Archive for the 'Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips' Category
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 you’re from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri or Minnesota you might be thinking of spending Spring [...]
March 26th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, IL, Jazz & Blues Music, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs | No Comments
Sweet Baby Ray’s makes a great Barbecue Sauce. I am a huge fan and when I found out that there was a restaurant that served just BBQ items with that sauce I had to try it out. I had the Sweet Baby Ray’s Ribs at the Naperville Ribfest last summer and loved them. (Sweet Baby Ray’s [...]
March 25th, 2009 | Posted in 630, 708, 847, Business Local, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, IL, Mount Prospect, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago, Wood Dale | No Comments
Madison Square Garden Entertainment is presenting the 2009 Speaker Series: The Minds That Move the World at The Chicago Theatre. This series brings together the most influential voices in politics to debate the most pertinent current events. The speaker series schedule is:
MARCH 11 Bill Maher and Ann Coulter (already completed)
APRIL 1 Former U.S. Vice President [...]
March 17th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, IL, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown, politics, wrigleyville | No Comments
The cast of Rod Blagojevich Superstar now showing at Navy Pier in Chicago.
Get discounted tickets to Rod Blagojevich Superstar online now with the promo code “Rod”. The tickets are usually $25 but get them with $5 off this week. I really think that most of Chicago is sick of hearing about Rod Blagojevich, superstar or not. [...]
March 12th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, IL, Improv and Sketch Comedy Shows, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, politics | No Comments
Riverdance Irish Dance Performances are returning to Chicago this spring for their last 5 farewell performances at the Rosemont Theater at 5400 North River Road on March 19-22, 2009. The tickets for Riverdance are on sale now through Ticketmaster. This Riverdance show celebrates Irish song and dance traditions and has shared them with the world over the [...]
March 10th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
Tesla is coming to Chicago!
Many of us know Tesla Motors because of the news involving either:
1. High Gas Prices and alternative fuel vehicles talked about by magazines like WIRED.
2. The CEO of the Tesla Motors Company being removed by the board because of lots of personal differences and internal conflict which have led to the [...]
March 10th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Downers Grove, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, IL, Lakeview, Lemont, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, Transportation, Uptown, Wood Dale, elmhurst | 1 Comment
The Irish Plumbers in action on St Patrick’s Day Dyeing the Chicago River Green in the old location at the Michigan Avenue Bridge.
The Downtown Chicago St Patrick’s Day Parade begins at 12:00 noon, Saturday March 14th. This year like in many years the Chicago St Patrick’s Day Parade is not held on the actual holiday [...]
March 3rd, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Holidays & Christmas, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
Mardi Gras day celebrations can be hard to find in Chicago.The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (beginning of lent) is usually a more cold and subdued one on Chicago with Punchki Day (pyczaki) on April 24 and thoughts of what it is you will give up for lent this year. Chicago’s heavily Catholic areas of the city aren’t really known [...]
February 22nd, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Lemont, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
An entrant into the show last year. Lookin good!
The International Kennel Club of Chicago hosts it’s annual dog show this weekend at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Dog Show runs from February 18th through February 22nd at McCormick Place West 2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, IL 60616.
Tickets are $13 (adults) and $17 for [...]
February 19th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Business Local, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions | No Comments
After being absent for 2 years the Flower and Garden show is back this spring in Chicago. The Chicago Flower and Garden Show will be running between March 7 and 15 in 2009. This is a great show if you have a yard or garden area around your home that you enjoy spending time in or [...]
January 21st, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Downers Grove, Evanston, Naperville, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Chicago is known as much for it’s Blues and Jazz music as it is for it’s pubs and bars. Lucky for us, these two worlds get to celebrate winter together with the Chicago Blues Tour. This Blues Festival is different than most because rather than setting up in one location, the Blues Tour takes visitors [...]
January 16th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago Weather, Jazz & Blues Music, Music Festivals Bands, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Chicago has some of the richest museums and cultural attractions in the country and because of the generosity of some sponsors and the city of Chicago, you can visit and enjoy them for free on these days in 2009.This is a great opportunity for kids and families to enjoy these museums, cultural institutions and artwork the way [...]
January 13th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Art Galleries and Museums, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments