Archive for the 'politics' Category
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
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
2008 was a busy and eventful year in Chicago. People started off on edge about the war in Iraq and ended with more hope for the future even amidst more problems with the economy.
Chicago had it’s fair share of events, news, trends, buzz and history made in 2008. The biggest most popular news and events in Chicago happened in the last few [...]
December 30th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Art Galleries and Museums, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago Weather, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Hotels, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, politics | No Comments
I am sure that most Chicagoans are exhausted now that the holidays have passed, but they are very excited about Barack Obama’s Inauguration in Washington DC. (Oprah is going to attend) A lot of Chicagoans are planning on going out to DC for the 44th President’s Inauguration on January 20, 2009 to see it in person because they are so [...]
December 17th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago News, Pop Culture, politics | 3 Comments