<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mdf63:
Somewhat related: for travelers with young kids there is a Chicago Children's Museum play area that is excellent for at least 30 minutes of time-killing; sorry, can't remember which terminal it's in.</font>
Kiddie area is in Terminal 2. Fun to look at for big kids too.
Also in T1 the Berghoff (c-concourse) offers german food and beer. Old downtown Chicago restaurant.