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Bicentennial bucket list: People’s Choice

Dare to try the deep-fried treats at the Turkey Testicle Festival, which takes place under a tent outside Parkside Pub in Huntley.

Dare to try the deep-fried treats at the Turkey Testicle Festival, which takes place under a tent outside Parkside Pub in Huntley.   (Jim Prisching/Chicago Tribune 2005)

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Take a look at what readers said should have made the cut for the Tribune’s bicentennial bucket list: 200 things to do in Illinois.

Driehaus Museum

The Driehaus Museum is housed in the 19th-century Nickerson Mansion, built for wealthy banker Samuel Mayo Nickerson at the height of the country’s Gilded Age.   (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune 2008)

Rip's Tavern

Armloads of fried chicken are served to hungry diners at Rip’s Tavern in Ladd.

  (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune 2012)

Century Walk

Diosdado “Dodie” Mondero painted the “Pillars of the Community” mural in 2001 at Chicago Avenue and Main Street. It’s part of Naperville’s Century Walk, a collection of public art spread throughout the suburb.   (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune 2010)

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Metamora Courthouse

The defense table where Abraham Lincoln sat during trials is still in the Metamora Courthouse, which is now a museum.   (Josh Noel/Chicago Tribune 2009)

Barry burger

The 12-ounce hand-pattied Barry burger is a mainstay on the menu at Mack’s Golden Pheasant Restaurant in Elmhurst.   (Lori Rackl/Chicago Tribune )

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