Mario's is only open during the summer months - from the beginning of May until mid-September. It is located in a small "shack" on Taylor street. They only take cash and appear to always have a bit of a line. They do not have their own website but we went on the Yelp review site ahead of time to try and figure the situation out. They offer several different regular flavors and it looks they they sometimes have limited time options as well.
They offer small, medium and large sizes. We didn't really want to commit to a large of anything so we figured we would try several small sizes (costing $1.50 each). We went with a watermelon, banana, pineapple, cantaloupe and mango (which was just a limited time flavor). The ices aren't too tart from the lemon flavor. They contain larger chunks of the other fruits. Honestly the mango was the best flavor - too bad it isn't a regular option. There were also a few non-fruit options you could choose and after we ordered we heard someone order a combo of 2 flavors in one cup. 
They were quite good and refreshing. Although we did get brain freeze rather quickly.
Final thoughts on Mario's Italian Lemonade:
Food: good quality treat; great fruit flavors
Service: You walk up to a counter. Although there was a bit of a line, it moved very quickly. There are several people taking orders. It is cash only, and the prices are very reasonable.
Atmosphere: It is located on a cute street near the UIC campus. The shack itself stands out a bit and is located right in front of a townhouse. There are no tables located right there so most people just stand nearby and eat the lemonades. There is an Al's Beef across the street so there are probably a lot of people who have a sort of progressive dinner.
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