Archive for the 'Shopping in Chicago' Category
The Labor Day Weekend and Holiday Monday are so jam packed with events you won’t be able to stay home for long. Both in the City of Chicago and in the suburbs there are large events and parades happening in addition to all the shopping sales all over Chicagoland. The Chicago Jazz Festival is this weekend, [...]
August 29th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, Chicago Loop, Jazz & Blues Music, Music Festivals Bands, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
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 [...]
August 21st, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 847, Holidays & Christmas, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 3 Comments
There is a lot going now that it is mid-summer in Chicago. The weather is great, there are new restaurants opening all the time and there are festivals and concerts every weekend. If you are in Madison, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis or Milwaukee, why not hop on the train and spend the weekend in Chicago? (or [...]
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 773, Airports and Tourism Travel, Art Galleries and Museums, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Hotels, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
I think it has been pretty obvious I have been on vacation lately and not posting to the Chicago Weekend Fun Blog for a few weeks. I apologize for that, but sometimes you just have to get away from the computer and see what is happening outdoors. (Even if it is 95 degrees and humid) [...]
July 18th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 773, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago Weather, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs | No Comments
The Old Town Art Fair is just one of many festivals going on this weekend in Chicago. On June 14th and 15th (Saturday and Sunday) from 10 am to 6 pm you can pay $5 bucks to wander through the stations and view all the artwork and hear the local jazz and musicians play. The [...]
June 11th, 2008 | Posted in 773, Art Galleries and Museums, Gold Coast Chicago, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Music Festivals Bands, Neighborhood Festivals, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
Memorial Weekend is the offical beginning of the summer and the first time you can accessorize with white shoes and a handbag. If you are less into antiquated fashion norms than I am, you may be wondering what is goin on this weekend in the area of parties, BBQs and festivals. Maybe you are traveling to [...]
May 22nd, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, Chicago Loop, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Neighborhood Festivals, New Movies, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
I was alerted that the former Virgin Megastore Music Store on Michigan Avenue has been silently changed into a hip young teen clothing store called XXI. And even though these are the roman numerals for 21, they don’t pronounce it Twenty One. They said “Hello Welcome to X-X-I”. Literally. I guess I am not the [...]
April 24th, 2008 | Posted in 312, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Loop, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago | No Comments
It’s springtime in Chicago again and the conversations at family events have turned to garden projects and where to find the best flowers and bedding plants for the season. But, I am kind of an armchair gardener right now since I live in a condo and there is no land where I can plant flowers or [...]
April 7th, 2008 | Posted in 630, Chicago Consumer News, Downers Grove, Naperville, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | No Comments
I have been out walking on Michigan ave in Chicago and noticed all the spring shoes in the windows for Easter this year. Or at least I think they are for Easter. Why else would the shoe stores be showing strappy high heels and slingback shoes this time of year? Easter is usually a cloudy rainy [...]
March 17th, 2008 | Posted in Chicago Consumer News, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | No Comments
Planning a wedding in Chicago is stressful but a lot of fun and an amazing experience all at the same time. After all you’re getting married! What could be more exciting than that? I decided to tackle this topic since it’s spring in Chicago and that means there will be a lot of weddings every [...]
March 6th, 2008 | Posted in Chicago Consumer News, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | No Comments
We have all watched Oprah Winfrey turn a daytime talk show into a mega billion dollar business over the past 20 years and also launch movies, theater and a flagship magazine. Why wouldn’t Oprah be able to open her own line of retail stores? Oprah’s web site has sold everything from jogging suits to her [...]
February 27th, 2008 | Posted in Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions | No Comments
I just read that the very popular American Girl Store near Michigan Avenue in Chicago is closing and moving! The Chicago American Girl Place Store at 111 East Chicago Avenue will close its doors it will re-open at Water Tower Place further down Michigan Avenue. They also mentioned that they will be closing down their basement [...]
February 26th, 2008 | Posted in Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago | No Comments
The coming presidential election reminds us that President’s Day isn’t just another post office and school holiday to break up the winter monotony and go shopping at some great sales. It is a day after Valentine’s day to recognize Abraham Lincoln and George Washington for the leadership and historical change that they brought to this country as [...]
February 12th, 2008 | Posted in Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
I have always enjoyed a trip to one of the local Chicagoland Jewel stores for some fresh fruit and veggies. I am a fan of salds too but I haven’t been buying all the lettuce and toppings much latley because I found that I would eat about 1/2 of it and then it would all [...]
January 17th, 2008 | Posted in Chicago Consumer News, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | No Comments
I noticed yesterday in the Jewel grocery store that the Christmas and New Year’s 2008 merchandise had already been herded to the back of the store, marked down and arranged with no particular care to indicate that within 12 hours of the holiday season being over, the store had moved on and it told me I should [...]
January 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Chicago Consumer News, Grumpy post of the week, Holidays & Christmas, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | No Comments