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Mothers Day Flowers, Gifts & Brunch Ideas in Chicago

Posted on May 7, 2009 by chiweekendfun

There are a lot of ideas for spending Mother’s Day in Chicago with mom this year. Whether your mom is a corporate VP or a stay at home multitasking genius, there is something you can do to make this Sunday’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Evanston, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Illinois, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown, Wrigleyville | Tagged 1950's, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 60515, 60555, 60601, 60644, activities, car load, chicago, chicago illinois, chicagoland, corporate VP, dishwasher, dresses, events, fun, gift ideas, Glen Ellyn, Glen Oak Restaurant, Glen Prairie Restaurant, Glen Prarie Restaurant, holiday, holidays, in Chicago, local, locations, Lombard, mccormick and schmick's, metromix, moms, Mother's Day, mother's day brunch, mother's day brunches, mother's day chicago, mother's day flowers, mother's day gift ideas for kids, mother's day gifts ideas, mother's day ideas, mothers day cards, Mothers Day Gifts & Brunch Ideas in Chicago, naperville, niles, Schmick's Restaurant, Skokie, Tribune, united states, USD, vintage photos | 4 Comments

Spring Break in Chicago – Things to do

Posted on March 26, 2009 by chiweekendfun

I know that the tradition is to leave Chicago and go to a warm sunny tropical location to celebrate spring break, but for many people who live throughout the Midwest, Chicago is the destination for a spring break getaway. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Illinois, Jazz & Blues Music, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs | Tagged Allstate, america, art institute of chicago, Ashland, Ashland Oil Inc, attractions, chicago, Chicago events, chicago illinois, Chicago River Boat Tours, chicago shopping, chicagoland, donwtown, events, hotels, indiana, Indiana United States, iowa, Iowa United States, Lakeside Cafe, Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant, local, Mall of America, Mana Food bar, michigan, michigan avenue, Michigan United States, Minnesota, Minnesota United States, Missouri, Missouri United States, naperville, Naperville, ohio, Ohio United States, RUTH'S CHRIS, shopping, spring break, spring break chicago, Spring Break in Chicago - Things to do, stay-cation, steakhouses, The Allstate Corporation, united center, united states, woodfield mall | Comments Off

