With the Fed lowering the interest rate to effectively 0% a few weeks back we have all been waiting to see how the consumer mortgage rates will be affected in Chicago. Both the city and suburbs have been affected by the real estate housing bubble and many people who have 6-7% mortgage rates on their homes and [...]
January 16th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Downers Grove, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Schaumburg, Skokie, The Suburbs | 2 Comments
If you work downtown like I do, you may have noticed that theMichigan Avenue Bridge over the Chicago river has the sidewalk on the west side of the street closed and barricaded off today. I knew they were continuing improvements on the Michigan Avenue Bridge and saw the signs and TV trucks recording it but in [...]
January 12th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Transportation | No Comments
Trader Joe’s opened their new Oak Park Store location on December 5, 2008.Trader Joe’s is a great store for Oak Park because it is all about organics, low cost gourmet and foods from around the world. They have a great selection of interesting foods plus a Trader Joes House Brand that offers just about everything [...]
January 12th, 2009 | Posted in 708, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | 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
I got my Digital TV converter box this summer (with the $40 credit coupon) and I love it. Here is how to get your TV Converter Box Coupon and get your signal converter box hooked up to your TV before the transition happens on February 17th, 2009.
First though you may not need a digital converter box for your [...]
January 5th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation, Chicago Weather, Pop Culture, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago, Videos | 3 Comments
This is a friendly reminder that the CTA train and bus fares will increase on January 1, 2009. Even though the state of Illinois approved the budget increases last year that prevented a fare increase then, the state revenues from sales and income taxes is down in 2008 and 2009 due to the current economic [...]
December 30th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 773, Airports and Tourism Travel, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Gold Coast Chicago, Grumpy post of the week, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Pilsen, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Transportation | 1 Comment
2008 was a busy and eventful year in Chicago. People started off on edge about the war in Iraq and ended with more hope for the future even amidst more problems with the economy.
Chicago had it’s fair share of events, news, trends, buzz and history made in 2008. The biggest most popular news and events in Chicago happened in the last few [...]
December 30th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Art Galleries and Museums, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago Weather, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Hotels, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, politics | 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
Since I will have the week off next week and many kids are off from school I thought some Christmas Craft Ideas might be helpful and useful to the readers of Chicago Weekend Fun. (cat toys, origami snowflakes ornaments, garlands and chocolate covered strawberries)
I am not an expert crafter like Martha Stewart but I have enjoyed [...]
December 19th, 2008 | Posted in 630, 847, Chicago Consumer News, Holidays & Christmas, Naperville, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs | No Comments
We only have a few shopping days left before Christmas and this is crunch time. It is the exact point where most women finish their shopping and the the men begin their shopping. (at least it is in my house) So, is it too late to get great gifts on sale for Christmas in Chicago?
The selection is getting low, but there [...]
December 18th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Holidays & Christmas, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Harry Potter’s props costumes and sets will be coming to the Museum of Science and Industry Exhibition in Chicago in April 2009. The exhibition will be there through September 7th 2009. This is much like the Star Wars Exhibition that they had there in the winter of 2007-2008. The movies are so popular that Harry [...]
December 13th, 2008 | Posted in 312, Art Galleries and Museums, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
With the end of the year just around the corner, my mind has shifted from entertainment and events to the New Year’s Resolutions 2009 that we all plan to make. I am thinking there are some New Year’s Resolutions in 2009 that Chicago should try this year too. Not just government and officials but all of [...]
December 11th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago News, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation, Grumpy post of the week, Holidays & Christmas | 2 Comments