We all know that Labor Day is about 2 things. It is about a day off for the working man (or woman) and it is about back to school sale shopping which includes great deals. I sometimes think that sale shopping is our national pastime in America because we excel at it. I have listed below the [...]
The first (Aurora) Sonic Drive In burger restaurant in the Chicago area is set to open in today August 19th. The address is 2974 Kirk Rd. in Aurora, IL 60502. Right by Fermi Lab. I wonder what impact Sonic Burgers will have on particle colliders and atomic research in the future? I have never been to [...]
There is so much happening in Chicago this weekend I am not sure how you will choose which activities and events to attend! The weather should be beautiful with temperatures in the 80′s and no rain. The Chicago Air and Water Show is front and center on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Lakefront. The show [...]
Every year the Chicago Air and Water Show airplanes buzz our buildings on the Thursday and Friday before the show downtown. They practice the airshow routines over the buildings and the Chicago lakefront. You can see some of the show from here but because we are on Michigan Avenue a lot of the other buildings [...]
Chicago got it’s very own version of the Huffington Post blog-news-internet-phenom site today August 13th, 2008. I am not a journalism major or a professional writer, but I still wanted to review what this new entry into the news fray in Chicago had going for and against it in the beginning. I have no doubt that the Huffington Post Chicago site will [...]