This Week’s Chicago and Inner Suburb Markets
Monday, June 14
Edgewater Farmers Market, 5917 N. Broadway, Chicago (June only), 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 15
Lincoln Square Tuesday Market, W. Leland & N. Lincoln Aves., Chicago, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SOAR (Streeterville) Farmers Market, 226 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, June 16
Andersonville Farmers Market, 1500 W. Catalpa Ave., Chicago, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Garfield Ridge Farmers Market, 6072 S. Archer Ave., Chicago, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Green City Wednesday Market, 1817 N. Clark St., Chicago, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Ravenswood Farmers Market, 4900 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.*
Uptown Farmers Market, W. Wilson Ave. & Broadway, Chicago, 2:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 17
Austin City Market, 5610 W. Lake St., Chicago*, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Daley Plaza City Market, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Growing Home Wood Street Farm Stand, 1844 W. 59th St., Chicago, Noon to 6 p.m.
Lincoln Square Thursday Market, W. Leland & N. Lincoln Aves., Chicago, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Low-Line Market, 3400 N. Southport (at CTA Brown Line), Chicago, 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
South Loop Farmers Market Prairie District, 1936 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.*
Saturday, June 19
Division Street City Market, 100 W. Division St., Chicago, 7 a.m. to noon
Downtown Evanston Farmers Market, 1800 Maple Ave., Evanston, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Green City Market Lincoln Park, 1817 N. Clark St., Chicago, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Green City Market West Loop, 115 S. Sangamon St., Chicago, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Horner Park Farmers Market, 2741 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
NorthCenter Farmers Market, 4100 N. Damen, Chicago, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Oak Park Farmers Market, 460 Lake St., Oak Park, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Park Ridge Farmers Market, 15 Prairie Ave., Park Ridge, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Plant Chicago Farmers Market, Davis Square Park, Chicago, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
61st Street Farmers Market, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave., Chicago, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
South Chicago Farmers Market, 9000 S. Mackinaw St., Chicago, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
South Loop Farmers Market Printers Row, 632 S. Dearborn, Chicago, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Lincoln Park Farmers Market, 2001 N. Orchard St., Chicago, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
West Humboldt Park City Market, 3601 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, June 20
Glenwood Sunday Market, 1233-41 Pratt Blvd., Chicago, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hyde Park Farmers Market, 54th St. & Old Lake Park Ave., Chicago, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Independence Park Farmers Market, 3945 N. Springfield Ave., Chicago, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Logan Square Farmers Market, 3107 W. Logan Blvd., Chicago, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Maxwell Street Market, 800 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
95th Street Farmers Market, 1835 W. 95th St., Chicago, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
North Park Community Market, 5527 N. Kimball Ave., Chicago, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pilsen Community Market, 1821 S. Blue Island Ave., Chicago, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Portage Park Farmers Market, 4100 N. Long Ave., Chicago, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Roscoe Village Farmers Market, 3149 N. Wolcott, Chicago, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Skokie Farmers Market, Village Green, Skokie, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Vegan Paradise, 1400 W. 46th St., Chicago, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wicker Park Farmers Market, 1425 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Take a Quiz
The Roscoe Village Farmers Market that opened on Sunday is located at Freidrich Ludwig Jahn Elementary School for Fine Arts. Jahn, who was a significant figure in early 19th century German life, was known for popularizing which sport?
a) boxing
b) rowing
c) gymnastics
d) volleyball
Answer: c) Jahn, who lived from 1778 to 1852, developed the gymnastics movement to instill physical prowess and pride in youth at a time when ununified Germany was overrun by Napoleon. He was nicknamed Turnvater (Father of Gymnastics). The naming of a school for him in Chicago underscores the influence of Germans, who were the first major immigrant group in the city.
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