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Chicago Condos and Loans - What?s happening to the market?
2007-11-05 00:00:00 A lot of condos (thousands) were developed in this last housing boom and bubble cycle that are not selling right now. It will take a year or so for the prices to drop low enough for them to start selling some of this surplus inventory and it will take 5 years or more to get ... More About: Chicago , Market , Loans
Martha Stewart Lighting Macy?s Walnut Room Christmas Tree in Chicago Novemb
2007-11-05 00:00:00 Martha Stewart will be in Chicago at the Macy’s State Street Store on November 10 at Noon to light the offical historic Macy’s (Marshall Field’s) Walnut Room Christmas tree. It is the 100th anneversary of the christmas tree in the Walnut Room so what better way to celebrate than have Martha come light it in person? (The Walnut Room opened in ... More About: Martha Stewart , Lighting
Chicago Phones Home
2007-11-05 00:00:00 I know that Chicago ’s culture and people are very connected to the places that they came from. Chicago has always been a place for new American Immigrants to come, work and make a new life. It also means a lot of long distance calls to back home wherever that may be. Family ties are tight ... More About: Phones , Home
Investing in the Future of Chicago
2007-11-04 00:00:00 I have thought for a long time that people starting their own small business are the future of both the area around Chicago and the economy in the US as a whole. I am seeing more and more small businesses pop up also. These buisinesses get a small business loan with a company like EZ Secured ... More About: Future , Investing , The Future
Hillside Garbage Landfill Closure Project - Update
2007-11-04 00:00:00 Today I got an email from the Hillside Garbage Landfill Closure Project . They wanted to let all of us know who drive by the dump along side 290 at the Hillside strangler, that they have successfully closed off one portion of the dump. We are grateful for that and hope that the stench ends soon. It ... More About: Update
This Weekend in Chicago - November 2, 3, 4
2007-11-03 00:00:00 What’s going on in Chica go this weekend? It’s fall now, the leaves have mostly fallen and we are picking through the last of the Halloween candy and thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas. (started you shopping yet?) But there are still a lot of things going on in Chicago during this holiday intermission. There are always new movies released ... More About: Weekend , November
Chicago Christmas Gift Shopping Lists
2007-11-03 00:00:00 I am starting my christmas shopping this month and got some shopping done and checked off my list already in October over the internet. Although Chicago land has many huge giant behemouth malls, we sometimes like to have a variety of choices without leaving home and just order over the internet. I think that Apple ipod ... More About: Christmas , Shopping , Lists , Gift
Museum of Modern Ice Paintings Below Zero Gordon Halloran Chicago Millenniu
2007-11-03 00:00:00 This is new. The City of Chicago is hosting a Museum of Modern Ice exhibit in Millennium Park this February. The City of Chicago’s Tourism Bureau is always coming up with new cool things to see and do in Chicago in the winter since it’s too cold to just hang out and have fun. We like ... More About: Paintings , Gordon
Thanksgiving Restaurants Open in Chicago - No Cooking!
2007-11-03 00:00:00 Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner doesn’t have to be at home to be special. Some of us don’t cook and need a place to take the family, kids and relatives on Thanksgiving. There are some options for delivery of a Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner pre-cooked to your door or you can just go to the food at a local or ... More About: Cooking , Restaurants , Thanksgiving , Chicago , Open
CTA Rate Hike & Crisis Averted with $27 Million in State Funding
2007-11-03 00:00:00 The Chicago Tribune reports that the CTA has received 27 Million dollars in funding from the state of Illinois in a last minute bailout cash “infusion”. I’m not exactly sure what “infusion” means in this scenario but we take it that extra funds were approved from somewhere in the Illinois state budget and the price hikes and route ... More About: Funding , State , Hike , Crisis
Chicago Winter Boots
2007-11-03 00:00:00 It’s getting cold out and before long it will be wet, snowy, rainy and below freezing. If you work in Chica go like I do and take public transportation to work you will be walking through all that bad weather by the end of November and it lasts until March most years. What I have used ... More About: Winter , Boots
This Halloween Weekend in Chicago - October 26, 27 and 28
2007-10-27 00:00:00 Last weekend I took a break from the weekend reviews, but not I am back with your weekly dose of entertainment options this weekend! Chica go has turned chilly with fall winds and colored leaves this week. I walk to the train in a scarf and gloves in addition to the wool coat now. I have noticed that ... More About: Weekend , Halloween , October
Dance Chicago Festival at St Alphonsus Theater in November
2007-10-25 00:00:00 Dance Chicago is a wonderful festival that runs all through November with several different programs that feature local Chicago Dance Troupes performing different styles of dance. Every dance troupe taking part in the festival is top notch and puts on a spectacular show. Even if you don’t know much about dance, you should go and ... More About: Theater , Dance , Festival
Oak Park Condos & Real Estate is Overdeveloped and Property Values are Drop
2007-10-25 00:00:00 I got my Oak Park FYI newsletter in the mail today and it has a mention that a new condo tower will be built at South Avenue and Harlem Avenue in Oak Park. Don’t we have enough condos in Oak Park? At any given moment in the current housing crash and real estate meltdown there are over 500 ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Property , Real
Jersey Boys Musical Theater Now Playing in Chicago
2007-10-19 00:00:00 I went to go see a preview performance for Jersey Boys at the LaSalle Bank Theater at 18 W Monroe Street in Chicago , IL. The Jersey Boys 2006 Tony Award winning best Musical show runs there through next April of 2008. Tickets range from $37.50 for balcony seats to $147.50 per seat for the front ...
