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Oak Park's Candycopia Eyes Guinness World Record for Largest Sour Candy Tasting
Though it’s only four years old, Candycopia in Oak Park is set to let the world know its name.
On July 18, which is National Sour Candy Day, Candycopia will attempt to set the world record for the world’s largest sour candy tasting.
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The Extravagant (and Loud) Candies Adults Can’t Stop Eating in 2025
Candy cognoscenti are sinking their teeth into premium sweets with serious chew and audible crunch. This is what conspicuous consumption looks (and sounds) like now.
By Charlotte Druckman, Wall Street Journal
Sept. 26, 2025 at 4:00 pm ET
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Would you try spooky Halloween candy?
Inside Candycopia’s Fright Flight Challenge
This Halloween, Oak Park candy shop Candycopia is daring customers to try spooky, out-of-the-box sweets in its Fright Flight Candy Challenge. We joined in on the fun to see how brave our taste buds really are.
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Weekend Break: Candycopia in Oak Park sells sweets and treats popular both in the U.S. and abroad
OAK PARK — In west suburban Oak Park, there’s a place that’s like a real-life Candyland.
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Candycopia Caters to the Freeze-Dried Candy Fad
See it on TikTok? Find it in Oak Park
by July 8, 2024
Candycopia on Lake Street in Oak Park is at the center of a new taste trend. The local candy store started freeze drying familiar candies, resulting in textures and flavor bursts unlike traditional confections.
This treat transformation was first popularized on Tik Tok.
Candycopia in Oak Park offers challenge for National Sour Candy Day
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A Passion for Caramel: Candycopia’s Patrick Mason
Oakpark.com - On the day before Candycopia opened in Oak Park’s Medical Arts building, 717 Lake St., I stopped by to chat with Patrick Mason, who owns the bright new store with wife Alycia.
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Enjoy the sweet side of life at Candycopia
Local family-owned sweets shop opens in Oak Park, offering a ‘candycopia’ of treats and experiences
Chicago Tribune - It’s a Tuesday morning in July and Candycopia, the new brightly-colored, impeccably-arranged candy store in downtown Oak Park, is packed with parents and children trying to decide which sweet treat to buy.
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Candycopia poised for spring arrival on Lake Street
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