The Chicago Air & Water Show is scheduled for Saturday, August 14, & Sunday, August 15, 2010 and over 2 million people usually view the event from the beach around Lake Michigan It is the largest free air show in the United States. If you want a good seat for the Chicago Air and Water [...]
August 1st, 2010 | Posted in Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Chicago Festivals happening in AUGUST 2010. Plan ahead now for the month of August. Its your last chance to take some vacation time, get out to meet friends at the festivals and hopefully get a little tan without getting burnt to a crisp. The weather is hot and humid now in Chicago, remember your sunscreen, [...]
July 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Illinois, Neighborhood Festivals, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Adapted from all the listings I have collected this is the 25 best things to do in Chicago this Christmas. Take note, many of these Christmas activities are free and fun for the whole family. Whether it is a showing of the Nutcracker, Christmas Caroling, shopping at ChristkindleMarket, seeing A Christmas Carol or Rudolph the [...]
November 29th, 2009 | Posted in Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, Holidays & Christmas, Hotels, Illinois, Naperville, Oak Park, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
The Chicago International Film Festival is a little event run by a few people on a shoestring budget but it packs a big punch. Somehow, the Chicago International Film Festival manages to get access to the latest independent films and often times show the award winners that year before they have gone mainstream. This year the Chicago [...]
September 1st, 2009 | Posted in Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown | No Comments
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