Chicagoween Haunted House - Daley (Pumpkin) Plaza Chicago and Suburbs
2007-10-19 00:00:00 Everyone is getting into the Halloween spirit now that the holiday is only about 2 weeks away! This includes lots of office Halloween candy, Pump kin s everywhere, costume shopping and the annual trek to your local Haunted House . If you live in the city of Chicago or are going downtown to the loop, you can visit ... More About: Ween
New Restaurants Opening in Chicago
2007-10-12 00:00:00 If Chica go is known for anything at all, it is for good food. (and a lot of it) We have a bit of a revolving door with restaurants though. Most only last about 5 years and then perish to newer trends and styles of food. The ones that do survive either have an iconic brand, ... More About: Restaurants , Opening
This Weekend in Chicago - October 12, 13 & 14
2007-10-12 00:00:00 There is a lot going on this weekend to choose from, and it is finally cold! Movies, theater, dance, fashion shows, celebrity chefs, Maytag’s 100 Year Anniversary at the Museum of Science and Industry and a bears Game. If you need to decide what to do this weekend, just pick from this list: Friday October 12: ... More About: Chicago , Weekend , Chica , R 12
Bolingbrook Boughton Red Light Intersection Cameras - Uneccesary Tickets
2007-10-09 00:00:00 I was startled to find out that there are red light cameras monitoring the intersections on Boughton Road in Bolingbrook, IL now. These cameras are taking photograph evidence of cars at the intersection in order to write tickets. These thing they call violations are hardly so. They have been sending $100.00 tickets to people who ... More About: Tickets , Cameras , Light , Tick
This Weekend in Chicago - October 5, 6 & 7
2007-10-05 00:00:00 It’s starting to feel a lot like Fall in Chica go . (or Autumn if you call it that) The leaves aren’t all turning just yet, but in a week they should be in peak colors. This weekend there is plenty to do in Chicago and the Suburbs. Hey, why not get a jump on your Christmas Shopping? ... More About: Weekend , October
Christopher Columbus Day Sales
2007-10-04 00:00:00 Christopher Columbus was an important explorer that taught us not to believe conventionally when people tell you that the world is flat and to persevere on until you get the best deals on sales named in his honor. Or something like that. I think today any historical significance has been lost since the marketers got ... More About: Sales , S Day
Cheap Flights & Airfare to Chicago
2007-10-04 00:00:00 I have been inundated with emails from all the travel sites about airfare sales, cheap fares, sales on tickets and all kinds of special promotional deals on flying to and from Chica go in the past few weeks. It’s a bit much for someone like me who isn’t planning any travel before the end of the year, ... More About: Flights , Cheap , Airfare
Chicago Cubs Rally Daley Plaza Monday October 1, 2007
2007-10-01 00:00:00 Rally Monday ! Yes even the Mayor of Chicago and the Governor of Illionos are rallying behind the Cubs and their National League Division Championship win. Tomorrow (Monday October 1) at 12 noon there will be a Cubs Fan Rally Party in Daley Plaza downtown. (337 E Randolph Dr Chicago, IL 60601) Mayor Daley will be there ... More About: Chicago Cubs , Rally
This Weekend In Chicago - September 28, 29 & 30
2007-09-29 00:00:00 This weekend feels a lot like fall now. The daytime temperatures get up into the 70’s but at night it is in the 50’s and 60’s. It’s definitely light jacket weather now. And if you are going out this weekend it should be sunny and clear but a little windy. Some trees are beginning to ... More About: Chicago , Weekend , September , Chica
Gibson?s Steakhouse Chicago - Best Steak Restaurant in the City
2007-09-29 00:00:00 Gibson’s Steak house is known as one of the best places to get a premium steak in Chica go . It is famous for being the place where famous and wealthy people go to get the best steak dinner in Chicago. (and we know our beef!) Ever since Chicago was known for being the crossroads of beef sales ... More About: Restaurant , City
Wendella Boat Tours - Chicago River Architectural Tour
2007-09-29 00:00:00 One of my favorite things to do when I give tours of Chicago to friends, family and co-workers is to take a Chicago River Tour on Wendella Boat Tours . They have been in business since my parents were kids and know the best way to give a tour if the river with all the history and stories ...
Lollapalooza 2008 Dates Set - August 1-3, 2008
2007-09-29 00:00:00 The official email from Lollapalooza has arrived and the dates for the 2008 concert festival have been set. Lollapalooza will run from August 1-3, 2008 in Grant Park. Mark your calendars now and be ready for the advance ticket sales reminders early in the year. Chicago loves being home to Lollapalooza for the next 5 ... More About: Dates , Palo
Fall and Autumn Leaves & Activities in Chicago and Suburbs
2007-09-25 00:00:00 It’s that time of year when the leaves are changing color and falling off the trees and you want to find the best place to see them and take some pictures. It is also a great time to take a trip to a local apple picking farm and orchard or to a pumpkin farm to pick ... More About: Chicago , Activities , Fall , Autumn , Leaves
White Fence Farm Restaurant - Best Fried Chicken in Chicago
2007-09-25 00:00:00 I had White Fence Farm Fried Chicken for dinner last night and I had to post about it today because I think they are an overlooked place to get a good hearty family meal. Granted, it’s fried chicken, and there is frying involved (but it is in low cholesterol soybean oil) so it isn’t as ... More About: Chicago , Restaurant
This Weekend in Chicago - September 21, 22 and 23rd
More articles from this author:2007-09-22 00:00:00 It’s about that time again that everyone is wondering what’s happening this weekend in Chica go ? And they start to search for something to do this Friday and Saturday night in Chicago. Well there are a lot of movies, art exhibits and events this weekend. And the weather should be great. It should be in the ... More About: Weekend , September 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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