Some college basketball fans wild with excitement in 2008 – Image Credit MorphoMir on Flickr March Madness used to be the one time during the year when betting at work was ok. Everyone got their brackets, whether they understood the NCAA college basketball tournament or not and the smack talk at the water-cooler continued for [...]
March 14th, 2009 | Posted in Business Local, Chicago Loop, Evanston, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Illinois, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Sports, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown | 3 Comments
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 Business Local, Downers Grove, Evanston, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Naperville, Oak Park, Skokie, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
Everyone may be loathing the recession we are in right now, but that is no reason to not have a Happy New Year. There are plenty of New Years Parties happening in Chicago to ring in 2009. Or, if you really don’t want to spend a lot of money you can always to the frugal [...]
December 17th, 2008 | Posted in Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Holidays & Christmas, Hotels, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
Every winter the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago has a Zoolights festival to celebrate the season. The Lincoln Park Zoo is a free admission zoo in the center of Chicago located on the north side of the city. When you get all those zoo lights up for the holiday and a free admission Zoo to see [...]
December 5th, 2008 | Posted in Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
If you haven’t been to a Renegade Craft fair holiday sale, this weekend if your chance to get some great affordable Christmas gifts for family and friends (and yourself) that are hand made in the USA by very talented artists and crafters. I have become a fan of the Renegade Craft Fairs (when they aren’t rained [...]
December 4th, 2008 | Posted in Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Holidays & Christmas, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions | No Comments