The human body, unlike raisins, white wine, and the wit of Oscar Wilde, isn't meant to be dry. Dive in with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $10 for water-park admission for two (up to a $16 value) $16 for water-park admission for four (up to a $32 value)

Admission is free for children aged 3 and younger at Turtle Splash Water Park

Turtle Splash Water Park

Against the backdrop of towering trees, a massive stone turtle perches atop a 12-foot waterfall that flows into a sky-blue wading pool. Behold Tortuga, Turtle Splash Water Park's mascot and one of many whimsical, interactive structures that dot Turtle Splash Water Park's five acres. In addition to getting soaked under Tortuga's waterfall domain, visitors can clamor across the park's interactive water playground and soar down three types of water slides, including a 35-foot twisting tube slide. Turtle Splash Water Park also fosters a sense of community through water-powered revelry: Swimming lessons empower youngsters in the water, and special events throughout the operating season give patrons and kids a chance to meet neighbors, celebrate holidays, and break out one's designer water wing floaties.

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Though the best way to make a car sparkle is to wash it, the second-best way is to apply a new coat of paint every time it gets dirty. Refuse to accept second-best with this Groupon.

$21 for Three Full-Service Car Washes (Up to $44.85 Value)

A soft cloth massages the car's exterior during each full-service wash, removing dirt, grime, and fudgy coats of Magic Shell. Human hands towel-dry each droplet, making the auto shine like a freshly polished quasar. The dashboard and doorjambs savor a thorough wipe down before a giant anteater extracts crumbs and other snacks from the auto's floor. Before the service concludes, a sudsmaster absolves windows and whitewalls of their smudges, enabling vehicular transcendence. Small SUVs are $1 extra, and trucks, minivans, and large SUVs are an additional $2.

Though Fast Eddie's sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.

Fast Eddie's Car Wash

At each of Fast Eddie's Car Wash's three locations, technicians reward roughed-up autos with a spa-style cleansing that helped earn them the Northwest Herald's 2011 Best Car Wash/Detailing award. Four types of car washes service the entire car, ranging from basic exterior jobs to all-encompassing packages that evict grime hidden in interior corners. Owners wait for newly primped rides in a dog-friendly waiting area that doubles as an iceless, bring-your-own-equipment hockey rink.

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Eclipse your days of dragging your heels on the elliptical and say namaste to a refreshing outdoor exercise routine with today's deal from Sun and Moon Beach Yoga: Spend $35 for a ten-class pack for outdoor classes (regularly $120), or pay $100 for a season pass good for unlimited outdoor classes from May 25 through September 3, weather permitting (regularly $275). Point your axis toward the beach hut on North Avenue Beach for weekday classes at sunrise, mid-morning, sunset, or for weekend morning sessions. Roll out your mat on the sands of Lake Michigan and inhale fresh air to fuel your body as you move from pose to pose in these hour-long classes, suitable for all experience levels from crescent to full. One of the certified instructors will guide you through traditional vinyasa flow postures and techniques, with the calming rhythm of waves lapping nearby as your soundtrack. You can even store your yoga mat at the beach hut free of charge so you can orbit more easily to your classes. That's one small step for your fitness goals, one giant leap toward a healthier lifestyle.

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Back muscles are fickle beasts, easily irked by day-to-day situations such as slouching over a keyboard or being stepped on by a rhinoceros. Put out-of-whack sinews back in whack with today's Groupon: for $29, you get a one-hour massage at Pollack Clinic in Deerfield (an $80 value). This Groupon is valid through June and makes a great holiday gift.

Helmed by Dr. William Pollack-a licensed chiropractor with more than 35 years of experience-Pollack Clinic soothes sore backs with therapeutic massages, trigger-point therapy, and spinal adjustments. At each massage appointment, one of four skilled practitioners, each with knowledge of a variety of techniques and decades of experience, unravels muscular knots with the precision of an archer and the nimbleness of a Twister champion. Using a customized blend of kneading techniques, the clinic tailors the massage to the client's specific ailments, from arthritis, headaches, and fibromyalgia to chronic pain and accident recovery. Each stroke promotes healing and relaxation by releasing tension from the joints and facilitating blood flow in the muscle tissue. The clinic also fights stress with its flexible schedule, which includes evening and weekend availability.

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Like garden weeds, nails continue to grow no matter how frequently you nibble on them. Tend your fingernails with this Groupon.

$39 for Two Mani-Pedis ($104 Total Value)

Spa manicures (a $17 value each) and spa pedicures (a $35 value each) include:

Hand, foot, and leg massage Moisturizing and cuticle care Foot exfoliation and smoothing Polish and quick-dry treatment

Image Nails Skin Beauty

Proprietor Kim Ly channels 16 years of experience owning Chicago salons into helping clients to achieve eye-catching looks or enjoy a relaxing afternoon. Though Kim specializes in brow threading, facials, and eyelash extensions, the spa's sizable menu also encompasses makeup and nail services, including manicures with OPI and Essie polishes, and sessions specially tailored for men and other beings from Mars.

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Helicopter pilots are in constant danger of action stars climbing aboard their craft and throwing them out; kayakers, however, need only fear falling helicopter pilots. Steer an unstealable vessel with this Groupon.

$29 for a Two-Hour Guided Kayaking Adventure with Instruction and Equipment ($60 Value)

Scheduled Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, trip times span morning, afternoon, and evening launches. Single and double kayaks are available for the trip, though each Groupon is only valid for one person. The Northwest Passage's adventure tours tackle Mother Nature's playground of undulations with outdoor-cred-boosting sport treks including an extensive schedule of daily kayaking programs. Each trip lasts two hours, includes a brief instruction session, and supplies all the necessary equipment-personal flotation device, paddle, kayak, and trident. Gliding along the peaceful waters of Lake Michigan, kayak cruisers can gaze upon the bountiful flora and fauna inhabiting the serene surroundings. Neophyte paddle brandishers can turn sea legs over to The Northwest Passage's certified guides and discover the tranquil trip-taking previously known only to 18th-century fur trappers and Hiawatha impersonators. Call Northwest Passage two hours before the program begins to ascertain that day's launch site.

The Northwest Passage

Founder Rick Sweitzer started the adventure travel company in 1983 before leading one of the first amateur dogsled expeditions to North Pole. Driven by his vision, the guides and instructors of The Northwest Passage lead travelers of all skill and fitness levels to some of the most dramatic terrain on the planet. Locally, the team leads outings around the Chicago area, ranging from stand-up paddleboarding classes on Lake Michigan to kayaking and camping trips in Door County, Wisconsin. As for the rest of the world, Northwest Passage sends it adventurers to conquer it locale by stunning locale during programs that include hiking across Europe, trekking to remote Polar regions, and dressing up like scientists to infiltrate Area 51.

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Paintball combines the philosophies of Sun Tzu's The Art of War with anecdotes from Jackson Pollock's autobiography, I Will Fight Your Painting. Hone combat aesthetics with this Groupon.

Choose From Three Options $30 for an open-play paintball package for two including rental marker, 250 paintballs per person, and protective gear (a $91 value) $59 for the above package for four (a $182 value) $110 for the above package for eight (a $364 value)

Battles rages across 15 themed battlefields at CPX Sports, each strewn with the husks of old cars or mock abandoned towns. After arriving at CPX and signing a waiver, paintballers trek through the ruined cityscapes and dense trees of CPX's varied battlefields to scope out tactically advantageous places to play dead. Once they've geared up with a paintball gun and 250 paintballs, prismatic sharpshooters traverse paintball fields that include The Jungle of Doom, Armageddon, and the Town of Bedlam. The open-play pass is valid for the whole day, and combatants can refill CO2 and high-pressure tanks as many times as they desire.

CPX Sports

A hailstorm of paint projectiles rains down upon CPX Sports' more than one dozen fields, each of which poses different challenges and requires specialized tactics. The crown jewel of the park is the Town of Bedlam, a massive maze of small-town 1950s buildings that jut out between streets dotted by paint-splattered cars and streetlights. There, snipers poke their heads out of the central city hall's tower as the opposing team hides out or checks for abandoned shampoo samples inside the post office. The Jungle of Doom drops teams into a heavily wooded field to vie for control of a central temple, and chromatic combatants weave between desiccated cars in the Wastelands, attempting to collect the most gas cans. A full pro shop outfits players with markers, protective gear, and Sesame Street coloring books for target practice.

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Ice cream, like revenge, is best served cold and at a birthday party. I scream, you scream with this Groupon.

$15 for a Punch Card for 10 Small Blizzards ($32.90 Value)

Cups filled with up to 16 ounces of ice cream hide sweet treats such as Oreos, Reese's, and M&M'S.

Dairy Queen

On a warm August day in 1938, a father and son unveiled the first sample of what was to become Dairy Queen, selling 1,600 samples on the first day, a feat as unheard of as a dragon that breathes ice. Its ensuing prolific expansion was fueled by its frozen treats, which propelled the dessert shop from 100 stores in 1947 to 1,446 in 1950. Today, their dessert recipes remain largely unchanged, and Dairy Queen has added hearty grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken to its menu. Dairy Queen's enormous dessert menu boasts treats ranging from soft-serve cones and blizzards filled with cookies to takeaway ice-cream sandwiches and cakes.

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New Boutique Hotel Steps from Michigan Avenue

Located one block east of Chicago's Magnificent Mile, Ivy Boutique Hotel opens in May 2012 as the newest work from Arthur Minor, who designed The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. With swanky amenities including mirror televisions and theater surround sound in all guest rooms, the hotel seems poised to become one of the city's most exclusive hotels. Although the Ivy rises up 15 stories, there are only five guest rooms per floor, providing guests with a mixture of intimacy and comfort that makes it "the only true boutique luxury hotel in the city," according to HotelChatter.

After guests check in via iPad, hotel staff members personally escort them to 675-square-foot king suites. A paragon of modern design, the suites contain platform beds with white leather headboards and floor-to-ceiling windows that open. Eco-friendly bamboo flooring, along with organic towels and rugs made from thistle, help to reduce the hotel's carbon footprint. Guests can watch the flat-screen TV set in the vanity mirror while getting ready in the morning or practice Tarzan-style affirmation chants in the rainforest shower.

The Ivy is also in the process of opening an intimate 30- to 40-person restaurant and bar on the first floor. "We will try to use as much organic produce as possible," manager James Cazares says of his upcoming, reservations-only hot spot. A rooftop lounge opening in June will offer picture-perfect views of the city.

Gold Coast, Chicago: Ritzy Residential Neighborhood with Historical Mansions and Hip Restaurants

Located north of downtown, Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood hugs the shore of Lake Michigan, occupying some of the city's most desirable real estate. Its reputation as an upscale residential spot dates back to 1882, when wealthy businessmen began building castle-like mansions along the waterfront. For a glimpse at these historical estates, head to the Seven Houses on Lake Shore Drive District, where you'll find a French-chateau-inspired mansion that now serves as the International Museum of Surgical Science. A walk down Astor Street reveals some of the city's most unique architecture, including the Charnley-Persky House built by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright in 1892.

Those looking for a hip nightlife will find trendy restaurants and nightclubs-many of which are open until 5 a.m.-catering to a well-dressed crowd. For people watching and the occasional celebrity sighting, head to Rush and Division, a see-and-be-seen spot dotted with upscale shops, classic Chicago bars, and diamond-encrusted parking meters.

Read the Fine Print for important info on travel dates and other restrictions.

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During holidays, the best part about sitting at the kids' table is not having to listen to the grownups gab about politics. The worst part? Not getting to pick the dishes. Luckily, today's deal from The Kids' Table in Wicker Park gets kids involved in the kitchen in a fun-filled way. Pay $20, and your son or daughter age 4 or older will get a Kids' Night Out! cooking class (a $40 value). This three-hour class, held on weekend nights, helps kids roll, chop, and mix their way to a delicious meal while learning recipes and kitchen tricks. After eating and cleaning up the kitchen, kids spend the last hour with a fun activity, ranging from a dance party and yoga to food-themed art. For kids age 2 and older who want to learn with Mom or Dad, pay $25 for a 90-minute Family Cooking Class for $25 (regularly $50). This weekend class offers fun and full bellies for both parent and child as kids learn new recipes and how to add fun to meal planning. Next time the holidays roll around, your kids will be bragging to the rest of their table all about their newfound chef skills. Want more? Check out The Kids' Table on Facebook.

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Driving a shiny car is a great way to experience luxurious transportation without the hassle of chartering a yacht or riding a peacock to work. Transform regular vehicles into ritzy rides with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $20 for three Funkadelic car washes (up to a $68.97 value) $69 for a full auto detailing (a $149.99 value)

Each Funkadelic car wash starts with a hand wash and bug-removal treatment, followed by tire and rim cleaning and a towel dry. Then comes vacuuming, dashboard and console dusting, and window and mirror cleaning.

The two-three hour full auto-detailing package begins with a DY-NO-MITE! car wash (the Funkadelic wash plus trunk vacuuming, Rain-X for the windshield, and vinyl protectant for the dashboard and console). Hand wax, carpet and upholstery shampoo, and a special interior protection and enhancement finish the job.

Soundz Good Chicago

Though its name brings CD players and subwoofers to mind, Soundz Good Chicago does much more than just amplify the sound waves rolling out of car speakers. The siren song of its many stereo and audio systems certainly tickles the ears-but so does the groggy chirp of a remote starter and keyless entry device, as does the joyful ballad of a car alarm fending off would-be thieves and errant grocery carts.

Soundz Good's staff also tends to a vehicle's aesthetics and utility. Its full-service car wash includes detailing services and can handle motorcycles, too. To prepare trucks for years of satisfying snowman ramming, they hook them up with grill guards or snow plows, and cut in new sunroofs to help drivers catch far more raindrops than they ever could before.

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Musicians often cultivate a dynamic stage persona by filling their shows with multiple costume changes, elaborate choreography, and family-vacation slideshows. Feast your eyes and ears on a thrilling performance with this GrouponLive deal to Riot Fest in Humboldt Park. For $22, you get a presale two-day pass, good for Saturday, September 15, and Sunday, September 16, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (up to a $44.24 value, including ticketing fees). See the festival's lineup here.

From September 14 through 16, Riot Fest takes over the Congress Theater and then Humboldt Park, blowing up the end of summer with a three-day arsenal of live music, thrilling carnival rides, and delicious food. The fest's stages host indie, rock, punk, and metal artists who unleash melodies under the open sky, letting notes fly freely into the clouds instead of remaining caged under a theater ceiling. Between sets, show-goers burn off amped-up energy at carnival rides and games or by running laps around Humboldt Park's picturesque lake. Food vendors keep bodies amply supplied with enough fuel for daylong stints in the mosh pit and hibernation until next year's fest.

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Knowledge is power, which is why locomotives run on burning encyclopedias. Chug toward new understandings with this Groupon: for $95, you get a skills assessment and six tutoring classes at Sylvan Learning (a $495 value). Choose from Sylvan's 21 participating locations. This Groupon can also be applied toward some ACT and SAT prep programs; customers should call their desired Sylvan Learning location for more information. Tutoring sessions last one hour.

During in-person or online tutoring sessions, the instructors at Sylvan Learning tailor curricula to each kindergarten to 12th-grade student in order to accelerate academic success. The skills assessment includes standardized testing, diagnostic tools such as Rorschach hammers, and personal interviews to help staff members determine the best course of book-cracking action. Learners can then participate in programs that tackle reading, writing, and math. By devising detailed, custom-made classes and collaborating with pupils' parents, teachers, and favorite pencils, instructors bolster brains while confidently guaranteeing a full grade improvement after 36 hours of instruction.

Though Sylvan Learning sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.

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Lexington, Kentucky has made a name for itself as the "Horse Capital of the World," but it's also home to some blue-ribbon bourbon. If you've been champing at the bit for a taste of authentic Kentucky, take off on this week's Escape to Four Points by Sheraton Lexington. You and a guest will saddle up for an overnight stay in a Deluxe King Room and receive breakfast for two, a $45 dinner credit, a bourbon education class, and a Kentucky Bourbon Trail passport ($121). Rooms feature king-size Four Comfort beds and complimentary high-speed wireless Internet. Start your day on the right hoof with included breakfast for two in the hotel's Cafe, then learn about the region's signature whiskey at an included bourbon education class. Your Kentucky Bourbon Trail passport will direct you to six famous distilleries-including Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve, Wild Turkey, and Jim Beam-that put the Bluegrass State on the map. Tour all six, then mail in your completed passport to receive a Kentucky Bourbon Trail shirt. If alcohol doesn't stir your fancy, the area's stable of historical and equine attractions will keep you interested. Downtown Lexington is packed with museums, galleries, and shops, including the Mary Todd Lincoln House. Or, see magnificent creatures for yourself at the 1,229-acre Kentucky Horse Park, host of the 2010 World Equestrian Games. In addition to museums and events dedicated to horses, the park offers pony rides and more than three dozen breeds to see. Legendary Man o' War and his Triple Crown-winning offspring War Admiral-two of history's greatest racehorses-are interned at the park. Your day will end with dinner at the Cafe, but the memories of this blue-blood Escape to Kentucky will last long after you cross the finish line.

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Establishing a regular fitness regimen can be difficult, especially when the sofa looks so appealing or makes you feel guilty about never inviting it out. Break away from its soft arms with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $19 for a 10-class pass for Zumba and Turbo Kick (an $80 value) $36 for a 20-class pass for Zumba and Turbo Kick (a $160 value)

The Plainfield location's classes include Zumba fitness five days a week, and Turbo Kick once a week on Tuesdays.

Brickhouse Cardio Club

Brickhouse Cardio club in Plainfield focuses almost the entirety of its footloose energy on Zumba sessions. Its wide-open warehouse space converts into a fitness fiesta as high-energy instructors lead students through easy-to-follow steps set to Latin music and plucked from notable dance traditions, including merengue, salsa, and reggaetón. The aerobic routine not only burns an average of 500 to 1,000 calories in an hour, it also gives guests the confidence to show off new moves on dates or first days as the new substitute teacher.

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You're usually a pretty nice person, but when you're ravenous, you tend to do a complete 180 until you get some food in you. Quench your hunger and curb your naughty side with today's deal: Pay $15 for $30 worth of food and drink at Flavor 180 in the South Loop. This fast-casual spot features healthier alternatives to red meat, with plenty of gourmet touches you won't find at a fast-food joint -- like truffle oil. Your deal is good for everything but seafood, and the menu offers fresh comfort classics on two sides of the coin: order from the "Nice" side for dishes like turkey hot dogs and corn risotto; the "Naughty" list includes pineapple-chipotle wings and the delectable Asian Cajun turkey burger with sweet potato fries. Get 360 degrees of supper satisfaction with this deal, and get your grub fix while staying on your best behavior. Want more? Visit Flavor 180 on Facebook.

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Neglected muscles tend to stiffen, leading to embarrassing events, such as being carted to department-store windows after trying on new clothes. Keep your figure flexible with today's Groupon: for $35, you get a one-hour massage at HealthSource of Lombard (a $70 value). In 2006 CEO Dr. Chris Tomshack opened the doors of the first HealthSource, a chiropractic and progressive-rehab franchise that has now expanded to more than 250 offices across the country. During a one-hour full-body massage, individuals can lie back on a bed as nimble fingers traverse their dermal canvases, kneading away pockets of tension and hidden stores of stress. At each location, trained massage therapists work under the tutelage of a chiropractor, ensuring the experience is both relaxing and beneficial toward decreasing pain in overworked necks, backs, and prehensile tails.

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Cars need regular oil changes to keep them running in top form, just as winning racehorses need periodic blood transfusions to keep the drive for victory coursing through their veins. Treat your chariot like a champ with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $23 for a service package (a $49 value), which includes a full-service oil change with up to 5 quarts of standard oil, 20-point vehicle inspection, tire rotation, and brake inspection $36 for a four-wheel alignment (a $79 value) $38 for an oil change with up to 5 quarts of synthetic oil (a $75.95 value), designed to withstand harsher weather conditions

Merlin 200,000 Mile Shop

The ASE-certified technicians at Merlin 200,000 Mile Shop encourage cars to run smoothly for as long as possible with services designed to push autos past 100,000 miles of high-performance travel. They service rides with oil changes and cover brake, muffler, and tire services with Merlin's 200,000-mile warranty, which was first found written on a dipstick a king had pulled from a magic stone. Their Drive to 200,000 program even details a comprehensive service plan to get cars to that odometer milestone with regular mandatory and recommended maintenance plans. Though the technicians perform same-day services, they will happily shuttle clients to their home or workplace until they are ready to pick up their autos.

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Midtown Manhattan is home to some of the world's most talked-about landmarks, from the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings to Rockefeller Center and the bright lights of Times Square. Allow us to draw up the blueprints for this week's well-engineered Escape to The Gotham Hotel on 46th Street, a sleek boutique property offering personal touches in a prime locale: sandwiched between all the action of Madison and Fifth Avenues, formerly the space of the beloved Gotham Book Mart. You and a guest will be positively floored by a two-night stay, Fridays through Sundays, in a chic Gotham 2 Room Type-complete with a king bed and private terrace-on floors two through nine ($600). And don't be surprised by the lack of a check-in desk: Upon your arrival, a staff member will greet you with a VIP welcome amenity before escorting you to your accommodations. Airy, light-filled guest rooms are appointed with streamlined European furnishings, tailored minibars, and lavish linens. Your Escape also includes an upgrade to a Gotham 3 Room Type when available. On floors ten through 23, these units feature king beds and private terraces with views of the skyline. Z!NK magazine describes a stay here as "a new type of hotel experience in the center of Midtown Manhattan. With terraces off of every room, guests feel as if they are floating above the city." When hunger comes knocking at the door, rest assured you'll stay well fed with assorted fresh pastries and a daily breakfast for two. In the evening, cozy up to your companion during dinner at on-site restaurant Tenpenny. You'll use your $50 dining credit to savor Italian-American cuisine that Z!NK says "hearkens back to the American cuisine of old" when "New York City was an up-and-comer in the restaurant world." The next morning, structure your day however you like: You'll be within walking distance of some of the city's best sights, including Central Park, the Theatre District, and 30 Rock. Or, browse the likes of Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, and Saks along the retail mecca that is Fifth Avenue. For an exciting Escape to the city that never sleeps, the writing's on the wall: Pack your bags and hit the town-at prices that aren't through the roof.

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Every year, Pacific gray whales and wild king salmon make a point to return to the Oregon Coast. But there's another migration taking place on these gorgeous shores, one that delivers spa treatments, fine dining, shopping, and golf to a species of vacationer that has mastered the art of R&R: the educated resort goer. And you better learn the habits of these mystical creatures, because with this week's Escape to Salishan Spa & Golf Resort, you are one. You and a friend are migrating to this 250-acre gem nestled between Lincoln City and Newport for one night in a Premier Room ($149). After your journey, rest your tail in the largest and most sought-after room at the resort, complete with plush bath robes, Wi-Fi, a stone fireplace, a spacious bathroom, and a king-size bed featuring luxurious pillow-top bedding. Wake up and smell the fresh-brewed coffee at The Sun Room restaurant, where your $20 food and beverage credit will get you going in the right direction with everything from fresh seasonal fruit and homemade banana bread to Frangelico French toast with Oregon hazelnuts. Or, sleep in and use your credit at any of the resort's five diverse restaurants anytime throughout your stay. But you'll want to fuel up before hitting the resort's 18-hole, par-71 golf course, redesigned by legendary PGA pro and Oregon golfing legend Peter Jacobsen. Revered for its old-growth timber and spectacular ocean views, this is one of the few courses in the world where you can both score an eagle and spot one on the same hole. After a whale of a good time on the links-and a possible whale sighting on any of the seaside greens-take in a relaxing massage or facial at the resort's full-service spa. Next, enjoy wineries, casinos, museums, aquariums, beaches, shopping, and world-class sport fishing just minutes from the resort. Alas, like all good things, this Escape will eventually come to an end. But fear not: Like the salmon and whales, you'll soon return for another taste of this coastal paradise. For additional information, visit Salishan Spa & Golf Resort on Facebook.

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Body wraps effectively squeeze out toxins, just as anacondas effectively squeeze out the last bit of toothpaste from the tube. Feel the release with this Groupon.

$99 for Two Thermojet Body-Wrap Treatments ($250 Value)

Thermojet body wraps whittle away unwanted curves to smooth the body and unsightly cellulite with infrared light. Developed in Spain, the cocooning treatment is designed to burn 1,200-1,800 calories-the equivalent of running three to five miles-in a 40-minute period. Silicone wraps around the body to aim infrared waves deep into the body. In addition to silhouette shaping, the treatment can increase circulation while assuaging sore muscles, joints, and tissues without any downtime.

Though Leah Chavie Skincare Boutique sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.

Leah Chavie Skincare Boutique

Armed with more than two decades of beautifying experience, skin guru Leah Chavie leads a team of aestheticians to enhance appearances in a feng shui studio that Examiner.com writer Kathryn Garcia Schuster noted, "can take your skin from so-so to ooh-la-la after just one trip." The spa and its non-invasive clinical treatments have earned attention from the likes of Time Out Chicago, NBC, and Pop Sugar for using cutting-edge skincare technology ranging from bioelectrotherapy facial remodeling to lash and brow tinting.

Aestheticians help patrons to embark on a mug-refining path that can mix and match any of the salon's clinical and relaxing facials with laser hair-removal sessions, sunless tanning, and mineral cosmetics that polish façades until they're radiant enough to qualify for alternative-energy tax credits.

Alongside state-of-the-art technology, the salon's aestheticians draw on Biologique Recherche skincare products, which use a high concentration of botanical, marine, and biological extracts. The Paris-based formulas allow the power of natural ingredients to heal skin unfettered by artificial fragrances or product fillers.

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To fly a helicopter, one needs strong spatial reasoning skills, thorough training, and an electric fan duct-taped to a Mini Cooper. Take to the skies with this Groupon.

$99 for a 35-Minute Chicago Skyline Tour ($166 Value)

Each Chicago skyline tour begins at Lansing Municipal Airport, where sightseers board three-passenger Robinson R44 helicopters piloted by experienced gravity snubbers. During evening tours, landmarks such as Millennium Park, Navy Pier, and Soldier Field pose before a background of oranges and pinks that slowly tuck into a blanket of night dotted with glowing city lights and blobs of fashion-forward puffy paint. Tours run 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week.

Sun Aero Helicopters Inc.

The pilots at Sun Aero Helicopters Inc. have been training pupils in the autogiro arts and transporting clients through the skies since 1991. Inside their base at Lansing Municipal Airport, aviators maintain a 12,000-square-foot hanger area and 3,000 square feet of training offices and high-speed computerized flight-planning facilities. Expert pilots impart their knowledge to up-and-coming FBI agents, police officers, emergency medical technicians, and leisure pilots during one-on-one training sessions in Robinson and Bell copters. Pilots also give landlubbers a skyscraper's view of Chicago's landmarks, such as U.S. Cellular Field, the John Hancock building, and the Sears/Willis Tower. When they aren't transporting rally drivers, golfers, and famous wiffle ball players with private charter services, Sun Aero serves national media companies with aerial photography and land surveys.

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Arena football shrinks the playing field to half its normal size, leading to faster, more exciting games of freeze tag between downs. You're It with this GrouponLive deal to see a Chicago Rush arena-football game at Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Choose between the following options:

For $20, you get two tickets for mid-upper sideline blue-section seating (up to a $55.30 value, including all fees). For $50, you get a game package for two (up to a $91.30 total value), which includes the following: Two tickets for yellow-section seating (up to a $75.80 value, including all fees) Two hot dogs and two sodas (a $15.50 value)

For either option, choose between the following games:

Against the Spokane Shock on Sunday, June 3, at 3 p.m. Against the San Antonio Talons on Sunday, July 8, at 3 p.m.

Chasing an 11th consecutive playoff appearance-and currently in the running to repeat their reign as the Central Division champs-the Rush burst from the tunnel at Allstate Arena fueled by an appetite for soaring scores and punishing hits. Three-time AFL champion Bob McMillen peers from the sidelines as head coach, leading a lineup that stars wide receiver "Big Play" Reggie Gray, who has hauled in more than 60 catches and 20 touchdowns so far this season, and quarterback Russ Michna, an Elk Grove native and Western Illinois alum. Defensively, linebacker Kelvin Morris rattles bones with tough tackles, and 2011 AFL Defensive Player of the Year Vic Hall stops opponents cold by intercepting passes between his teeth.

Padded walls and netted goalposts surround Allstate Arena's 50-yard indoor gridiron, on which mascot Grabowski and the Adrenaline Rush dance team entertain crowds during breaks in the action. On June 3, the team unveils its new mascot, handing out stuffed animals to the first 1,000 kids 14 and under to arrive, and after each bout, Rush fans can congregate at the front-row boards, where players sign autographs and T-shirt cannon nonproliferation treaties. The July 8 game marks fan appreciate night, where onlookers are randomly chosen to receive prizes throughout the event.

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Although live theater possesses a spirit of unpredictability and spontaneity, releasing a siberian tiger on stage to test the actors' dedication to their characters is generally frowned upon. Play the role of a dutiful audience member with today's GrouponLive deal to see Girls Night: The Musical, presented by Entertainment Events at Primary, formerly known as Subdivision Chicago.Choose between the following seating options:

For $40, you get one ticket for general-admission seating (up to an $80 value, including fees). For $55, you get one ticket for VIP seating (up to a $110 value, including fees), which includes a seat in the front of the house and one complimentary signature cocktail.

For the general-admission option, choose a show from Thursday, June 21 to Sunday, July 29. For the VIP option, choose a show from Sunday, June 24 to Sunday, July 29, except for Saturday, June 30. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows valid with this Groupon start at 7 p.m., and Sunday shows start at 3 p.m. General-admission seating is not assigned, but Groupon customers who wish to sit together in the VIP section must purchase those tickets at the same time under the same name.

Girls Night: The Musical plots five friends center stage as they ponder their past, celebrate the present during one comedic night of karaoke. After sold-out runs in Las Vegas and Fort Lauderdale and plugs on NBC and the Lifetime network, the acclaimed musical comes to Chicago for a limited engagement. As actresses harmonize to suffragette anthems such as "Lady Marmalade," "It's Raining Men," and "I Will Survive" amid vibrant set pieces, audiences laugh, cry, and dance in the aisles as the theater transforms into a besties convention.

Entertainment Events has produced amateur and professional performances in more than 250 cities both domestic and abroad and also supports communities, schools, art groups, and civic organizations with fundraising efforts.

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Microdermabrasion makes faces look younger, allowing parents to pose as their own children during high-school football tryouts. Put on your game face with today's Groupon to MG Rejuvenation Center. Choose from the following options:

For $45, you get a choice of one facial, chemical peel, or Vibraderm microdermabrasion treatment (up to a $125 value). For $85, you get a choice of any two facials, chemical peels, or Vibraderm microdermabrasion treatments (up to a $250 value). For $119, you get a choice of any three facials, chemical peels, or Vibraderm microdermabrasion treatments (up to a $375 value).

Groupon customers may opt for three of the same treatment or mix and match different services.

The anti-aging experts at MG Rejuvenation Center help keep skin fit with flexible treatments that evolve to suit each client's specific needs and unique skin type. To begin, a clinician inquires into patient goals and may perform a comprehensive analysis to help build an individualized plan for skin health or tiny awnings to shade the forehead. Four types of custom facials purify the face, neck, back, and shoulders with products designed to hydrate dull dermal landscapes. Organic Ormedic facials gently brighten complexions with soothing essential oils and medical-grade peptides, whereas acne facials purge excess oil and buildup with a refreshing cocktail of retinol, enzymes, and benzoyl peroxide. For skin in need of resurfacing, chemical peels steep the epidermis in exfoliating formulas blended to refine texture and dissolve cells damaged by mild scarring, sun exposure, or cheek pinching from the wrinkled hands of Uncle Time. Vibraderm microdermabrasion treatments forgo sprays of potentially irritating microcrystals, instead relying on a textured wand to buff away dead tissue and restore a healthy tone. In addition to diminishing discoloration and acne, one exfoliation enhances absorption of topical products such as chemical peels, and three sessions may stimulate the skin to produce firming collagen.

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A glowing smile charms irritable librarians, stern highway-patrol officers, and reactionary judges with their big, fancy ideas about driving through the library. Rev up your smile with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $49 for an exam, x-rays, and cleaning (a $263 value) $99 for an in-office Venus teeth-whitening treatment (a $299 value) $139 for an exam, x-rays, cleaning, and in-office Venus teeth-whitening treatment, to be spread over two appointments (a $562 value)

Groupon customers also receive 15% off select dental services.

Although Sheffield Square Dental Care sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.

Sheffield Square Dental Care

Sheffield Square Dental Care's Dr. Eliot Tokowitz crafts healthy, aesthetically pleasing smiles with services such as checkups, dental implants, Invisalign, and porcelain veneers at a facility focused on patient comfort. Patients can indulge in aromatherapy with eucalyptus or tea-tree oil and paraffin hand wax treatments, and when their mouths aren't being worked on, can sip coffee or juice from the juice bar. After a treatment, they can grab their cars or roller skates from the attendant at the office's free valet parking service.

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Though frozen kefir's tangy swirls are best known for containing less fat than ice cream, they also form the country of Antarctica's foundation. Dive into a palatable paradise with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $10 for a $20 Cosmic Card, valid toward anything on the menu $250 for two hours of Starfruit food-truck service at a private event (a $500 value)

Starfruit's Lifeway-kefir-based frozen treats satisfy sweet teeth and recharge the body with 10 live probiotics paired with creamy desserts and fresh fruit toppings. Customers cool off with a sundae of pomegranate kefir ($3-$5) adorned with raspberries and sliced pineapple ($1 for the first topping; $0.50 for each additional topping), and create-your-own parfaits with vanilla, cappuccino, and blueberry flavors ($3-$5) please patrons and indecisive hydras alike.

For the first option, the company's pink-and-white food truck takes a break from cruising the streets to park for up to two hours at any private event within a 20-mile radius of zip code 60614. There, the truck's staff dishes out two flavors of cold kefir treats with unlimited toppings.

Starfruit

As an ancient shepherd wandering the hills, one could easily get a little thirsty. Carrying fresh milk in their leather pouches, hungry herders realized the liquid inside sometimes fermented, resulting in a bubbly, tangy beverage they named kefir, or "good feeling." Though its deliciousness was obvious, no one could know how nutritious kefir actually was. As it turns out, kefir contains even more healthy bacteria than yogurt, which helps to restore the body's balance with 10 active probiotic cultures.

Years later, Starfruit made another discovery: like yogurt, kefir can be frozen into a sweet, dessert-like treat. Made from Lifeway-brand kefir and medleys of fresh fruit, Starfruit's sundaes and smoothies help boost the immune system, aid in digestion, and even fight lactose intolerance. Not content with simply healthy bodies, Starfruit helps keep the planet healthy as well, purchasing renewable wind energy to offset 100% of the electricity used to make their products. Just as the snacks contain antibiotic- and hormone-free milk from local, Midwestern dairy cows, chefs acquire all fruit toppings from the seasonal stocks of local farms-which means that, while Starfruit stores may not always have strawberries available, when they do, the berries are always fresh and never contain California strawberries' slicked-back stems and surfboards.

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Sleek boutique digs and club-hopping in South Beach

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There's no "I" in "team," but there are plenty in "bikini." Find fitness motivation with today's deal from Kareem Team Fitness: Pay $29 for one month of unlimited group fitness classes (a $100 value). With more than three decades of experience, owner Kareem and his team of trainers will ensure you get the most of your workout, whether you want to condition your body for overall tone or endurance, ramp up sport-specific skills, or learn how to target particular problem areas. Sweat through hour-long classes offered seven days per week: Get your heart pumping in cardio kickboxing; tone and strengthen in kettlebell fitness; pedal away calories in Spinning; challenge your core and aerobic power in Tabata; or kick your behind into gear with Taekwondo. With limited class sizes, you can benefit from the encouragement of others while keeping your "i" on the prize.

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Motor oil prevents delicate moving parts from overheating, much like the sweat produced by all cuckoo clocks. Keep your car running on time with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options

$24 for one oil-change package (a $49.95 value)

Oil change Tire rotation Tire pressure check Visual brake inspection

$45 for two of the above oil-change packages (a $99.90 value)

$64 for one spring AC tune-up package (a $129 value)

Reclaim AC system, if needed Dye test Inspection of AC lines and belt Up to 1 pound of refrigerant

Belmont Auto Enterprises

Beneath a marquee bearing flame-style letters and a checkerboard stripe, an ASE-certified technician leads the Belmont Auto Enterprises team as it mends and maintains rides. Mechanics free engines from gunk and retool transmissions, serpentine belts, and other pivotal parts, standing behind their work with a two-year warranty on parts and labor. The team also makes windshield rock-chip repairs with a steadfast resin solution or the tears from a wax statue of Henry Ford. A complimentary drop-off service, and discounts on rentals from Hertz and Enterprise, ensure that drivers keep rolling even as their cars stand still.

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Concerts are meticulously coordinated events, with dedicated roadies ensuring that each instrument is tuned and that each baby knows when it's time to crawl onstage. See a seamless show with this GrouponLive deal to see The Twelve Tenors at Riverfront Theater. Choose between the following ticketing options:

For $42, you get one ticket for seating in the rear of the left or right orchestra or the side of the center orchestra (up to an $85.50 value, including all fees). For $50, you get one ticket for seating in the front of the left or right orchestra or the middle of the center orchestra (up to a $100.50 value, including all fees).

Both ticketing options include the following Groupon-exclusive perks:

One drink pre-show or at intermission Postshow backstage meet-and-greet with the performers

Choose from the following shows:

Thursday, May 31, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at 5 p.m.

