It’s never to early to bring out the geek in children and as several close friends have been or are moving to the realm of parenthood, I’m always on the lookout for the perfect gift to start their kid on the road to sci-fi geekdom and cafeteria wedgies. One should always start with the [...]

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Attention Chicago-area teachers – Marbles the Brain Store is offering a 10% discount and no sales tax to teachers at their 5 Chicago area stores (55 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL, 4745 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL, Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, IL or 123 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL) today and tomorrow [...]

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