This American Life Live @ Your Movie Theaters April 23rd

Posted on March 25, 2009 by chiweekendfun

This American Life has gone on the road again to produce 2 live stage shows, one in Chicago at the Chicago Theater and one in New York City which will be taped and beamed live via some fancy newfangled satellites … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Loop, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, Illinois, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, The Suburbs, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown, Wrigleyville | Tagged Addison Addison 21, Alabama Birmingham Trussville 16, Albuquerque Cottonwood 16, Alexandria, AMC Altamonte Mall 18 with IMAX, AMC Aventura Mall 24, AMC Chesterfield 14, AMC Deerbrook 24, AMC Eden Prairie 18, AMC Gulf Pointe 30, AMC Hamilton 24, AMC Hoffman 22, AMC Livonia 20, AMC Lynnhaven 18, AMC Mesquite 30, AMC Owings Mills MD 17, AMC Rosedale 14, AMC Tyson's Corner 16, AMC Willowbrook 24, Ames Movies 12, Appleton Hollywood Cinemas 14, Arcadia AMC Santa Anita, Arizona: Glendale AMC Arrowhead Town Center 14, Arksansas: Little Rock Breckenridge Village, Arlington, Arlington AMC Parks At Arlington 18, Ashwaubenon Bay Park Cinemas, Atlanta Perimeter Pointe 10, Auburn 17 Theatres, Augusta Augusta Exchange 20, Austin Cinemark Southpark Meadows, Austin Metropolitan 14, Aventura, Bakersfield Bakersfield Stadium 14, Ballston Commons 12, BAM Brooklyn Academy of Music, Barrington AMC South Barrington 30, Batavia Randall 15 with IMAX, Baton Rouge Perkins Row, Battle Creek West Columbia 7, Bee Cave Cinemark Hill Country Galleria, Bend Old Mill Stadium 16, Bloomingdale Century @ Stratford Square, Boca Raton Shadowood 16, Boulder Southlands 16, Bowie Crossing 14, Braintree AMC Braintree 10, Brandon AMC Regency 20, Bronx AMC Bay Plaza 13, brookfield, Brookfield The Majestic, Broomfield AMC Westminster Promenade 24, Buffalo Elmwood Center 16, Burbank AMC Burbank 16, Burleson Movies 14, Burlington AMC Burlington 10, California: Alhambra Alhambra Renaissance 14, Canton Canton Cinema, Carbondale Carbondale Showplace, Castle Rock Castle Rock Stadium 12, Cedar Falls College Square 12 Theatre, Cedar Park Cinemark Cedar Park, Celebration Cinema Mt Pleasant, Chamblee Hollywood 24 @ North I-85, Charlotte Stonecrest 22 @ Piper Glen, Chicago AMC River East 21, Chicago Chicago City North, Chicago Chicago Webster Place, Chico Cinemark Chico, Chula Vista AMC Otay Ranch 12, Cinemark 16 Provo, Cinemark 18 Webster, Cinemark 24 W. Jordan, Cinemark at Market Street, Cleveland Heights Severance Stadium 14, Colorado Springs Cinemark Carefree Circle with IMAX, Colorado Springs Hollywood Theaters 14, Colorado Springs Tinseltown, Colorado: Aurora Southlands 16, Columbia AMC Columbia Mall 14, Columbia Forum 8, Columbia Snowden Square 14, Columbus AMC Easton Town Center 30 with IMAX, Columbus AMC Lennox Town Center 24, Columbus Crosswoods Cinema 17, Columbus Georgesville Stadium 16, Concord AMC Concord Mills 24, Connecticut: Branford Branford 12, Coral Springs Magnolia Place 16, Council Bluffs Star Cinema 17 with IMAX, Covington Hollywood Stadium 14, Crystal Lake Showplace 16, Cupertino AMC Cupertino 16, Dallas AMC Northpark Center 15, Dallas Cinemark 17 with IMAX, Dallas Galaxy Theatre, Daly City Daly City 20, Davenport Davenport 53 Showcase Cinemas. Dubuque Star Cinema 14, Dayton Hollywood Stadium 20 @ Fairfield Commons, DC: Washington AMC Mazza Gallerie 7, Deer Park Century 16 Deer Park, Delray Beach Delray Beach 18, Dennis The Cape Cinema, Denver Pavilions 15, Dublin Hacienda Crossings 20 plus IMAX, Eagan 16, Edgewater 16 Multiple Cinemas, Edwardsville