Chicago Gourmet Festival Schedule September 2009

The Chicago Gourmet Festival 2009 is going to be a huge foodie event in Chicago. On Saturday September 26th and Sunday September 27th in Millennium Park (age 21 and up because there is a lot of wine!) there will be many opportunities to revel in being a foodie and try out new wines with some [...]

Chicago International Film Festival 2009

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 [...]

Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruises Tours and Recommendations

Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruises and Toursare one of the top attractions I recommend for tourists and locals alike when visiting downtown Chicago in the summer.  It offers a chance to see Chicago from a different perspective and is relatively cheap for entertainment. It is a great stay-cation activity this summer, and it is a local activity that is fun, relatively cheap [...]

Memorial Day Weekend Parade Street Closures Events Parking

These are the updates I just got about Memorial Day Parade and Street Closures in Chicago. If you are planning on attending the Chicago Memorial Day Parade, The JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge Race, The Memorial March, or the Bike the Drive event, check this list first to find out where the streets are closed [...]

Chicago Apartments – Searching and Moving to Chicago

Apartments like this are common in Chicago, get started on your apartment search today.

Spring is the time that most people look for an apartment in Chicago. Rental Leases are up and it is the first time for the year that it is warm enough that you can actually move furniture our of one apartment and [...]

International Kennel Club Chicago dog show @ McCormick Place

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 [...]

Lady Gaga Chicago, IL concert at House of Blues

Lady Gaga will be coming to Chicago to play a concert at the House of Blues on March 24, 2009. This will be huge since she has been getting so popular and her music keeps us dancing. Lady Gaga Tickets are selling for $22-$24.00 direct from the House of Blues but I expect these tickets to [...]

Chinese New Year Parade Celebrations Chicago 2009

January 26 is Chinese New Year in 2009 and in Chicago there is always a big celebration. Chicago has a large Chinatown on the SW side of the city that has a lot of spectacular traditions and treasures to be discovered if you plan to visit during the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Every year in the Chinese [...]

Barack Obama Inauguration Ceremony Plans, Parties, Events and Balls

I am sure that most Chicagoans are exhausted now that the holidays have passed, but they are very excited about  Barack Obama’s Inauguration in Washington DC. (Oprah is going to attend)  A lot of Chicagoans are planning on going out to DC for the 44th President’s Inauguration on January 20, 2009 to see it in person because they are so [...]

Harry Potter Exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago 2009

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 [...]

Chicago’s Winter Overnight Parking Ban and City Snow Parking Ban

You may love winter for the holidays, but most of us hate winter because of the snow and it’s complications with Chicago’s winter parking bans in the city between November 25 and April 1. (yes winter lasts till April!) If you are lucky enough to have a car while living in the city of Chicago (and can afford [...]

Obamamania, Obamapalooza T-Shirts and more Chicago Election Night Celebration Photos

There are so many great photos of the Barack Obama election night celebration on Flickr it is near impossible to process and see them all. I have linked to some here that show how amazingly the event went and how excited all the people were all over the country. I have never seen people out [...]