Pictured is the Sparkle Cone with chocolate-chip cookie dough and yellow-cake batter ice creams. Enjoy them in bowls, cones or in a “soon to be famous” Sparkle Cone, which is a sugar cone dipped in white chocolate and coated with sugar sprinkles (colors change seasonally for July, it's red, white and blue stars). Traditional flavors are $3.49 and $5.25 for one or two scoops, respectively gourmet flavors are $3.75 and $5.50. Imaginative flavors include such enticements as Aztec hot chocolate, "Coffee & Donuts," maple bacon, white-chocolate salty oatmeal and Parent Trap (vanilla, peanut-butter ribbon and Oreos). The latter is a pink palace, from the street-side facade to the painted walls and the labels on the take-home pints in the self-serve freezer. Charles, later adding a location in downtown Wheaton. Kimberly Elam opened her first ice-cream shop in 2010 in St. 3306 Ridge Road, Lansing 80 - Phil Vettel (Phil Vettel / Chicago Tribune) Originally in South Chicago, Gayety's moved deeper in the suburbs when the steel mills closed, and now has locations in Lansing and Schereville, Indiana. The usual sundae creations are on offer here, including the Gayety Special ($7.95), three scoops (vanilla, strawberry and banana) with fruit salad (pineapple and cherries in the mix), whipped cream and chopped nuts. Indeed, one has to pass the long display of chocolates to reach the ordering area.
Owned by the same family since 1920, this venerable south suburban shop is known as much for its handmade chocolates as its homemade ice cream and fountain creations. There's no better time to be an ice cream lover, and we've got the scoop.
Want something more adventurous? Don't miss frozen cookie dough from Cookie Dough Creations, paletas made from fresh tropical fruit at any number of vendors, or even trendy Thai rolled ice cream, which is popping up around town. Looking for nostalgic flavors of bygone eras? Check out mainstay Margie's Candies for humongous sundaes, or more contemporary Spinning J's for a hit of throwback charm.
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Thankfully, this city is full of ice cream and frozen treat spots that will help fight the heat. Of course, Chicago is a playground in summertime, even as sweaty, muggy heat waves punctuate the more temperate weeks. So it should be no surprise that as we enter the height of summer, the days become long and humid. Fun fact: Chicago was built on swamp land.
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