Archive for September, 2007
This weekend feels a lot like fall now. The daytime temperatures get up into the 70’s but at night it is in the 50’s and 60’s. It’s definitely light jacket weather now. And if you are going out this weekend it should be sunny and clear but a little windy. Some trees are beginning to [...]
September 29th, 2007 | Posted in Food, Restaurants & Dining, New Movies, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
The official email from Lollapalooza has arrived and the dates for the 2008 concert festival have been set. Lollapalooza will run from August 1-3, 2008 in Grant Park. Mark your calendars now and be ready for the advance ticket sales reminders early in the year. Chicago loves being home to Lollapalooza for the next 5 [...]
September 27th, 2007 | Posted in Airports and Tourism Travel, Music Festivals Bands, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions | 2 Comments
Gibson’s Steakhouse is known as one of the best places to get a premium steak in Chicago. It is famous for being the place where famous and wealthy people go to get the best steak dinner in Chicago. (and we know our beef!) Ever since Chicago was known for being the crossroads of beef sales [...]
September 26th, 2007 | Posted in Food, Restaurants & Dining | No Comments
One of my favorite things to do when I give tours of Chicago to friends, family and co-workers is to take a Chicago River Tour on Wendella Boat Tours. They have been in business since my parents were kids and know the best way to give a tour if the river with all the history and stories [...]
September 25th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments
I had White Fence Farm Fried Chicken for dinner last night and I had to post about it today because I think they are an overlooked place to get a good hearty family meal. Granted, it’s fried chicken, and there is frying involved (but it is in low cholesterol soybean oil) so it isn’t as [...]
September 24th, 2007 | Posted in Food, Restaurants & Dining, The Suburbs | No Comments
It’s that time of year when the leaves are changing color and falling off the trees and you want to find the best place to see them and take some pictures. It is also a great time to take a trip to a local apple picking farm and orchard or to a pumpkin farm to pick [...]
September 23rd, 2007 | Posted in 630, 847, Chicago Weather, Naperville, The Suburbs | No Comments
It’s about that time again that everyone is wondering what’s happening this weekend in Chicago? And they start to search for something to do this Friday and Saturday night in Chicago. Well there are a lot of movies, art exhibits and events this weekend. And the weather should be great. It should be in the [...]
September 21st, 2007 | Posted in Art Galleries and Museums, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Music Festivals Bands, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
I have noticed there are a lot of great labor day Sales going on around town right now and I wanted to share the information with all of you. Who doesn’t like saving money with a great deal on new stuff you need anyway? Most of you may already be done with your fall back [...]
September 20th, 2007 | Posted in 312, 630, Holidays & Christmas, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | No Comments
No one needs to tell us that Chicago has awful and unbearable traffic jams and congestion. We are familiar with sitting in traffic on any highway or street at any hour of the day or night. (I have sat in traffic jams at 2am) What we didn’t know is that Chicago ranked 2nd in a national [...]
September 19th, 2007 | Posted in Airports and Tourism Travel, Grumpy post of the week, Pop Culture, Real Estate Condos, The Suburbs, Transportation | No Comments
It is almost October again and the Halloween candy and decorations have hit the Jewel, Dominick’s and Walgreen’s shopping isles. So, you know where to go to get candy and all the stuff to carve a pumpkin; but where do you go in the Chicago area and suburbs to find a great costume? Where can you [...]
September 18th, 2007 | Posted in Holidays & Christmas, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | No Comments
First they allow a buyout by smarmy National City Bank, and now someone is targeting them for a spam email phishing scam. I got this email 3 times on Friday and luckily my spam filter cought it and I didn’t see it till today and I recognize it as a fake message. Here is the text [...]
September 17th, 2007 | Posted in Grumpy post of the week, The Suburbs | No Comments
Fannie May Candies are the best in Chicago and possibly rival the best gourmet chocolate in the world. They are one of the required things to check out if you are visiting Chicago. They are the Ghirardelli of Chicago. Fannie May opened in 1920 and has been producing quality gourmet chocolate candy for every holiday [...]
September 16th, 2007 | Posted in Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago | 2 Comments