2021 Memorial Day Weekend Guide: Best of Chicagoland

By Andrea Guthmann
Crowds at a Blues Festival Chicago
Visitors to the Chicago Blues Festival, an annual free three-day music festival in Chicago, cheer as they attend a concert in Millennium Park. in this file photo from June 8, 2019. Chicago is considering a "VaxPass" that would grant access to vaccinated residents for festivals and concerts. Amr Alfiky / Associated Press
Crowds at a Blues Festival Chicago
Visitors to the Chicago Blues Festival, an annual free three-day music festival in Chicago, cheer as they attend a concert in Millennium Park. in this file photo from June 8, 2019. Chicago is considering a "VaxPass" that would grant access to vaccinated residents for festivals and concerts. Amr Alfiky / Associated Press

2021 Memorial Day Weekend Guide: Best of Chicagoland

By Andrea Guthmann
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As life gradually gets back to normal, this Memorial Day weekend is looking a lot more like the unofficial kickoff to summer we remember from years past. 

Reset gets recommendations on the best things to do, hear and eat this Memorial Day weekend.

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Nina Kokotas Hahn, contributing writer at Chicago Magazine and Conde Nast Traveler