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
Sunset driving on 90/94 from the south, a great way to enter the city and see the Sears Tower, Willis Tower
The city of Chicago is shocked and saddened right now by the news that the Sears Tower is going to be renamed the Willis Tower for the new company renting/leasing the major quantity of office space there. [...]
March 12th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Grumpy post of the week, Pop Culture, Real Estate Condos, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions | 1 Comment
Riverdance Irish Dance Performances are returning to Chicago this spring for their last 5 farewell performances at the Rosemont Theater at 5400 North River Road on March 19-22, 2009. The tickets for Riverdance are on sale now through Ticketmaster. This Riverdance show celebrates Irish song and dance traditions and has shared them with the world over the [...]
March 10th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | 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 led to the [...]
March 10th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Downers Grove, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, IL, Lakeview, Lemont, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, Transportation, Uptown, Wood Dale, elmhurst | 1 Comment
The Odyssey Boat where we went for a Dinner Cruise in Chicago
The Odyssey Dinner Boat Cruises on Lake Michigan in Chicago are well known for providing an elegant evening on the lake with a spectacular view of the city of Chicago. When we got a chance to take one this weekend and have a night out [...]
March 9th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Business Local, Chicago Loop, Evanston, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Jazz & Blues Music, Lakeview, Lemont, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, The Suburbs, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago, Transportation, Uptown, elmhurst | 2 Comments
The stop motion photography of the Chicago River being Dyed Green on St Patrick’s Day 2009 is from of Anthony Stewart Photography and runs about 30 seconds and then will stop. Press replay to see it again.
The Downtown Chicago St Patrick’s Day Parade begins at 12:00 noon, Saturday March 13th. This year like in many [...]
March 3rd, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Holidays & Christmas, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
While most people are aware of the Mardi Gras side of Fat Tuesday but in Chicago there are probably more people who celebrate Punchki Day (p?czek or Paczki day) than Mardi Gras. Punchki Day is a Catholic (eastern European) tradition where you eat decadent fruit filled or cream filled doughnut like cakes to splurge before [...]
February 22nd, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Downers Grove, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Mount Prospect, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Mardi Gras day celebrations can be hard to find in Chicago.The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (beginning of lent) is usually a more cold and subdued one on Chicago with Punchki Day (pyczaki) on April 24 and thoughts of what it is you will give up for lent this year. Chicago’s heavily Catholic areas of the city aren’t really known [...]
February 22nd, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Lemont, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments