More fall fun: Apple picking, hayrides and a pumpkin-eating dinosaur

Chicago Star / by "Candid" Candice Jordan / September 20, 2026

 There’s something about fall in Chicago that makes even the most devoted city dweller want to trade skyscrapers for apple orchards, swap sidewalks for pumpkin patches and spend a Saturday searching for the perfect pumpkin. Add a little cider, a hayride, a corn maze and perhaps a caramel apple or two, and suddenly a day in the country sounds like a very good idea. Read More Here.