Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Friday, April 26
...in my beautiful, my beautiful, buh-llooooon!? Well, you can. There are two balloonports within an hour's drive of Chicago: Windy City BalloonPort in Fox River Grove and Sky Ride Balloons in Plainfield. With tickets starting at $175, it's not a cheap date, but well worth the memories.