An entrant into the show last year. Lookin good!
The International Kennel Club of Chicago hosts it’s annual dog show this weekend at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Dog Show runs from February 18th through February 22nd at McCormick Place West 2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, IL 60616.
Tickets are $13 (adults) and $17 for [...]
February 19th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Business Local, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions | No 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 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
Well the date is released, the Chicago Marathon is set for October 11, 2009 and Bank of America is still the main sponsor. The new Chicago Marathon web site is up and you can register now for the Chicago Marathon 2009. Just 247 days left to go…
What a year of training that will be! Should I [...]
February 6th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847 | No Comments
The Shamrock Shuffle is an 8K run or 5K walk race for charity in Chicago on March 29, 2009. The Chicago Shamrock Shuffle is usually a fun run without a lot of pressure that a marathon might have and it inspires us Midwesterners to get out and exercise again after the frigid winter. This year Bank [...]
January 30th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773, Chicago Health Fitness Exercise, Chicago Loop, Gold Coast Chicago, Pop Culture, Sports | No Comments
It is freezing cold out side, what better time to look at summertime recreational equipment at the Chicago Boat and RV show. Maybe we will feel warmer looking at the boats and campers? McCormick place holds a lot of the local conventions and is the only location large enough to hold all these huge boats and [...]
January 9th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago Consumer News, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No 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
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 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, 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
From December 5th 2008 through January 4th 2009 the Bank of America Winter Wonderfest will be open at Navy Pier in Chicago. This is one of the many Chicago Christmas events that are perfect for the family to attend while kids are on holiday break. A trip downtown on the metra is always an exciting day for kids. The [...]
December 9th, 2008 | Posted in 312, Airports and Tourism Travel, Business Local, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Downers Grove, Evanston, Holidays & Christmas, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
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 773, 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
I was just viewing this video from Leigh Hanlon on ChicagoCareless.com about how this year’s Macy’s window decorations suck since the company let go their former window designer Amy Meadows and cut the costs to produce the motorized diorama type Christmas holiday displays. In fact they imply that they are so sucky and cheap this year that [...]
December 4th, 2008 | Posted in 312, Airports and Tourism Travel, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Grumpy post of the week, Holidays & Christmas, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago | 2 Comments
The Chicago Holiday Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony has been moved to December 2nd in Daley Plaza downtown. The street address is 50 West Washington Street & Dearborn Street and the tree lighting will be at 12pm noon central time. This is the 95th annual Holiday Tree lighting ceremony and that long history is what makes it a tradition [...]
December 1st, 2008 | Posted in 312, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Holidays & Christmas, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions | No Comments