Shaumburg and Downers Grove are not to be missed.

Clark and Addison is a nifty intersection

The lake front is essential -- although it will be damned cold

Take a sculpture tour of the LOOP (Picasso, Chagall, Miró, Calder, Moore, and Oldenburg. The newest addition is a massive elliptical sculpture by British artist Anish Kapoor in Millennium Park)