Oaklee's Guide: Suburban Chicago's Family Resource Guide

For the latest in events in Chicago and family friendly places in Chicago for kids, use the search buttons on the home page. Or, to find individual businesses select the tabs for Getaways for family friendly hotels, as an example, or Schools for private schools, or Party Places and Services for birthday party options.

Oaklee's Family Guide is proud to be the corporate sponsor of the North Suburban Children's Business Network, a group of businesses serving families with children in the North Suburban Chicago market. Below is a list of our member businesses that are dedicated to helping parents keep their children active, educated, healthy, safe and entertained. 

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Chicago Fun

Navy Pier

Classes

Artist at Heart

Chicago Swim School 

Des Plaines School of Music

Dickinson's Little Vaudeville

Edward Health & Fitness Center

Faith Lutheran Church
Glenview Park District

Kid Rock!

Language Stars Arlington Heights

Language Stars Barrington

Language Stars Chicago

Language Stars Deerfield

Language Stars Hinsdale

Language Stars Homewood

Language Stars Naperville

Language Stars Wilmette 

Long Grove Performing Arts Academy

MONART Drawing Studio

Oakbrook Terrace Park District

Orbit Skate Center

Thrown Elements Pottery
Young Chef's Academy

Dining With Your Family

Family “Staycations” & Transportation

The Cove of Lake Geneva 

Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark

Gift & Gear

Yorktown Shopping Center

Hair Salons

KidSnips Arlington Heights

KidSnips Chicago

KidSnips Deerfield

KidSnips Naperville

KidSnips Oak Brook

KidSnips South Barrington

KidSnips Vernon Hills

KidSnips Wheaton

KidSnips Wilmette

Indoor Swimming Pools

Bolingbrook Park District Pelican Harbor 

Buehler YMCA

Edward Health & Fitness Center 

Glenview Park District Splash Landings 

Lisle Park District Sea Lion Aquatic Park 

Oak Brook Park District Family Aquatics Center 

Schaumburg Park District Water Works

Museums & Tours

Adler Planetarium 

Arlington Heights Historical Museum 

Art Institue of Chicago

Blue Star Museums

Burpee Museum of Natural History 

Children's Neighborhood Museum

Discovery Center Museum  

DuPage Children's Museum 

Elk Grove Historical Museum

Kohl Children's Museum

Lake County Discovery Museum 

Field Museum of Natural History 

Museum of Contemporary Art 

Museum of Science & Industry 

Naper Settlement 

SciTech Hands-On Museum

Skate Parks

Nature Centers and Farms

Hidden Oaks Nature Center
Glenview Park District Wagner Farm
Kline Creek Farm
Spring Valley Nature Center & Heritage Farm

Wheaton Park District Lincoln Marsh Natural Area

Tours & Tour Boats 

Shoreline Sightseeing

Party Service Directory 

All About Parties

Bella's Bouncies 

Bounce About

Bounce N Celebrations 

Calypso Lilly - Braid E Lady

Caricatures by Shiroda 

Clowning Around 

DGEIGN Ballon Twister 

Dove Chocolate Discoveries

Glitter Tattoos

Glitzy Girlz Special Events

Have a Bashery

High-Touch High Tech

Jigglejam
Kid Rock! 

Knotty Pine

Let's Clown Around

Mad Science 

Magic by Frank Kay

Magic of Gary Kantor

Noah's Ark and Bella Bee

Paddy Lynn Storyacting for Children 

Sand Art Creations

The Mystery Shop

Places to Party & Play

2 BU Studios

Artist at Heart

Artsy Hands
Bolingbrook Park District 

C&A Robot Factory

Dad's Slot Cars 

Des Plaines Park District

DuPage Children's Museum
Edward Health & Fitness Center

Elk Grove Park District Jumps ‘n Jiggles
Gameworks

Glenview Park District Splash Landings
Itasca Park District

Jump Zone of Niles

Jump Zone of St. Charles

Jump Zone of Bolingbrook

KidsTown Play and Party

Kohl Children's Museum

Legoland Discovery Centre

Lisle Park District

Lombard Roller Rink 

Make-A-Messterpiece

Mount Prospect Park District 

My Party Princess 

Naperville Park District 

Nibbles Play Cafe

Oakbrook Terrace Park District

Odyssey Fun World 

Orbit Skate Center

Party Time Palace

Putting Edge of Hoffman Estates

Putting Edge of Norridge  

Round Lake Area Park District

Safari Land Indoor Amusement Center

St. Charles Park District

Thrown Elements Pottery 

Wheaton Park District

Performances

Christian Youth Theatre

DePaul's Merle Reskin Theatre 

Long Grove Performing Arts Academy 

Mario Parente Theater

Marriott Theater 

Radio Disney

Professional Services Directory

Focuscope, Inc.

Schools & Child Care

Bright Beginnings Preschool at Niles Park District

Christian Heritage Academy

The Compass School 

The Compass School

Elk Grove Park District 

Kiddie Junction Educational Institute

Lisle Park District  

Naperville Park District Sunny Days Preschool 

Saint James School 

St. Peter Lutheran School

Shepherd's Flock 

Special Needs

SEASPAR 

NIRSA

NSSRA 

WDRSA