Edwardsville Stadium 12, El Centro Cinemark Imperial Valley Mall 14, El Paso Cinemark Cielo Vista, Elgin Elgin Fox Theatre, Elk Grove Laguna 16, Ellsworth The Grand, Emeryville AMC Bay Street 16, emorial City Mall, Englewood Greenwood Plaza 12, Erie Movies 17, Evanston 18, Evansville Evansville Stadium 16, Fairfax, Fairfax Towne Center, Fairfield Quick Center for the Performing Arts, Fargo Century 10 Theatre, Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas, Federal Way Century Theatres Federal Way 16, Fiesta 16 Theatres, Flint Flint West Showcase Cinemas, Florida: Altamonte Springs, Fort Collins Cinemark Fort Collins, Fort Myers Belltower 20, Fort Wayne Coldwater Crossing, Fort Worth Fossil Creek, Foxboro Patriot Place, Framingham AMC Framingham 15, Fresno Fresno Stadium 21 plus IMAX, Ft Lauderdale Cypress Creek Station 16, Gainesville Gainesville Cinema 14, Georgia:Alpharetta, Germantown Germantown 14, Glen Allen Virginia Center 20, Glendale AMC Westgate 20, Grand Rapids Celebration Cinema North, Grapevine Tinseltown Movies 17, Great Barrington The Mahaiwe Theatre, Greeley Cinemark Greeley Mall, Greenville Hollywood 20-Greenville, Gulf Shores Cobb Pinnacle 14, Gurnee Cinemas 20, Hadley Hampshire Mall 12, Hampton AMC Hampton Towne Centre 24, Happy Valley Clackamas Town Center, Harahan AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Harker Heights Movie Theater, Harrisburg Susquehanna 14, Harvey AMC Westbank Palace 16, Hawaii: Honolulu Dole Cannery 18, Hayward Century Hayward, Hazelwood St. Louis Mills 18, Helena Great Northern 8, Highland Village AMC Highland Village 12, Highlands Ranch AMC Highlands Ranch 24, Holland 7, Hollywood Stadium 14 Theatres, Holtsville Island 16 Cinema De Lux, Houston, Houston Marq*EE Stadium 22, Hudson Time and Space, Humble, Huntington Beach Huntington Beach 20, Huntsville Hollywood 18 Huntsville, Idaho: Boise Boise 21 plus IMAX, Illinois: 7 PM Tickets are $20.00 each, IN Muncie Showplace, Indiana: Bloomington Showplace East, Indianapolis Galaxy 14, Indianapolis AMC Castleton Square 14, Indianapolis Indianapolis Showplace with IMAX, iowa, Iowa City Sycamore 12 Theatre, Irvine Spectrum 20 plus IMAX, Ithaca Mall 14, Jackson 10, Jacksonville AMC Regency Square 24, Jacksonville Tinseltown USA, Jewel 16, Joplin Northstar 14, Kalamazoo 10, Kansas City 18 Cinemas, Kansas City AMC Barrywoods 24, Kansas City Cinemark 14, Kansas: Lawrence Southwind 12, Kennesaw AMC Barrett Commons 24, Kenosha - Tinseltown Kenosha, Kent - AMC Kent Station 14, Kentucky: Florence, Kerasotes Block E, Killeen, King of Prussia 15 plus IMAX, La Jolla AMC La Jolla Village 12, Lafayette Eastside 9, Lake Buena Vista AMC Pleasure Island 24, Lakeland Lakeside 18 Cinemas, Lakewood Bel Mar 16, Lakewood Colorado Mills Stadium 16, Lansing Celebration Cinemas Lansing, Lansing Lansing Mall Cinemas, Las Vegas Colonnade 14, Las Vegas Orleans 18, Las Vegas Sams Town 18, Las Vegas Village Square 18, Lawrenceville AMC Discover Mills 18, Leawood AMC Town Center 20, Lewisville, Lexington Hamburg Pavilions 16, Lexington Lexington Green Movies, Lincolnshire 20 plus IMAX, Lithonia AMC Stonecrest Megastar 16, Lititz The Penn Cinema, Loch Sheldrake Sullivan County Community College, Lombard AMC Yorktown 17, Long Beach Long Beach 26, Longview, Los Angeles AMC Century City 15, Los Angeles The Bridge, Louisiana: Baton Rouge Citiplace 11, Louisville Stonybrook Cinemas, Louisville Tinseltown Louisville, Lowell Lowell Showcase Cinemas, Lubbock - Movies 16. Mesquite, Lynnwood - Alderwood 7 Theatres, Mac Arthur Center 18, Madison Point Cinemas 16, Maine: Brunswick 10, Manchester Buckland Hills