Archive for the 'Oak Park' Category
It is that time of year again, Tax Preparation Season in Chicago. (it can ruin many weekends before April 15th) You get through Christmas and the Super Bowl and very quietly your 1099’s sneak up on you when you aren’t looking. Tax Preparation in Chicago can be just as challenging as any other location in the [...]
February 6th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation, Downers Grove, Evanston, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Naperville, Oak Park, Skokie, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
President’s Day is observed on February 16. I won’t be at work that day, like most people who have the day off, I will be honoring our first presidents by shopping at the President’s Day Sales around Chicagoland. Wouldn’t they be proud?
All the local Chicago stores are starting their ramp up of ads for that [...]
February 6th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago Consumer News, Downers Grove, Evanston, Holidays & Christmas, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago, elmhurst | 2 Comments
I realized about 7 years ago that bowling was enjoying a resurgence in popularity when all my friends were spending their weekends in rented shoes at bowling alleys in Chicago. I was surprised to see two bowling alleys packed this evening while driving home. I stopped by a store next to the Willowbrook Bowl on [...]
February 6th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago Health Fitness Exercise, Downers Grove, Evanston, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago, elmhurst | 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
Back before America went through 2 world wars and weathered the Great Depression, there was an annual National Thrift Week that people participated in. I had never heard of this trend before and none of my relatives had ever mentioned it in their stories about the times when they grew up. National Thrift Week was [...]
January 21st, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Naperville, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Skokie, The Suburbs, politics | 1 Comment
In the past I have been very anti-valentine’s day, but now that I am engaged I am more ambivalent about it. If people want to get together on Valentine’s Day in Chicago and make love rather than war or money, it is probably a good thing. Those who don’t really want to bother with all the [...]
January 20th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Downers Grove, Evanston, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Naperville, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Skokie, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
With the Fed lowering the interest rate to effectively 0% a few weeks back we have all been waiting to see how the consumer mortgage rates will be affected in Chicago. Both the city and suburbs have been affected by the real estate housing bubble and many people who have 6-7% mortgage rates on their homes and [...]
January 16th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Downers Grove, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Schaumburg, Skokie, The Suburbs | 2 Comments
Trader Joe’s opened their new Oak Park Store location on December 5, 2008.Trader Joe’s is a great store for Oak Park because it is all about organics, low cost gourmet and foods from around the world. They have a great selection of interesting foods plus a Trader Joes House Brand that offers just about everything [...]
January 12th, 2009 | Posted in 708, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | No Comments
Five Guys Burgers in Oak Park is a restaurant that originates from DC and has brought their brand of big juicy burgers to do the Chicagoland area. I went to Five Guys Burger Restaurant on a Friday night around 9pm and found a packed restaurant full of a mixture of both families having a late dinner and young [...]
January 9th, 2009 | Posted in 708, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Oak Park, Pop Culture, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
Every winter people all over Chicagoland huddle around their TV sets to watch the 2 best teams in the NFL go for the Super Bowl win regardless of if our Bears are in the game or not. We still enjoy seeing a good football game with any of the teams and throwing a big Superbowl party [...]
January 6th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Downers Grove, Evanston, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Skokie, Sports, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
The emails are arriving in my inbox already for Day After Christmas Sales at stores in Chicago. It wasn’t even Christmas day yet and the stores had already planned out how they will discount the merchandise to help you find a great deal on anything you did not already get this Christmas. The day after Christmas sales are [...]
December 25th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Chicago Consumer News, Downers Grove, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Holidays & Christmas, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Skokie, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
Since I will have the week off next week and many kids are off from school I thought some Christmas Craft Ideas might be helpful and useful to the readers of Chicago Weekend Fun. (cat toys, origami snowflakes ornaments, garlands and chocolate covered strawberries)
I am not an expert crafter like Martha Stewart but I have enjoyed [...]
December 19th, 2008 | Posted in 630, 847, Chicago Consumer News, Holidays & Christmas, Naperville, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | No Comments