Archive for the 'Transportation' Category
If you plan on coming downtown to Chicago for any of this weekend’s events beware that the Wacker Drive Construction project is starting to close streets and re-route traffic. The Chicago Department of Transportation sent out this email today. Be careful to make note of the changes at the Chicago Wacker Drive Construction website also. Have [...]
June 18th, 2010 | Posted in This Weekend in Chicago, Transportation | 1 Comment
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 in addition to these streets that will be inaccessible. Most streets re-open on Sunday afternoon [...]
October 9th, 2009 | Posted in Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Sports, Transportation, Uptown, Wrigleyville | No Comments
I always like to recommend the best events around Chicago to attend and plan your weekends and vacations with but sometimes I have to call out the details about Chicago that are less than ideal. Today’s complaint is about the Chicago CTA bus service. I have a love hate relationship with public transportation to begin [...]
July 28th, 2009 | Posted in Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Consumerist News, Downers Grove, Illinois, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago, Transportation | 1 Comment
These are the updates I just got about Memorial Day Parade and Street Closures in Chicago. If you are planning on attending the Chicago Memorial Day Parade, The JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge Race, The Memorial March, or the Bike the Drive event, check this list first to find out where the streets are closed [...]
May 21st, 2009 | Posted in Airports and Tourism Travel, Business Local, Chicago Health Fitness Exercise, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Holidays & Christmas, Hyde Park, Illinois, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, This Weekend in Chicago, Transportation, Uptown, Wrigleyville | 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 [...]
March 10th, 2009 | Posted in Business Local, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, Illinois, Lakeview, Lemont, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, Transportation, Uptown | 1 Comment