Have you ever needed a zip code to find out an address or mail a letter to someone and needed their zip code? I run into this problem a lot so here are the zip codes I have been able to compile from a few different places on the web. There are Chicago neighborhood zip [...]
September 3rd, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Chicago Consumer News, Downers Grove, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Real Estate Condos, Schaumburg, Skokie, Sports, The Suburbs | 3 Comments
The Labor Day Weekend and Holiday Monday are so jam packed with events you won’t be able to stay home for long. Both in the City of Chicago and in the suburbs there are large events and parades happening in addition to all the shopping sales all over Chicagoland. The Chicago Jazz Festival is this weekend, [...]
August 29th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, Chicago Loop, Jazz & Blues Music, Music Festivals Bands, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
We all know that Labor Day is about 2 things. It is about a day off for the working man (or woman) and it is about back to school sale shopping which includes great deals. I sometimes think that sale shopping is our national pastime in America because we excel at it. I have listed below the [...]
August 21st, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 847, Holidays & Christmas, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 3 Comments
Governor Blagojevich’s plan to place speed cameras on all Chicago and Illinois Interstates will fail. It will fail because no one speeds anymore now that gas prices have gotten so high. (and fewer people are driving all together) That said, every citizen that owns a car in Illinois should still be going to the Illinois State [...]
August 11th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Grumpy post of the week, The Suburbs, Transportation | 1 Comment
It is officially Fourth of July weekend now and we have a lot going on around Chicagoland. I am not sure how anyone would go to all these events, but here is a list of things going on from the family friendly to the avant gard. If nothing else, enjoy the holiday weekend and relax [...]
July 2nd, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Music Festivals Bands, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
There are so many places to see Fireworks on the 4th of July in and around Chicagoland this fourth. If you are looking for your local town or city’s listing or looking for options to see fireworks near you this list we have rounded up may help. View the list below and all the city websites [...]
July 2nd, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Downers Grove, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Holidays & Christmas, Hotels, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Pilsen, Schaumburg, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Naperville Ribfest has become one of the largest suburban summer festivals in Chicago. It has been running for at least 20 years and the Ribfest has grown to now include major music acts along with great ribs from all over the country.
The thing that makes the Naperville Ribfest so attractive for both businesses and local [...]
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in 630, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Music Festivals Bands, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
I am all about dining out on weekends. I love eating dinner alfresco and eating dinner at a restaurant that offers outdoor patio dining as the sun sets over Chicago and the suburbs. We live in such a frigid climate most of the year that when summer arrives we are even ok seeing just cars and [...]
June 19th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Gold Coast Chicago, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
I got an email announcing the launch of the new Chicago Drinks site with bar and restaurant reviews from the Chicago Reader and wanted to post about it since there are always new bars, restaurants and clubs opening in the city every week. I find it hard to keep up with all the new places opening [...]
June 18th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 773, Business Local, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Hyde Park, Jazz & Blues Music, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
This is some very disturbing news. The state of Illinois will be deploying radar and speed cameras all across the state in July to record photos and track speeds of cars going over the speed limit in construction zones and work zones on the highways and tollways. The first ticket will be for $300.00 fine [...]
May 22nd, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Downers Grove, Evanston, Grumpy post of the week, Naperville, Oak Park, Schaumburg, Skokie, The Suburbs, Transportation | 4 Comments
I have been writing this blog since this summer and it is time for a little check in as far as how it’s doing. I have to say that I am hosting the URL and working with wordpress software in a self hosted situation for the first time. It has been a huge learning experience [...]
November 23rd, 2007 | Posted in 630, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation | No Comments