Two dozen restaurants within a five-block walk of the Riverwalk.
Family diners and pizza that survive a picky-eater week.
Quiet mid-morning tables if you're working remotely.
Three and a half miles of paved paths, bridges and fountains.
Open-air museum village, good for a rainy Saturday.
A converted quarry swimming beach — the summer default.
1,700 acres of trees in nearby Lisle.