Father's Day 2013 Gift Guide: What to Get Dad?

1. Sports memorabilia items. Visit Hawthorn Coins and Cards in Vernon Hills, Bergie's Sports Card Dugout in Highland Park or Chicagoland Sports Cards and Memorabilia in Buffalo Grove, and get your dad something that shows his love for his favorite sports team!

2. Clean his car. Surprise dad by getting his car washed and waxed at Clean Getaway Hand Car Wash in Lake Bluff. 

3. Barbecue gift basket. If your dad is a "grillmaster" pick up some of his favorite meats (prices vary) from and make a gift basket for him. Wash it down with a specialty wine at Grand Cru Merchants in Lake Forest or craft beer at Wisma in Lake Bluff. Also check out Caputo Cheese Market in Lake Forest.

4. Lottery tickets. Stop by any convenience store and pick up lottery tickets. You never know how much they will be worth! Make it personal and choose numbers special to your family, such as birth or anniversary dates. 

5. Tee Time! Treat dad a round of golf at Conway Farms Golf Club, Deerpath Golf Course or Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest or the Lake Bluff Golf Course or Shoreacres Golf Club.

6. Memory Box. If you want to go the sentimental route, get a great box at a collectible store, and fill it with pictures and other items that recall years past. You'll bring dad down memory lane, and maybe cause a few tears of joy! Don't forget to include a handwritten note telling dad how special he is to you.

Need more ideas for dad? Visit the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch Business Directory.

Do you have other ideas on what to get dad this Father's Day? Share them with your neighbors in the comments section below!

Editors Angela Sykora and Ashley Troutman contributed to this article.