The Twelve Tenors tickle ears with honeyed vocals hailing from Ireland during an evening of handsome faces, smooth harmonies, and charming choreography. With a program that includes operatic masterpieces such as Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" and classic rock staples such as "Hey Jude," the suit-clad crooners put one-dimensional singers to shame with their versatility and ability to stay grounded in a slight breeze. Tributes to their homeland include traditional Caledonian tunes such as "Danny Boy," leg-twisting Irish dances, and bow-shredding fiddle solos.

Nestled beneath a 70-foot-tall blue and yellow tent on the banks of the Chicago River, the Riverfront Theater's temperature-controlled interior keeps guests comfortable as performers heat up the stage. Early arriving Groupon holders can sip a choice of alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverage. After the performance, a backstage meet-and-greet lets patrons snap photos with the performers, shake their hands, and tell them all about their post-apocalyptic visions.

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Until mankind first stepped outside in 1934, nature was thought to be a fanciful myth, like yogurt or the clutch hitter. Spend a few hours skateboarding through the fresh air of truth with this Groupon.

$20 for $40 Worth of Skateboards, Clothing, and Gear

Skaters browse walls lined with boards and accessories, such as red bearings ($16.95) and 100s wheels ($26) from Bones Wheels. The apparel selection encompasses hats ($26), knee pads ($24.95), and shoes from brands such as eS Skateboarding ($39.99+).

Motiv8 Skate Shop

Depending on which wall you first look at when entering Motiv8 Skate Shop, it's easy to think you've stepped into an art gallery. Hung along the wall like a painting exhibition, a collection of skateboard decks from lines such as Alien Workshop and Girl attracts shoppers with an array of colors and designs. Beyond that, a stock of longboards and BMX bikes and accessories inspires athletes to dream about conquering halfpipes or biking across the Atlantic Ocean. The staff also keeps the racks filled with a selection of clothing and shoes from designers such as Etnies and Emerica.

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More warm-weather activities with friends means something else, too -- a definite increase in photo ops. Make sure the camera loves you with today's deal from BEaUtify at Ashland Medical Specialists: Pay $99 (regularly $500) for three laser hair-removal treatments for one palm-sized area of your choice at this Noble Square medical spa. These hour-long treatments work to permanently reduce unwanted body hair using focused low-level lasers on the hair shaft itself, inhibiting regrowth. Or, pay $99 (regularly $200) for a one-hour IPL photofacial. Utilizing intense-pulsed light, this treatment can help minimize the appearance of brown spots, facial redness, and blemishes such as broken capillaries, so that your skin shines as clearly as your smile. With these photogenic fix-ups, whether you're at the beach or a ballgame this summer, you'll be able to say "cheese" with confidence.

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Lasers are often the best remedy for a problem, such as poor eyesight, unwanted hair, or a dull set at a high-school band recital. See what lasers can do for you with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $129 for six laser hair-removal treatments on a small area (up to a $575 value) $189 for six laser hair-removal treatments on a medium area (up to a $1,100 value) $359 for six laser hair-removal treatments on a large area (up to a $2,050 value)

Click here for a list of valid treatment areas.

BEaUtify at AMS

Under the health-conscious umbrella of Ashland Medical Specialists, Dr. Marcelo Suarez and his team work to evoke the unique beauty of their clients. They tend to the body with a variety of services including medical-grade peels, Botox, laser skin tightening, hair removal, age-spot removal, and designer beauty-mark installation.

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The Chicago River adds to the city's beauty as it snakes through the Loop; spider veins, on the other hand, subtract from your skin's smoothness as they branch on your dermis. Restore the fantastic flow of your look with today's deal from Charming Skin Med Spa: For $99, get one laser spider-vein removal treatment for your leg (a $440 value). Or, opt for two treatments for $149 (regularly $750), four visits for $250 (regularly $1,350), or six visits for $380 (regularly $1,950). Head to the Oak Brook or Orland Park location, and witness the talented staff at Charming Skin channel their knowledge, training, and the office's state-of-the-art technology into a high-quality experience. The streamlined treatments of a palm-sized area -- which include follow-up visits -- could potentially eliminate leg veins and give you clearer skin in four to six weeks. Thanks to the work of Dr. Jawdat Abboud and his talented team, you'll be ready to show off your gams for a summertime stroll along the river in no time.

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Playing baseball takes coordination, upper-body strength, and the courage to run counterclockwise even though that direction is normally only for the immoral and weak-hearted. See strong-willed Americans with this GrouponLive deal to see the Schaumburg Boomers at Schaumburg Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg. For $29, you get a game-day package for two (a $58.82 value) that includes the following:

Two tickets for box seating (a $13 value each, including all fees) Two hats (a $16.41 value each)

Choose from the following games:

Against the Florence Freedom on Sunday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m. Against the River City Rascals on Sunday, June 10, at 1 p.m. Against the Traverse City Beach Bums on Monday, July 2, at 6:30 p.m.

After going 2-0 in their first games of exhibition play, the Schaumburg Boomers step up to plate for their inaugural season in the independent Frontier League. Throughout three matchups-including against West Division rivals the River City Rascals-the team showcases both its seasoned talents as well as its rookie players wielding freshly whittled bats. Infielder Gerard Hall earned his stripes as a 2011 Midwest League all-star after racking up 14 doubles and four triples with the Kansas City Royals' low-A affiliate, and outfielder Sean Mahley hopes to repeat his .378 batting average and 14 stolen bases over 45 games last year as a senior at the University of the Cumberlands.

Located in Schaumburg, Boomers Stadium was built in 1999 to the exact dimensions of Wrigley Field, both to pay tribute to Chicago's iconic stadium and to trick Harry Caray's ghost into finally footing his 17-year-old Cracker Jack bill. The team's mascot Coop, an indigenous prairie chicken, pumps up fans for postgame fireworks on May 27 and defends his honor against The San Diego Chicken's antics during the game on July 2.

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Birds make flying seem like a breeze, but as a child you quickly learned that imitating their tricks without the proper equipment can result in skinned knees. Watch your dreams take off with today's deal from SimplyFLY, based out of Aurora airport in Sugar Grove: Get a 30-minute Discovery Flight for $60 (regularly $120) or a 60-minute flight for $100 (regularly $200). One of SimplyFLY's FAA-certified flight instructors will take off for you, climb to a safe altitude, and then show you how to use the controls. Whether you want to work toward a professional pilot license or just want to touch the sky, this aviation school is dedicated to removing the barriers that keep you on the ground -- meaning it's time to finally trade in that tablecloth cape for a real pair of wings.

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Makeup is best applied by a professional, especially when your best-lit reflection can only be found in a conniving magic mirror that insists you'd look better with a unibrow. Put your cosmetics in trained hands with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

$39 for a makeover package (up to a $107 total value)
$69 for two makeover packages (up to a $214 total value)

Each makeover package includes the following:

Makeup application (a $55 value) One container of custom foundation or mineral powder (up to a $45 value) One glass of wine at Flight 112 Wine House (up to a $7 value)

Seasoned makeup artists blend cosmetics to flatter clients' individual skin tones before highlighting features with vibrant, natural-looking hues. Clients will leave with a newly beautified face and a custom concoction of foundation or mineral powder from the Motives by Loren Ridinger line to use during everyday makeup routines or while going undercover in the supermarket band-aid aisle. Before or after the session, a quick jaunt over to Flight 112 Wine House next door lavishes taste buds with the red, white, or sparkling varietal of their choice from the wine list.

Custom Face

Cheryl Picha used to exclusively specialize in bridal makeup. As she added that wedding-day glow, dabbed away tears of joy, and blended foundations to match her subjects' individual coloring, she began to receive requests-the brides wanted these long-lasting, custom-blended formulas in their own makeup kits. This discovery led Cheryl to establish Custom Face, a group of independent makeup artists who specialize in applying individualized cosmetics to every unique face that walks through their door. Powered by the sultry hues of the Motives by Loren Ridinger line, the artists concoct foundations, bronzers, blushes, and eye shadows to complement their clients' skin tones. Visitors can either bring these formulas home or have their specialist craft a personalized look stunning enough to brighten any wedding, cultural celebration, or live-action production of The Smurfs they desire.

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You've always had a regal façade, but even a Monarch's skin sometimes requires a little beauty metamorphosis. Enter the chrysalis of Metamorphosis Med Spa for a Botox or Dysport treatment for one area for $149 plus a $65 Metamorphosis gift card toward fillers (regularly $375). The doctors and estheticians at this Downers Grove center will transform you from tired, overworked caterpillar to beautiful, radiant butterfly. Banish wrinkles and lines from your choice of one facial area: crow's feet, forehead, or the space between your eyebrows. Or, renew your skin with a microdermabrasion to exfoliate dead skin cells for $49 (regularly $135); or $99 for a microdermabrasion and photofacial combination treatment, which uses a non-ablative laser to promote collagen growth and treat facial discoloration (regularly $375). Cocoon yourself in this deal, and emerge looking lovelier and more well-rested than ever.

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According to a recent survey, people have listed chocolate as their preferred cause of death, followed closely by money avalanche. Get one foot in the tastiest grave with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $75 for a BYOB Chocolate 101 class for one, including a box of chocolate to take home (a $200 value) $149 for a BYOB Chocolate 101 class for two, including a box of chocolate for each to take home (a $400 value) $499 for a private, BYOB Chocolate 101 class for up to 12 (up to a $2,400 value)

In a 2.5-hour class, students learn how to choose chocolate, what raw chocolate tastes like, where it comes from, and how it's tempered. They may also make truffles, candies, and chocolate bars. Nonprivate classes are capped at eight students each. Certain classes are BYOB; Chocolat Uzma Sharif will confirm this when clients call to make their reservation. Drinkware is not provided for these classes.