Showcase Cinema, Mankato Movies 8, Manteca Showplace 16, Maple Grove AMC Arbor Lakes Megastar 16, Marlborough Solomon Pond Mall 15, Maryland: Abingdon Bel Air Cinema 14, Mason Deerfield Town Center, Massachusetts: Boston Fenway 13, Maumee Maumee Showcase Cinemas, Mclean, Medford Tinseltown, Mequon, Merced Mainplace Stadium Cinema, Merriam Cinemark 20 (Merriam), Merritt Island Merritt Square 16, Mesa AMC Mesa Grande 24, Mesa Cinemark 16 Mesa, Miami Beach South Beach Stadium 18, Miami Dolphin Cinebistro, Miami Lakes Miami Lake 17 Cinemas, Miami Movies @ The Falls 12, Michigan City Michigan City Showplace, Michigan: Ann Arbor Quality 16, Midland Tall City, Mill Valley Mill Valley Cinearts Sequoia 2, Millbury Blackstone Valley, Milpitas Great Mall 20, Minneapolis Brooklyn Center 20, Minnesota: Duluth 10 Theatre, Mishawaka Movies 14, Mississippi: Pearl Tinseltown Jackson, Missouri: Cape Girardeau Town Plaza, Mobile Stadium 18, Montana: Bozeman Gallatin Mall Cinema 11, Monterey Monterey 13, Moosic Cinemark 20 Moosic, Morrow AMC Southlake Pavilion 24, Mountain View Mountain View Cinemas 16, Muncie, Myrtle Beach Cinemark 14 at Coastal Grand, Naperville Naperville Showplace, Naples Hollywood Stadium 20 Naples, Nashville Green Hills 16, Nashville Opry Mills 20 plus IMAX, Nebraska: Lincoln South Pointe Cinemas, Nevada: Las Vegas Century 16 South Point, New Hampshire: Portsmouth The Music Hall, New Jersey: Clifton AMC Clifton Commons 16, New Lenox New Lenox Showplace, New Mexico: Albuquerque Downtown 14, New Roc Stadium 18 plus IMAX, New York Chelsea Cinema, New York First and 62nd Cinemas, New York Union Square Stadium 14, New York: Albany Crossgates Stadium 18 Albany, Niles Niles Showplace, Noblesville Hamilton 16 with IMAX, Norfolk, North Brunswick Commerce Center 18, North Canton Tinseltown USA 290, North Carolina: Asheville Hollywood 14, North Dakota: Bismarck Grand Theatre, North Point 8, North Shore Cinemas 11, Oak Creek South Shore Cinemas 16, Oakdale Cinema, Ogden Tinseltown Newgate, Ohio: Akron Montrose Movies 12, Oklahoma City AMC Quail Springs 24, Oklahoma City Tinseltown USA, Oklahoma: Norman Spotlight 14, Olathe AMC Olathe Studio 29 with IMAX, Oldsmar AMC Woodland Square 20, Olympia Capital Mall 14, Omaha AMC Oakview 24, Omaha Village Pointe Cinemas, Ontario AMC Ontario Mills 30, Orange AMC The Block 30 @ Orange, Orange Orange Stadium Promenade 25, Orange Park AMC Orange Park 24, Oregon: Beaverton Cedar Hills Crossing 16, Orland Park Cinemas 14, Orlando Pointe Orlando with IMAX, Orlando Waterford Stadium 20, Oro Valley Century Oro Valley Marketplace, Oshkosh Oshkosh Cinemas 12, Oxford 7, Palace Cinema 9, Palm Beach Gardens Downtown At The Gardens 16 Cinemas, Palm Springs Palm Springs Courtyard Stadium 9, Paramus AMC Garden State 16, Parsippany Parsippany Cinema 12, Pekin Showplace, Pennsylvania: Bensalem AMC Neshaminy 24, Peoria Willow Knolls 14, Pflugerville, Philadelphia Riverview Plaza, Philadelphia The Bridge UPenn, Phoenix AMC Ahwatukee 24, Phoenix AMC Desert Ridge 18, Pickerington Cinemas 16, Pittsburgh West Showcase Cinemas, Plano Cinemark 24 (The Legacy), Plano Tinseltown USA Plano, Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill Downtown 16, Plymouth Meeting AMC Plymouth Meeting 12, Port Huron Krafft 8, Port Townsend - The Rose Theatre, Port Washington Cinemas, Portage Portage 16 with IMAX, Portland Lloyd Center 10, Potsdam Roxy Theatre, Provo, Raleigh Brier Creek Stadium 14, Raleigh North Hills Stadium 14, Randolph Randolph Showcase Cinemas, Reading R/C Reading Movies 11 & IMAX, Redding Movies 10, Redmond - Bella Bottega 11 Cinema, Redwood City - Century 20 Downtown