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Even More Christmas Shopping Online
2007-12-07 00:00:00 As I went out to get lunch on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago this afternoon I couldn’t help notice the Christmas shopping in full swing. There were about twice the number of people out shopping than normal and a lot of them weren’t daunted by the 9% sales tax there is downtown on top of the already crazy Michigan Avenue prices. I even saw ... More About: Shopping , Online , Christmas shopping
Read your iPhone or Newspaper on the train?
2007-11-30 00:00:00 There is a guy that rides the train every morning that has a segway and literally parks it at the station chained up and leaves it there. It hasn’t been stolen yet either. I don’t know what he does for a living but he loves his gadgets. I ended up sitting next to him this ... More About: Iphone , Train , Read , Newspaper
Chicago Holiday Movie Guide
2007-11-30 00:00:00 I have been looking at the New Movie s being released in the next month and it looks like there will be a lot to see over the Christmas holiday break. A lot of big blockbuster movies will be out and hopefully everyone will have more free time around the holidays to go out and see ... More About: Holiday , Chicago , Guide
Johnny Depp Sweeny Todd Movie in Chicago
2007-11-30 00:00:00 Johnny Depp has gone from a cult teen hearthrobb to a hollywood star in the past 10 years and Sweeny Todd the Movie made from the Musical is his latest work. I was a late bloomer and only have been a fan of his work since I saw Chocolat with Juliette Binoche. I thought the ... More About: Johnny Depp , Chicago , Johnny
Big New Year?s Eve in Chicago 2008 - Party Tickets
2007-11-30 00:00:00 New Year ’s Eve 2008 in Chicago will be a huge event. We have a lot of holidays around religious beliefs and history but New Year’s Eve is just about fun and nothing else. You can go to any one of a number of NYE parties happening around Chicago and have a great time. Many of these parties have been going for years and ... More About: New Year , Party , Tickets
Chicago Nursing Jobs, Schools & Programs
2007-11-30 00:00:00 Nursing is a hot area for jobs in Chicago . I have some family members that are nurses and they talk about how they can never find enough nurses to work all the shifts at the hospitals they work in. It’s a problem of more demand for Nurses than there are people trained for the job. ... More About: Programs , Jobs , Schools , Nursing
Chicago Condos and Real Estate Values Update
2007-11-30 00:00:00 Chicago condos and real estate values have dropped in a little in the last 6 months so if you were priced out of the market before, you may be able to afford the right property now. You can find some of the hottest properties in Lakeview, Lincoln Park and Old Town (Gold Coast) for about 5-7% less ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Chicago , Update , Real
John Drury Dies - Chicago TV News Anchor and Reporter
2007-11-27 00:00:00 I was sad to hear that John Drury passed away yesterday. I heard about it on the ABC Channel 7 10 O’clock news. He was a news broadcast anchor on ABC channel 7 in Chicago for many years and I remember him from watching the news every night as I was growing up in the suburbs. He ... More About: News , Reporter , News Anchor
PaintBall Fields and Supplies in Chicago
2007-11-27 00:00:00 OMG, Paintball is still going strong after many years as a popular activities for boys and for men. (and occasionally corporate team building activities) I thought it had gone out of fashion a little since most of the people I knew who were into this don’t have time to play anymore but sure enough it ... More About: Chicago , Supplies , Fields
Most Popular Christmas Gifts in Chicago
2007-11-27 00:00:00 I am hearing rumblings about what people are giving and getting this Christmas in Chicago . I have friends and family that are secretly shopping for gifts for loved ones without them finding out but want to know what is cool and hot this season. It’s a good Christmas season and sales are up already over last year ... More About: Gifts , Popular , Pula
Thomas Kinkade Christmas Gifts for Mom
2007-11-27 00:00:00 My mom loves Thomas Kinkade’s paintings. For Christmas last year I got her a framed matted print and it now hangs in the dining room at my parent’s home. She also loves their calendars and only sends out Christmas cards with Thomas Kinkade paintings on them. So guess what theme I am going with for this year’s Christmas ... More About: Gifts , Homa
Chicago Weekend Fun Site Checkup
2007-11-24 00:00:00 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 ... More About: Chicago , Site , Weekend
Comedy Improv Shows at Second City Donny?s Skybox Theater in December 2007
2007-11-22 00:00:00 As a change of pace from all the shopping and the food this holiday season why not consume some comedy instead? A great show is happening this December at the Donny’s Skybox theater in Piper’s alley on North Ave and Wells St in Chicago. If you haven’t been over to Second City for their student or ... More About: Comedy , Theater , Improv
Holiday Travel to and from Chicago with Kids and Pets
2007-11-22 00:00:00 I am sure many of you reading this blog will do some kind of traveling this holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years) season. Many of us go solo but I am well aware that almost all my friends are married now and have dogs cats and kids to cart along for the ride. This brings ... More About: Kids , Travel , Holiday , Pets , Chicago
Chicago Thanksgiving Weekend Weather Forecast
2007-11-22 00:00:00 This weekend the weather will not be the greatest for Thanksgiving , but hopefully it will not keep flights from getting out of O’Hare or cause traffic on the highways for those of you driving to your family and friends’ houses. Weather for Chicago , IL Wind: NE at 21 mph Humidity: 85% Wed 45°F | 32°F Thu 34°F | 27°F Fri 34°F | 30°F Sat 42°F | ... More About: Weekend , Weather forecast
Second City Training Center Conservatory Program Shows
2007-11-21 00:00:00 I was lucky enough to attend the Second City Training Center ’s Conservatory program last year and I lasted through class levels 1a, 1b, 2 and 3 and 2 auditions. I dropped out before the class session #4 started because I was in over my head and I had a day job that I had to maintain ... More About: Program , TRAI
How to Buy a Car in Chicago (Car dealer shopping advice for women)
2007-11-21 00:00:00 I have bought three cars in Chicago over the past 13 years and I have been asked a lot about how to buy a car lately so I figured I would write out a how-to list with some tips and tricks to getting a good deal on a car and specifically how women should approach the local dealer ... More About: Women , For Women , Shopping , Advice
Chicago Black Friday Sales Online The Day After Thanksgiving
2007-11-20 00:00:00 Every year the consumers go nuts the day after Thanksgiving and buy all the Christmas stuff they can fit into their cart at the day after Thanksgiving day sales. The retailers love it because it usually pushes the profitability of the store from red (loosing money) to black (making a profit) for the year and all ... More About: Chicago , Sales , Black , Online
Christmas Lights and Decorations Spotted Outside in Chicago Already
2007-11-20 00:00:00 I was walking home from the train tonight and noticed that two houses had Christmas trees up already! Although the Michigan Avenue lights parade was last week and Macy’s (Marshall Field’s) on State Street has had some trees up since September, I had not seen any homes decorated with lights or trees yet. Could they ... More About: Chicago , Lights , Christmas Lights , Decorations
Finding a Chicago Dentist
2007-11-17 00:00:00 I have some dental issues that need to be addressed. I have been putting it off because every dental insurance plan I have been on always covers only 1/2 the costs of crowns and root canals. Why do they do this? Don’t they know that things happen like this as you get older and it’s ... More About: Chicago , Dentist
Star Wars Exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
2007-11-17 00:00:00 The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago has a special Star Wars exhibit (Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination) running right now through the end of January with all kinds of fun stuff to see. This is a must see for dedicated lifetime Star Wars fans that have all the collectibles and have dressed up ...
How to pay off your mortgage faster than in 30 years
2007-11-15 00:00:00 With many of us stuck in homes and condos we really don’t like and thought we could re-sell in 2-5 years many of us homeowners are looking at other options of getting out from under this weight of paying for a place in Chicago that we really don’t want. If you can’t sell the only ... More About: Mortgage , Years , Aster , Mort
Cook County Proposed 4$ Phone Tax, Electric Tax & Gas Tax
2007-11-15 00:00:00 Cook County is looking to add new taxes on phone, gas and electric bills of consumers. The most contested new tax is the one for $4.00 added to everyone’s phone bill. don;t know when the last time was that you looked at the details of your phone bill (especially if you have auto pay by ... More About: Phone , Cook , Electric , Prop
Christmas Pudding from London to Chicago
2007-11-15 00:00:00 Christmas traditions are just as important to us as they are in other parts of the world around the holidays. Every country has it’s own way of celebrating Christmas or other holidays each year. In Chicago you may find kolaky or local treats like Fannie May Chocolates are part of the tradition when family gets ... More About: Christmas , London , Pudding
Chicago Independent Musicians and Jazz Music Artists
2007-11-08 00:00:00 There are a lot of people who move to Chicago to get their big break into music, acting, theater and the Arts. Chicago is probably the biggest opportunity in the Midwest, and there are 9 million people who live here who might buy your work. It’s always worth a try right? Chicago may be an even better ... More About: Music , Jazz , Artists , Independent
355 South Extension Veteran?s Memorial Tollway Grand Opening Celebration Su
2007-11-08 00:00:00 This weekend there will be a historic new tollway opened in Illinois. The Veteran ’s Memorial Tollway (I-355 South Extension to I-80) has been in the works since the 1950’s and various states of completion since the 1990’s but soon I-355 will connect to I-80 and give millions of people access to cheap housing and truck based shipping ... More About: Celebration , Opening
Steppenwolf Theater?s Osage County Wins 6 Jeff Awards in Chicago
2007-11-07 00:00:00 This past summer’s local Chicago Theater hit from Steppenwolf Theater August: Osage County won six Joseph Jeff erson Awards this year for 2007. The Jeff awards are given to celebrate the best in Chicago theater. (no a Jeff award isn’t an award given by some random guy named Jeff) I saw this play back in August in Chicago and it was ...
Moving to Chicago - Blinds and Window Coverings
2007-11-07 00:00:00 Amongst this bad real estate market some condos in my building seem to be selling. 2 people moved in this weekend and one has their living room directly viewable from my living room windows. I noticed they hauled a lot of stuff up 3 floors of stairs and then went to work assembling their life again in ... More About: Chicago , Moving , Blinds , Window , Erin
How to Dress to Survive a Freezing Ice Cold Snowy Chicago Winter, or Blizza
2007-11-06 00:00:00 I was recently asked about how to survive a Chicago winter by someone moving here from a warm southern state who had never dealt with extreme cold, wind, snow and Ice. I have lived in Chicago all my life, so I figured I could help with some tips for survival and hopefully help him avoid ... More About: Winter , Cold , Dress , Survive
Chicago now has 2 Christmas Music Radio Stations
More articles from this author:2007-11-05 00:00:00 In Chicago there are now 2 radio stations that play Christmas Music non-stop from November 3rd until December 31st. They both are getting rid of DJs and the regular formats in favor of all Christmas Carols and Holiday Music all the time for the next 2 months. I heard about this on the news but then ... More About: Radio , Christmas Music 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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