just a friendly FYI in case it's your first time. The place was cute, but kind of ordinary. I was surprised when trying to find the restroom there is another big room of tables behind the bar. Servers were attentive, but they mislead us just a bit. Our friend asked about the paella and was told it was, or maybe could be (?) a single serving. Well... no way. It was massive. I believe he enjoyed it, but didn't come close to finishing it. I'd say it's easily a two-person meal. We were also told pizzas were individual size. The pizza had eight slices and could easily serve two. Mark enjoyed it. He ordered the four cheese pizza, which included blue cheese. I took a bite and definitely tasted it and didn't care for it. I think the blue cheese might have been one reason Mark DID like it. I ordered an appetizer, PULPO A LA PLANCHA from the Hot Tapas menu. It was quite good. I also had the soup of the day, which was mushroom. It was delicious! I finished all my food and was perfectly satisfied and full.

Logan Square is a continuously gentrifying area of Chicago. It's one of the "hip" neighborhoods in…read moretown. Lots of restaurants, some concert venues and the like. It's got several notable parks, such as Palmer Square Park, Unity Park, and Kosciuszko Park. What makes Logan Square special is that it's part of the boulevard system, and it has these beautiful wide boulevards which have large, park-like medians. I've seen people having gatherings, picnics, barbecues and the like here in the medians along Kedzie. I don't actually spend much time in Logan Square or its environs, but probably should. There's Emporium or Fireside Bowl if you're looking for fun (and I think Pink Squirrel is in the area, if you want to try duckpin bowling); more than one brewery, I think, though Revolution Brewing is the big one I think. Lots of great public art, from the Greetings from Chicago and Robin Williams murals to the most amazing mosaic commemorating L. Frank Baum and the land of Oz that you've ever seen (Oz Park can suck it). Worth a stroll, and get some Puerto Rican food.

Logan Square is an area on the northwest side of Chicago that is dear to my heart. Southeast of…read moreLogan Square is the gateway to downtown Chicago. Northwest of Logan Square is the gateway to the most Polish neighborhood in the United States - almost like a little Warsaw. East of Logan Square leads you into the old German part of Chicago, which once covered over a dozen square miles, had 6 German newspapers, and over 100 German stores, restaurants, bars, bakeries, dancehalls, & cultural centers. And west of Logan Square opens onto a seemingly endless stretch of ethnic neighborhoods and faceless buildings that were flung up in grids during the first half of the 20th century. Once, Logan Square was an affluent neighborhood, a rich area of the city one might say, like a late 19th century suburb on the outskirts of Chicago's center. Even today, one can find the occasional stretch of old stone mansions with carriage houses left standing, tucked in between the many 1930's three story brick apartment buildings where other even older mansions once stood, some stretching back to the Gilded Age. Logan Square offers a bittersweet memory of the glory days of Old Chicago, when Speakeasys dotted the city, Sicilian Gangsters drove the streets, and European Immigrants from Sweden, Saxony, and other cities far and wide were pouring into town daily, enriching our lives with their many cultures and their absolutely delicious cuisines. Now Logan Square is just another place among the many spots in Chicago where it's specific history has been lost. Logan Square has become a Subway Station and a Bus Depot. Today Logan Square is just a big Pillar in the middle of the street.

We recently ate there for the first time. They handled my daughter's extensive food allergies very…read morewell. I ordered the 8 Fingers Cavatelli con Salsiccia and can't stop raving about it! It came to the table hot, which is important to me, and the flavor was outstanding. I only regret that I don't live closer or I would be there a lot. The service was good, everyone was very helpful. I'd drive to Oak Park just to have dinner the food was that good.

Il Vicolo is an Italian restaurant located directly on Oak Park Avenue, with views of the local…read moreshops, etc. Currently, the entire street is under construction, so you need to park nearby and walk, keeping in mind there will be dust and rocky streets to navigate. The restaurant had a casual cozy ambience and the service was excellent. A great variety of lunch specials are on offer; however, the portions are quite small, but you can order from the dinner menu if preferred. The pasta entrees were all delicious, the sauce was flavorful, the pasta al dente, the meatballs were ample and well-seasoned; however, the bread tasted a bit stale. This cozy spot is worth a try!

The water line was replaced a few months ago and now we have a rat problem. We been here for 25…read moreyears and keep our yard immaculate. Reached out to the village and never heard back. A condominium building is next to our with no HOA because the previous president passed last year. We have rats running through our yard and unable to enjoy it. We are looking to move. The village isn't doing anything about it and we have sat our on traps and have caught about 5 rats

Before I read some of the reviews. Being a newbie to Forest Park. I made a phone call to see how…read moremuch a vehicle sticker would cost. I explained that I had just recently moved to the area and looking to purchase a vehicle sticker. Well the lady over the phone told me that I would have to pay a late fee. Late fee? for what? and how and why? She told me that I can't just moved into a new county without thinking, I didn't need a vehicle sticker. Excuse me but that is why I'm calling. She went on and on about an extra $35.00 that I must pay. Anyway, I politely ended the call and looked on Yelp to check out some of the reviews. Sad to see that all the reviews had a 1 star review. It's really unprofessional that the employees are rude. I ended up driving over to the village to purchase my sticker. The lady at the front window was super nice. I told her about my phone experience and she apologize. She was kind and told me that I didn't have to pay any late fees. The 2 stars is for the kind person who assisted me at the window. Really hope they improve on their customer social skills.