Redwood City, Reno Riverside 12, Revere Revere Showcase Cinemas, Rhode Island: Warwick Showcase Cinemas, Riverside AMC Galleria at Tyler 16, Rochester Tinseltown 17 with IMAX, Rockaway AMC Rockaway 16, Rockford Rockford Showplace, Rockland The Strand Theatre, Roseville Roseville 14, Rowland Heights AMC Puente Hills 20, Royal Palm Beach Royal Palm Stadium 18, Sacramento Natomas Marketplace, Sacramento Sacramento Downtown Plaza 7, Sacramento Sacramento Greenback Lane 16, Sacramento Sacramento Stadium 14, Saginaw Saginaw 8 / Quad, Saint Joseph Hollywood Theaters 10, Saint Louis AMC Esquire 7, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City 16, San Antonio, San Antonio Cielo Vista 18, San Bruno Century Theatres at Tanforan, San Diego AMC Mission Valley 20, San Diego Horton Plaza, San Diego Mira Mesa 18 with IMAX, San Francisco Century 9 San Francisco Centre, San Jose AMC Eastridge Mall 15, San Jose Cinearts Santana Row 6, San Jose San Jose Oakridge 20, San Mateo San Mateo Downtown, San Rafael San Rafael Regency 6, Santa Barbara Arlington Theatre, Santa Clarita Valencia Stadium 12, Santa Rosa Rialto Cinemas Lakeside, Sarasota AMC Sarasota 12, Sarasota Hollywood Stadium 20 Sarasota, Savannah Savannah Stadium 10, Savoy Savoy 16, Schererville, Schererville Showplace 16, Scottsdale Sonora Village 10, Seattle - AMC Pacific Place 11, Sheboygan Sheboygan Cinemas 13, Showcase Cinemas De Lux Florence, Showplace, Shreveport Tinseltown, South Burlington, South Carolina: Columbia Sandhill Stadium 16, South Dakota: Sioux Falls Stadium 14, South Miami AMC Sunset Place 24, Spokane Northtown 12, spring, Springdale Showcase Cinemas, Springfield Cinemark 17 (Springfield), Springfield College Station, Springfield Springfield West Showplace, Stadium 14, State Theatre Traverse City, Sterling Heights AMC Forum 30 with IMAX, Stockton Stockton City Center Stadium 16, Sturtevant Cinema at the Renaissance, Sugar Land AMC First Colony 24, Summerville Azalea Square Stadium 16, Swansea Swansea, Syracuse Carousel Mall Stadium 17, Tampa Citrus Stadium Park Mall 20, Tarentum Cinemark 17 Pittsburgh Mills, Tennessee: Knoxville West Town Mall 9, Terre Haute, Texas: Amarillo Hollywood USA, The Palace, Tinseltown USA Pflugerville, Topeka Hollywood Stadium 14, Tracy Movies 14, Tucson El Con 20, Tucson Park Place 20, Tulsa Cinemark Tulsa 17 with IMAX, Tuscaloosa Hollywood 16, Tustin AMC Tustin Legacy 14, Union City Union City Union Landing 25, Union Heights 16, Utah: Midvale, Valley View Cinemark 24 Cleveland, Valparaiso Commons, Ventura Ventura Stadium 16, Vermont, Vero Beach The Majestic, Victor Eastview Mall 13, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Vista Ridge Mall, Voorhees Showcase at the Ritz Center, Waco, Waite Park Parkwood 18 Theatre, Walled Lake Commerce Township 14, Walnut Creek Walnut Creek 14, Warrenville AMC Cantera 30, Warrington Warrington Crossing 22, Washington: Auburn, Webster, Wellfleet Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, Wesley Chapel Grove 16 Cinemas, West Carrollton Dayton South Showcase Cinemas, West Des Moines Jordan Creek 20, West Jordan, West Springfield West Springfield Showcase Cinemas, Westbury Stadium 12, Westlake Crocker Park Stadium 16, White Plains City Center 15 Cinema Delux, Whitestone College Point Multiplex, Williamsville Transit Center Stadium 18 plus IMAX, Wilmington Brandywine Town Center 16, Wisconsin: Appleton College Avenue 16, Woodland Hills AMC Promenade 16, Woodridge Cinemark Woodridge 17 with IMAX, Ypsilanti Ann Arbor Showcase Cinemas, Zanesville Colony Square Mall | Comments Off

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