Groupon is offering tickets to a Taste of Four Lakes in Lisle with your choice of two options:  For $10, you get two general-admission tickets for one festival date (a $20 value) or for $15, you get two general-admission tickets for both festival dates (a $40 value).

Or how about a deal on cigars from Casa De Montecristo in Countryside, where your $10 buys you $20 worth of cigars and accessories.

One of the many sidebar deals is for Sal’s Beverage World, which is offering your choice of options:

• For $10, you get two tickets to the Germanic wine tasting on Saturday, July 30th, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Elmhurst (up to a $20 value).
• For $10, you get two tickets to the Wines of Down Under wine tasting on Friday, August 19th, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Rolling Meadows or on Saturday, August 27th, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Elmhurst (up to a $20 value).
• For $10, you get two tickets to the Oktoberfest beer tasting on Saturday, September 24th, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Elmhurst (up to a $20 value).

Lots of great deals on the right sidebar – check ’em out.