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On Saturday, August 24th, celebrate summer (while it’s still in full swing) at Pilot Light’s Back-to-School Block Party presented by BMO Harris in the West Loop, featuring gourmet bites from the city’s top chefs, family-friendly activities and proceeds benefiting food education in local Chicago schools.<\/p>\n

Located at 1500 W Carroll Ave, Pilot Light’s Block Party will include a grill-out with hot restaurants like Publican Quality Meats, Local Foods, Tanta, Arbella, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba, plus warm-weather treats from Hoosier Mama, GT’s Kombucha and Left Coast. Kids can get it on the fun with lawn games, educational food workshops, DIY crafts, photo-booths and more. Plus, there will be raffles, giveaways and live performances by Chicago Center for Music Education and more.<\/p>\n

Tickets:<\/strong> Pilot Light\u2019s Back-to-School Block Party will take place on Saturday, August 24th from 12 – 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here (http:\/\/bit.ly\/PilotLightBP<\/a>). Price of admission will be $10 for adults and free for kids under the age of 12. Food and activity tickets can be purchased at $3 per ticket, which can be redeemed for food items, select kids activities, and raffles.<\/p>\n

Rain Plan:<\/strong> Pilot Light\u2019s Back-to-School Block Party will be canceled 24 hours in advance should there be severe storms or lightning in the forecast. Otherwise, the event will happen rain or shine.<\/p>\n

Arrival Information:<\/strong> The Pilot Light Back-to-School Block Party presented by BMO Harris is also easily accessible via CTA including the Green \/ Pink lines at the Ashland \u2018L\u2019 stop and the 9 and 65 buses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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