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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Posted on April 27, 2010 by chiweekendfun

Mother’s Day is just around the corner in May and I just saw an ad for flowers online. It is ok to send your mom flowers by mail for Mother’s Day, but it’s kind of the we-live-far-away gift. If you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Galleries and Museums, Chicago events, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Holidays & Christmas, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Naperville, Oak Park, Schaumburg, The Suburbs, Uptown, Wrigleyville | Tagged -20/20, 1-800-flowers, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 312, 630, 708, 773, 815, 847, activity, Art Galleries and Museums, art institute of chicago, attractions, breakfast, broadway in Chicago, brunch, chicago, chicago botanic gardens, Chicago events, chicago theater, city, college of dupage, crafts time, cruises, dinner, Downers Grove, downtown, Elmhurst, entertainment, evanston, events, exotic flowers, family, father's day, flowers, flowers gifts ideas, fox valley mall, FTD valentine's flowers, gardening, gardening centers in chicago, gifts, Gold Coast Chicago, grandkids, grandma, hallmark, hausermann's orchids in villa park, hinsdale, Holidays & Christmas, home depot, Hyde Park, ideas, lakeview, Lemont, lill street art center, lincoln park, live far away, local, Lombard, lowes garden center, macy's, marshall fields store downtown, martha stewart, may, Mother's Day, mother's day brunches, mother's day chicago, mother's day crafts, mother's day flowers, mother's day gift ideas for kids, motherhood, mothers day cards, mothers day gifts, Mothers Day Gifts & Brunch Ideas in Chicago, naperville, oak park, oakbrook mall sales, oddessy, odessy, orchid plants, outlet mall aurora, Pilsen, pottery classes, premium outlet mall, Schaumburg, shopping malls, skyline chicago, spending time together, target, The Chicago Botanic Gardens & The Morton Arboretum, The Suburbs, Uptown, weekend activities, Wood Dale, woodfield mall, woodfield mall sales, Wrigleyville, yorktown mall | Comments Off

The Purple Pig Restaurant

Posted on March 9, 2010 by chiweekendfun

I saw the signs in the window for The Purp ple Pig opening on Michigan Avenue months ago (and their giant Time Out Chicago Ad plastered in the window staring into my building’s offices) and all I could tell from … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Local, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Gold Coast Chicago, Illinois, Michigan Avenue Chicago | Tagged 2009, 2010, address, appetizers, bacon, bar, beets, Chicago Loop, city, cured, dinner, downtown, february, goat cheese, gourmet food, gourmet restaurants, grilled cheese, heaven on 7, hours, illinois, january, late night, location, lunch restaurant, map, march, meats smoked, mia francesca, michigan avenue, new restaurants, open, opens, phone, places, restaurants on michigan avenue, the purple pig, the purple pig chicago, tourist, trendy, wine and cheese, wine bar chicago, wine bar michigan avenue, yuppie, zagat rated restaurant chicago | 1 Comment

Bank of America Chicago Marathon Street Closures

Posted on October 9, 2009 by chiweekendfun

I just wanted to share the list of streets closed for this weekend’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon in the city. If you live downtown or up north in Chicago, beware of parking bans and getting your car towed tonight also … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago events, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Sports, Transportation, Uptown, Wrigleyville | Tagged 2009, annual, attractions, avoid crowds, bank of america chicago marathon, busses, cheering, chicago marathon, chicago marathon street closures, chicagomarathon.com, city driving, closed, closing, Columbus, congress parkway, crowds, directions, downtown, el, events, family, fun, Hyde Park, jackson, lake shore drive, lakeview, lincoln park, loop, lsd, marathons, michigan avenue, monroe street, north chicago, northside, october, public transportation, randolph street, roads, roads closed, routes, runners, running, south side, sports, street closures, streets, theater district, Uptown, watching, Weekend, west side, Wrigleyville | Comments Off

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