Chocolat Uzma Sharif

During her rotations as a pastry chef in culinary school, Uzma Sharif caught the eye of her head chef by drizzling chocolate with the same technique she used to decorate hands with henna. "You're going to be a great success with that someday," he predicted. The roots of her talents as a chocolatier go back even deeper, however. In Pakistan, her pastry-chef grandfather was well known for his delicate pink macaroons, and her mother and seven aunts each inherited their father's baking skills. In January 2011, Uzma followed in her family members' footsteps, founding her own shop to purvey her hand-crafted chocolate creations as Chocolat Uzma Sharif.

These confections brim with unexpected ingredients, such as candied rose petals, Kashmiri chai, and cardamom, or glow with floral colors, such as the pinks and blues on the ombre butterflies that are Uzma's current favorite. The chocolatier handpicks the ingredients that go into her sweet creations, choosing all-natural, organic options when possible. Focused on perfecting a small selection of goods, she makes her chocolates in small batches and packages them in eco-friendly boxes she's designed herself.

During chocolate classes at her Pilsen kitchen, Uzma teaches students about the origins of raw chocolate and the science behind making a bar with the right sheen and snap. Uzma also shares methods for choosing good chocolate from store shelves, starting with deciphering the percentages on the label and asking it whether it's been naughty or nice.

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Laser energy is lauded by weight-loss experts due to its ability to help speed the body's metabolic processes or create a precise new hole in an oversize belt. Take weight loss up a notch with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $129 for two i-Lipo Ultra laser treatments (a $600 value) $249 for four i-Lipo Ultra laser treatments (a $1,200 value) $349 for six i-Lipo Ultra laser treatments (a $1,800 value)

Dr. Nicolas Sanez targets fat and cellulite on the abdomen, chin, back, or side of the thighs with the i-Lipo Ultra laser system. The noninvasive treatment can accelerate the body's natural process of releasing fatty acids stored in cells. All areas except the chin also include a vacuum massage, which can enhance circulation, promote collagen growth, and help the tissue absorb the device's infrared energy. Up to eight twice-weekly sessions may be required for optimal results.

Lipo Laser of NorthWest Indiana

At Lipo Laser of NorthWest Indiana, physician and surgeon Dr. Nicolas Sanez performs noninvasive, nonsurgical laser treatments as an alternative to liposuction. He employs the i-Lipo Ultra system, a low-level laser device that addresses specific areas of stubborn fat and cellulite. The system leaves skin feeling smooth thanks to a combination of infrared rays, vacuum massage, and voiceover narration by Al Green, and is often used to contour trouble spots that have not responded to other weight-loss methods.

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The human body, unlike raisins, white wine, and the wit of Oscar Wilde, isn't meant to be dry. Take a speedy dip with this Groupon in Cary.

$99 for a Half-Day Wakeboarding Lesson and Riding Session ($209 Value)

Novice wakeboarders start their lessons on dry land mastering balance and positioning before taking to the wake during two 15-minute water sets. Instructors customize their lessons based on student ability and skill; the sessions last up to four hours and include riding time, a gear bag backpack, a t-shirt, and all gear, though wakeboarders can bring their own gear if preferred. Sessions also include the boat, driver, fuel, and a boat wrangler, should the boat escape. Check the calendar for time slots and reservations.

Raging Buffalo

Raging Buffalo's adrenaline junkies have turned their athletic addiction into a successful enterprise by offering snowboarding and wakeboarding lessons to beginners and experienced riders. In the summer, their instructors take to the wake for lessons that start at the wakeboard school-open since 2001-before taking students on 15-minute riding sessions. When winter comes, the instructors dry-dock their boards in local bear caves and show students how to navigate the drifts with snowboard lessons at their ski park, which opened in 1992. Additionally, Raging Buffalo plays host to a variety of events, from rail jams to USASA competitions.

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Unlike the weather or a propensity to yell at the TV, hair color is something you can control. Take the reins with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $19 for a women's or men's haircut and style (up to a $40 value) $49 for a women's or men's haircut with partial highlights and a deep-conditioning treatment (up to a $120 value) $55 for three women's or men's haircuts with styles (up to a $120 value)

Billy Malley Hair Salon and Spa

Billy Malley pays homage to three generations' worth of hairstyling alongside a skilled staff of beautifiers performing a diverse menu of salon and spa services. Stylists clip away excess strands, insert fresh hues into coifs, and add more curl to heads with perms. Mani-pedis and waxing treatments whip unkempt appearances into shape, and massages eradicate tension caused by bobbing for apples in shark tanks. Facials and body treatments harness the healing powers of vitamin C, seaweed, and Dead Sea salts to cleanse and de-mottle epidermises.

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Without photography, it would be hard to remember what your prom date was wearing or what kind of face they never stopped making. Hold onto fond recollections with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

$25 for a regular portrait bundle (a $144.92 value), which includes:

A studio photo shoot Two multi-image collage prints Three natural-color portrait sheets of up to three different poses, each of which is available as one 8"x10", two 5"x7"s, four 3.5"x5"s or eight wallet-size prints One enhanced portrait sheet of any pose 50% off all regular-priced items, including additional prints, enhancements, collages, portrait CDs, and framed art created at time of session

$35 for a deluxe portrait bundle (a $184.91 value), which includes:

A studio photo shoot A single-image portrait CD Six natural-color portrait sheets of up to six different poses, each of which is available as one 8"x10", two 5"x7"s, four 3.5"x5"s or eight wallet-size prints One enhanced 10"x13" print 50% off all regular-priced items, including additional prints, enhancements, collages, portrait CDs, and framed art created at time of session

Professional photographers contact clients to provide tips and address concerns before meeting with them at a studio for the shoot. During their sessions, clients pose against provided backdrops, using props as photographers direct them. See the studio's Facebook page for more information. This deal is valid at all Sears Portrait Studios located in the U.S.

Sears Portrait Studio

Sears Portrait Studio's original photographers committed their first family photos to film more than 60 years ago, and the studio's digital photographers continue the tradition of taking high-quality portraits at more than 800 U.S. locations open today. Each professional photographer completes a rigorous training program before they begin composing and shooting digital photographs, adopting styles ranging from formal portraits to passport photos. Their all-digital system lets customers access their photographs online, where they can add graphics and penciled-in bunny ears before ordering prints for collages, greeting cards, tote bags, and ornaments.

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The best pizzas, like the worst Elvis impersonators, are cheesy and doughy and often live in cardboard boxes. Eat like a king with this Groupon.

$10 for $20 Worth of Pizza and Drinks

Small (12") and large (14") pizzas include the five-topping medley of Bill's special ($17.40-$18.90), the four-cheese pizza ($17-$18.50), and the double-decker pepperoni and cheese ($17.90-$19.90), as well as sandwiches such as the homemade meatball ($5.50). A chilly collection of draft beers includes Coors Light ($2.50) and Foster's pints ($5). See the menu here.

Bill's Pizza & Pub

Stuffed deer antlers, a large canoe suspended from the ceiling, and carvings of bears surround diners at Bill's Pizza & Pub. The northwoods seeps indoors at the venerable pizza place, which exhibits the idiosyncratic decor of a lodge. The wood-grained eatery first established its novel dining room more than 50 years ago, when its founder and namesake converted a garage into a roadside pizza joint. There, Bill and his wife, Pat, devised the double-decker pizza that still emerges piping hot from the kitchens at two locations. Both locales exhibit the same relaxed setting, in which families can scarf double-decker slices and freely toss peanut shells to the floor or out windows at mounted policemen.

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Getting your family together for a game of laser tag is an easier way to keep track of the kids than ear tagging, which requires tranquilizer guns. Gather your herd sans violence with this Groupon.

$79 for 90-Minute Laser-Tag Outing with Equipment Rental for Four (Up to $160 Value)

Up to 30 players use included laser equipment to engage in tactical scenarios in indoor and outdoor spaces. Outdoor games take place in forested areas, so closed-toe shoes, long pants, and long sleeves are recommended.

Team Combat Live

The team sits silently, trigger fingers poised to unleash the simulated ammo in their laser-tag guns. Nearby, one of their teammates waits to be rescued. The team's leader creeps forward, checks the area, and gestures to the others. They locate their captured comrade, but something is amiss: the pilot's head is shaking. The air fills with flashes of light, and the battle is over.

Team Combat Live uses laser tag as a means to act out immersive tactical scenarios, foster team camaraderie, and covertly scan supermarket barcodes. In indoor and outdoor spaces, combatants run, crouch, and fire, using the same laser gear employed by SWAT teams and Special Forces. To further hone tactical skills, Team Combat Live sprinkles each battlefield with ammo boxes and medic locations. Their instructors, including a certified SWAT instructor, also host summer camps that teach tactical maneuvers.

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Like glaciers and tectonic plates, teeth are slowly yet surely on the move as they attempt to turn their host's mouth into frozen tundra and then rip it apart like a bite-size Pangaea. Defeat devious teeth with today's Groupon: for $2,999, for you get a complete Invisalign orthodontic treatment at Advanced Family Dental's locations in Crest Hill, Frankfort, Lockport, Lombard, Naperville, Plainfield, Romeoville, Shorewood, and Woodridge (up to a $6,200 value). The complete Invisalign orthodontic treatment includes the following:

Initial exam X-rays Dental impressions Aligners

The experienced licensed general dentists and orthodontists of Advanced Family Dental restore order to unruly mouthscapes with Invisalign orthodontic treatments. Invisalign straightens crooked chompers with a combination of highly advanced, 3-D computer graphics and the spells of old-fashioned orthodontia. The Invisalign process eschews cumbersome braces for clear, removable aligners that are virtually invisible to the unclothed eye. An initial exam, including x-rays, photos, and impressions of your mouth terrain, paves the way for a flurry of calibrated teeth sheaths that are designed to slowly shift walnut crackers into perfect alignment.

Depending on the client's teeth, as few as 12 or as many as 48 separate aligners will need to be worn during a period of 6-15 months before the straightening effect finally self-actuates in a sudden burst of pink smoke and slobber. Aligners are only removed when eating, brushing, flossing, or modeling a finely clenched jaw. Today's Groupon does not include posttreatment retainers, which may be recommended by the general dentists and orthodontists. View some Invisalign FAQs here.

The grin-shaping skills on display at Advanced Family Dental have led to Dr. Joseph Rubis's fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry and Dr. David J. Rubis's stint as a featured dentist on ABC's Extreme Makeover. The practice's nine locations maintain flexible hours that simplify appointment scheduling, ease patient stress, and test wall-mounted clocks' elasticity.

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Breathing underwater, like eating fireworks, constructing a monument, and getting married, should only be attempted if you're confident you can do it. Get all the skills you need to mingle with the mermaids with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $230 for a full PADI open-water-certification course (a $475 value)

Instructors take their participants through the knowledge-development course, confined-water dives, and open-water dives.

$145 for an advanced open-water PADI-certification course (a $300 value)

In full scuba gear, instructors guide students into the fish-rich waters of Haigh Quarry in Kankakee to practice basic and more advanced scuba techniques in an outdoor environment. A platform just above the quarry bottom prevents visibility obstruction from silt and the underwater dog from getting out.

$135 for a PADI open-water referral, knowledge development, and confined-water course (a $275 value)

Instructors help students develop their knowledge of scuba principles, such as water pressure and how to set up dive gear, before guiding them into confined-pool sessions, where they teach dive technique and emergency procedures. Customers can choose between two 4.5-hour pool sessions or four 2-hour sessions.

Classes take place at the Prairie Valley Family YMCA in Elgin or the Alfred Campanelli YMCA in Schaumburg, although students must visit the Sea Lions Dive Center first to complete paperwork. Each course includes tanks, regulators, gauges, buoyancy-compensator jackets, weights, and belts. However, students must bring or rent their own masks, snorkels, boots, and fins. All students also receive 10% off purchases at the shop, including masks, which can be swapped out for free if they don't fit.

Sea Lions Dive Center

A five-star PADI instructor-development center, Sea Lions Dive Center gathers a team of friendly instructors who train aspiring divers and budding dive instructors toward their certification. They help students plunge into the water at local quarries and in Lake Michigan for technique-refresher courses and open-water-dive certification, as well as specialized training in cavern and ice diving, underwater digital photography, and advanced fish heckling. When not leading local classes and helping to maintain the dive shop's relaxed atmosphere, staff instructors also lead monthly trips to regional destinations, such as North Carolina and Florida, or the far-flung waters of the Maldives and Indonesia.

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Martial artists outwit their opponents with quick thinking, agility, and speed, which explains why so few are ever destroyed by tortoises. Avoid an attack with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $89 for one month of boot-camp classes, five days a week (a $300 value) $74 for one month of boot-camp classes, four days a week (a $250 value) $59 for one month of boot-camp classes, three days a week (a $200 value)

Pores weep away sweat and calories as instructors push them through the same intense strength, cardio, and interval training used to condition professional MMA fighters for the ring. Trainers hold no-contact, 45-minute sessions five days a week, alternating 2 p.m. class times on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with 10 a.m. class times on Tuesday and Thursday for the duration of the one-month schedule.

Emerald Smoke

Founder Collin Williams brings a longtime passion for mixed martial arts to Emerald Smoke, a fight-sport-training and fitness facility open to men and women of all abilities. His squad of experienced instructors leads private lessons or group classes in punchy pursuits, such as MMA, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and George Foreman Full-Contact Grilling. Classes lasting 45-60 minutes meet Monday-Saturday, as outlined in the schedule. The gym's regulation-issue octagon cage is often filled with Everlast-gear-clad fighters, its training and mat areas regularly host body conditioners, and those who prefer to sweat solo use the weight and cardio equipment. Yoga classes hone inner focus and flexibility for surpassing physical challenges such as transporting melons to and from the movie theater.

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A spa can be a refuge from the chaos of a busy life or from the chaos of a city slowly being overtaken by hyperintelligent children. Escape the madness with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $60 for one hands-and-feet spa package (a $120 value) $110 for two hands-and-feet spa packages (a $240 value)

Each two-hour session begins with a Dead-Sea salt scrub on the feet. Next, a warm, organic chocolate mask nourishes the hands and feet for 10 minutes. After a 10-minute foot massage, all four appendages are pampered with a spa mani-pedi.

Le Beaute, Salon and Spa

Zebra-print chairs and large glass room dividers add a modern touch to Le Beaute, Salon and Spa's spacious spa location, where clients rest in pedicure thrones or gaze into mirrors as stylists transform their hair. Special scents and relaxing enhancements boost the salon-and-spa services, with melted paraffin further hydrating skin during manicures and hot stones offering massage recipients the extra companionship of affectionate pet rocks. Aestheticians and therapists create an all-purpose stop where guests enjoying an hour of Swedish massage also feel welcome to stick around for a quick waxing session. Facials include European techniques and aromatherapy as well as more intensive treatments such as microdermabrasion and peels.

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There are two ways to a person's heart: the first is through the stomach, and the second is through a complex series of hamster tubes. Take the easier route to your ticker with today's Groupon to Raffi's On Fifth in Naperville. Choose between the following options:

For $25, you get $50 worth of Mediterranean fusion fare for dinner. For $10, you get $20 worth of Mediterranean fusion fare for lunch.

At Raffi's On Fifth, owner Raffi Demerdjian borrows from French, Italian, Middle Eastern, and Spanish cuisines to craft a menu of Mediterranean-style dishes. Rice, pine nuts, and currants nestle into grape leaves ($6.95 dinner; $4.95 lunch) as an appetizing prelude to salmon ($19.95 dinner; $13.95 lunch) or rib-eye steak ($24.95 dinner; $16.95 dinner), both flame-kissed by a coquettish grill, or lamb chops ($27.95) flanked by couscous, basil paste, and natural jus. Rice pilaf and a house green salad accompany lunchtime sandwiches-including sauteed lamb pressed between bread with bell peppers and tomato ($8.95)-that fill tables underneath a 40-foot ceiling comfortably settled atop exposed-brick walls. Raffi's industrial interior is awash in Middle Eastern accents, including rugs, paintings, and retired genies wishing for leftovers.

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Kids need play areas where they can burn off their boundless energy, which they'd otherwise use up playing Godzilla with the dollhouse. Show them a smashing good time with this Groupon.

$17 for 10 Indoor-Playground Visits ($35 Value)

Sock-footed kids aged 10 and younger play safely on slides, in tunnels, and on carousel at indoor playground, which is open 10 a.m.-noon Monday through Friday and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

Jumps n' Jiggles

A child's laughter precedes her as she emerges from a rainbow-colored tunnel on her hands and knees before scampering up the steps to meet her brother at the top of the spiral slide. When kids first enter the indoor playground, they're tasked with deciding which activity to tackle first: the GyroCopter or the Yo Yo Ball? Perhaps the maze of tunnels? The center, an Elk Grove Village Park District facility, is open for two-hour periods throughout the week, giving kids enough time to try each activity as well as take unlimited rides on the carousel or conjure a competing carousel for friends to ride on.

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Finding the real-world locations used in a film can be daunting without a guide to point out the city's matte paintings and CGI fire hydrants. Sniff out movie magic with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $15 for the Chicago Film tour for one (a $30 value) $29 for the Chicago Film tour for two (a $60 value) $15 for the Blues Brothers Experience tour for one (a $30 value)

Comfy motorcoaches depart at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday for the signature film tour. At 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, the Blues Brothers Experience embarks on a tour of sites from the classic comedy, including the orphanage, Soul Food Cafe, and Ray's Music Shop. Up to 36 passengers can explore Chicago's streets in search of famed film locations.

Chicago Film Tour

Trundling down the iconic avenues and streets of the Windy City, Chicago Film Tour's coach glides by local sights featured on the silver screen in movies such as The Dark Knight, The Fugitive, and The Blues Brothers. Each of the 30 locations on the signature tour features an accompanying movie clip played on the bus's video monitors. Occasional special tours center on sites from one particular film, and passengers can bring their own beverages and snacks on board to re-create their favorite moments in product placement.

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The Chicago River makes a winding, circuitous track through the city -- but while you're enjoying a boat ride with your out-of-town cousins, you want to make sure your happy smile is more on the straight and narrow. Maneuver your way to Advanced Family Dental and haul in a braces treatment package, with X-rays, records, regular adjustments, retainers, and bracket upgrades for $3,825 (regularly $7,650). Hop aboard with experienced, family-friendly general dentists and orthodontists at any of the eight Chicagoland locations. After your initial evaluation appointment and X-rays, your dentist will determine your orthodontic options for perfectly aligned teeth. You'll be fitted for braces, retainers, and bracket upgrades, and you'll also drop anchor for regular adjustments to make sure you're on the right course. Set sail around the city with this deal, and you'll have teeth straighter than Michigan Avenue.

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Professional bowlers bowl not forcefully but gingerly, lending the ball spin and preserving the unhatched robin eggs inside every pin. Strike softly with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

$25 for bowling and pizza package for up to six, valid Sunday through Thursday (up to an $85.07 value)

$35 for bowling and pizza package for up to six, valid any day (up to an $85.07 value)

Thunder Bowl

Thunder Bowl's 24 slick Brunswick Pro Anvilane lanes echo with the cacophony of wooden pins knocked askew. Behind automatic ball returns dispensing massive marbles, bar tables host groups as they taunt each other over the totals displayed across television scoreboards. Optional bumpers level the playing field for young kids and wiffle-ball pitchers who have trouble hurling things in a straight line, and cosmic bowling eschews traditional lights for a blacklit atmosphere. As families, friends, and league teams sling smooth boulders across polished wooden surfaces, Morgan's, the bar next door, hosts billiards, darts, and a menu of pizza, wings, and burgers.

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Segway tours represent another step toward the inevitable fusion of man, machine, and commentary track. Give in to technological destiny with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $49 for a daytime or evening Segway tour for two (a $100 value) $95 for a daytime or evening Segway tour for four (up to a $200 value)

The daytime tour, titled I Just Wanna Ride, takes Segway groups down Oak Park's historic streets and tree-lined trails. Along the way, guides point out buildings designed by prolific architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Later-day groups embark on the Evening Stroll tour. Lit by streetlamps and the moon's battery-powered core, groups roll through Ridgeland Common, down Lake Street, and by local shops. A safety video and individualized training precede tours, which both last 75-90 minutes.

Oak Park Segway Experience

An authorized Segway tour provider, Oak Park Segway Experience welcomes its customers aboard its upright vehicles for both rentals and guided excursions. After individually teaching each customer how to operate the self-balancing machines, certified Segway guides blend entertainment with education, divulging information on the historic sights peppered across Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park. Excursions often revolve around a central theme, such as the Frank Lloyd Wright-Ernest Hemingway tour, which covers 10 miles and passes 14 sites that commemorate the duo of artists. Alternatively, the Chocolate Lover tour grants the opportunity to slurp down a chocolate milkshake, sip on chocolate tea, and gaze deeply into the eyes of master chocolatiers.

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Wrinkles signal the onset of old age, drawing lines between youthful freckles to form the image of father time. Ward off bad omens with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $199 for one ProFractional wrinkle-reduction treatment (a $750 value) $399 for two ProFractional treatments (a $1,500 value) $799 for four ProFractional treatments (a $3,000 value)

ReNu Cosmetic Laser Center

A board-certified surgeon by trade, ReNu Cosmetic Laser Center's medical director, Dr. Arvind Patel, addresses medical concerns as well as cosmetic ones. Much like a professional cat distracter, Dr. Patel's services rely predominantly on lasers, which he employs to smooth out unwanted wrinkles and remove hair or deal with more serious imperfections such as melasma or keloid scars.

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The majority of real-life lasers are productive members of society, contrary to their negative Hollywood portrayals as family shrinkers and stealers of guns' jobs. Discover the truth with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $199 for a laser nail-fungus removal treatment for one foot (a $475 value) $299 for a laser nail-fungus removal treatment for two feet (a $950 value)

Healthy and Beautiful Nails

Holistic foot-healer Dr. Anthony Spitz targets toenail fungus with short, high-intensity blasts from the Q-Clear laser. Since there's no downtime after the short procedure, patients can cartwheel straight out the door and go back to their normal activities. Yellowed, brittle toe shields will be replaced by clear nails over the next six to nine months, giving feet the confidence to bare all in a pair of flip-flops or fuzzy glass slippers.

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Isaac Newton discovered gravity when he was hit in the head by a falling apple, but only began to truly fear it when he noticed his sagging jowls in the mirror. Help reverse the Newtonian burden with this Groupon.

$129 for 20 Units of Botox ($250 Value)

A board-certified plastic surgeon injects Botox into foreheads, between eyebrows, and near crow's feet to reduce the appearance of moderate to severe frown lines. Each minimally invasive treatment takes approximately 15 minutes, and results last up to four months.

Botox may cause serious side effects that can be life threatening, including problems swallowing, speaking, or breathing. Read all safety considerations for Botox here.

ellehomme Holistic Med Spa

Ellehomme Holistic Med Spa soothes clients as soon as they step into its 4,000-square-foot realm, which is overseen by a medical director, registered nurses, and aestheticians. They specialize in cosmetic treatments, from injectables, such as Botox and Juvederm, to laser hair removal and other services that smooth skin and eschew sandpaper.

In one of the massage spa's five treatment rooms, licensed therapists plunder ligaments for stashes of stress, using more than five modalities such as reflexology and deep tissue. Terry-lined waffle robes and cozy spa slippers escort clients to treatments and the relaxation lounge, where they mentally prepare themselves for reentry into a society filled with stress and evil robots.

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With its catching nets and hard-hitting action, lacrosse is similar to America's national pastime, extreme lepidoptery, though it involves fewer swarms of carnivorous butterflies. Discover the delights of this simpler sport with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $145 for a one-week lacrosse precision training camp from June 25 to June 29 (a $395 value) $145 for a one-week lacrosse performance training camp from July 30 to August 3 (a $395 value) $250 for a lacrosse precision and performance training camp from June 25 to June 29 and July 30 to August 3 (a $595 value)

Precision training camps focus on developing lacrosse skills through repetition and an incremental increase in speed of play. During scrimmages, students are pitted against players of a similar age and skill set to improve the mental processes used in a game environment. Performance camps take the skills acquired in precision lessons and apply them directly to the field by developing off-the-ball movement, improved agility, and an education on the tactical elements of each sport. Camps run 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Friday.

Sports Made Personal

The trainers at Sports Made Personal have youthful passions for soccer and lacrosse, and channel that alacrity into focused and goal-oriented skill sets. Whether training in an individual or group setting, they teach players how to identify their own individual strengths and weaknesses. Trainers help with this process by tailoring their programs to factors such as skill levels, personalities, learning tendencies, and opinions on mascots. After repetitive coaching on basic skills, players can put them to use in game environments where the competitive nature of professional training comes into play. Stemming from their own backgrounds in collegiate and professional play, trainers expand upon the physical aspects of games by fine-tuning the technical aspects of each sport, eliminating players' tendencies to pick up the ball and eat it.

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Having sore muscles, like wearing a suit of armor or signing a five-year lease, makes it difficult to move. Evict bodily stress with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $29 for a one-hour Swedish massage (a $60 value) $39 for a one-hour bamboo massage (a $90 value)

During bamboo massage, the therapist rolls a bamboo cane over sore muscles, using the same strokes normally applied with the hands, but resulting in deeper, firmer pressure.

Ego Styles Hair Salon & Spa

Cosmetologist Zabrina McCully leads a team of technicians in pampering clients with stylish haircuts, nail services, and soothing massages. Stylists trim and blow-dry locks into desired 'dos amid the main salon area's ecru- and sienna-toned walls. Inside private treatment rooms, techs soothe complaining muscles with Swedish massages, or shoo away oil and debris with facials. The staff also discreetly whisks away unwanted fuzz with an array of waxing services. To round out services, nail technicians smooth dull skin and adorn digits with layers of polish.

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Like the walls of an art museum, the face can be a showcase for perfectly mixed flesh tones or reddish blotches signed by Monet. Clean up your facial canvas with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $49 for a salicylic 20% or 30% chemical peel, 15-minute exfoliating microdermabrasion treatment, or dermaplaning session (up to a $125 value) $79 for two chemical peels, two microdermabrasions treatments, or two dermaplaning sessions (up to a $250 value)

Fine Skin Dermatology and Medical Spa

Fine Skin Dermatology and Medical Spa director Renuka H. Bhatt, MD keeps a close eye on her staff of board-certified dermatologists, aestheticians, and physicians' assistants as they work to foster skin rejuvenation. Like schoolchildren solving a word problem about peaches, techs trained in IPL hair removal deftly subtract fuzz, and visages in need of a pick-me-up can turn to a range of dermal fillers and UV-light treatments. Throughout their myriad treatments, skin specialists employ skin-preserving product lines such as NeoStrata, Pevonia, Kinerase, and Obagi.

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From sea to shining sea, parents are in search of a way to enrich their child's summer. Oh, say can you see a better solution than today's deal from Children of America? Pay $99 and your son or daughter age 5 to 12 will get one week of Camp WOW summer camp, including registration and activity fees (a $315 value). At five area locations -- Flossmoor, South Elgin, Oswego, North Aurora, and Yorkville -- Children of America creates fun-filled adventures that help kids learn and have fun at the same time. Sessions vary by location, but all camps run until mid-August. The focus is on age-appropriate goals and activities that impact both muscles and minds, along with a few fun adventures like skating, swimming, parks, museums, movies, picnics, and more. With an emphasis on creativity and self-esteem building, this award-winning establishment truly is the land of the free and home of the brave.

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A trip to a restaurant means the meal will be expertly prepared, the dishes are somebody else's problem, and the kids can finally take off their waiter costumes. Munch a less stressful meal with this Groupon.

$15 for $30 Worth of Dinner Fare

The charbroiled 8-ounce Country lounge steak fillet is $26, fresh lake perch with lemon wedges is $22, and jumbo shrimp de jonghe broiled in drawn butter with bread crumbs and roasted garlic is $21. See the full menu.

Country lounge

A lot has changed in the past 70 years: humans landed on the moon, rock 'n' roll stormed the charts, and the Internet revolutionized the way people laugh at cat pictures. While innovations are good for grabbing headlines, the chefs at Country lounge see the value of keeping things classic. In addition to juicy steaks and sauce-laden pastas, their bill of fare calls back to art deco decadence with bygone dishes such as shrimp de jonghe and oysters rockefeller. Dinners unfold at tables clad in burgundy-colored cloth, and a full-service bar offers post-meal cocktails.

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