It's important to understand that the primary goals of the workshop are a data analysis task and a teacher implementation plan for the classroom. There will be a few tours, and a few guest speakers, and a small window of time to learn about other Quarknet programs. But those are secondary priorities.
Also, we would love to give you a chance to see Chicago while you're out here, and will let you know of lots of events happening both there and the suburbs. But again these are low priority and must be scheduled outside the 8am-5pm window of the workshop.