Thanksgiving is just around the corner and along with some turkey and stuffing, the yearly tradition is to watch or go see the Chicago Thanksgiving Day parade downtown. Not everyone can make it downtown to see the parade in person but if you can, dress warm and come early to get a good spot to [...]
October 5th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847 | No Comments
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 [...]
September 1st, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773, Chicago events, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Gold Coast Chicago, Hotels, Hyde Park, IL, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No 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 312, 773, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, New Movies, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown | No Comments
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 [...]
July 8th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, Evanston, IL, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, wrigleyville | 1 Comment
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The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival is back again this summer (for the 10th year!) with a great lineup of movies planned. If you live in the city or work downtown these classic movies are a great way to picnic for dinner and wind down from a crazy day at work. I highly recommend the Chicago Outdoor [...]
May 28th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773 | 1 Comment
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 [...]
May 21st, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Health Fitness Exercise, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, Downers Grove, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Holidays & Christmas, Hyde Park, IL, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, This Weekend in Chicago, Transportation, Uptown, Wood Dale, elmhurst, wrigleyville | 1 Comment
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 [...]
March 30th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Evanston, Gold Coast Chicago, Hyde Park, IL, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Neighborhood Festivals, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Real Estate Condos, Uptown, wrigleyville | 1 Comment
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 [...]
February 2nd, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Music Festivals Bands, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
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 [...]
January 9th, 2009 | Posted in 312, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Holidays & Christmas, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
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 [...]
November 26th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 773 | 1 Comment
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 [...]
November 5th, 2008 | Posted in 312, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, The Suburbs | No Comments
I watch the 2008 Chicago Red Bull Flutag event commercials and I can’t help see the resemblance between that 1980’s movie called “Magnificent men in their Flying Machines“. The theme song sings that title then says “they go updidy up up then they go downdidy down down”. The Chicago Red bull Flutag event couldn’t be more [...]
September 3rd, 2008 | Posted in 312, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments