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Fall & Autumn Chicago Shopping Sales
2007-09-21 00:00:00 I have noticed there are a lot of great Sales going on around town right now and I wanted to share the information with all of you. Who doesn’t like saving money with a great deal on new stuff you need anyway? Most of you may already be done with your fall back to school ... More About: Shopping , Chicago , Fall , Autumn
Chicago 2nd Worst in Traffic Jams and Delays
2007-09-21 00:00:00 No one needs to tell us that Chica go has awful and unbearable traffic jams and congestion. We are familiar with sitting in traffic on any highway or street at any hour of the day or night. (I have sat in traffic jams at 2am) What we didn’t know is that Chicago ranked 2nd in a national ... More About: Traffic , Jams , Delays
Where to Find and Buy the best Haloween Costumes in Chicago?
2007-09-19 00:00:00 It is almost October again and the Halloween candy and decorations have hit the Jewel, Dominick’s and Walgreen’s shopping isles. So, you know where to go to get candy and all the stuff to carve a pumpkin; but where do you go in the Chica go area and suburbs to find a great costume? Where can you ... More About: Find , Costumes , Ween
Fannie May Candy - Best Chocolate in Chicago
2007-09-18 00:00:00 Fannie May Candies are the best in Chicago and possibly rival the best gourmet chocolate in the world. They are one of the required things to check out if you are visiting Chicago. They are the Ghirardelli of Chicago. Fannie May opened in 1920 and has been producing quality gourmet chocolate candy for every holiday ... More About: Chocolate , Candy , Chocolat , Choco
MidAmerica Bank Spam Phishing Scam Alert
2007-09-18 00:00:00 First they allow a buyout by smarmy National City Bank , and now someone is targeting them for a spam email phishing scam. I got this email 3 times on Friday and luckily my spam filter cought it and I didn’t see it till today and I recognize it as a fake message. Here is the text ... More About: Spam , Phishing , Alert , Scam
This Weekend in Chicago September 14, 15 & 16
2007-09-14 00:00:00 Lots going this weekend in Chica go . See below for local events, festivals, movies and parades you can attend this weekend. Friday September 14 Oktoberfest is a state of mind: It’s not actually October yet, but come join in this German Beer Festival at Federal Plaza Square 219 S. Dearborn St. See german music bands while you taste ... More About: Weekend
Chicago?s MidAmerica Bank Bought by National City
2007-09-12 00:00:00 MidAmerica Bank may not be a financial institution you have heard of, or it might be your personal family bank. Mid America has been a fixture in the suburban working class neighborhoods of Chica go since the 1960’s. My family has banked there since the late 1960’s and I am sad to report that they were recently bought ... More About: National , City
LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon October 7, 2007
2007-09-12 00:00:00 The LaSalle Bank Chicago Mara thon is a long standing yearly fall Chicago tradition. The Marathon is one of the 5 world marathon majors and has been running since 1977 and celebrates it’s 30th anniversary this year. The Chicago Marathon celebrates running with over 45,000 runners from 120 countries and over 1 million spectators cheering on friends and family ... More About: October
Chicago Wine Festival - Naperville Wine Festival
2007-09-11 00:00:00 All this past weekend I heard about he Chica go Windy City Wine Festival at Daley Bicentennial Plaza. Everywhere I went there were ads and everyone was talking about the exciting Chicago wine festival. Well, I was stuck at home so I couldn’t go, but next week I think the same wine festival is moving to Naperville. ... More About: Ville
Second City Comedy (Improv Theater) Shows in Chicago
2007-09-09 00:00:00 Second City Mainstage Theater is the premier place to see sketch comedy shows in Chicago and possibly the nation. (Tickets are always sold out!) They have produced shows for over 40 years (it opened in 1959 so it’s almost 50 years now) based on a unique formula for writing content and sketches for their shows. ... More About: Comedy , Eater
Chicago Bears Football 2007 Schedule
2007-09-09 00:00:00 Growing up in Chicago I remember the 1985 Bears season vividly. I was in 5th grade at the time and we would watch each game on TV as a family every week all season. The buzz surrounding the team and the unusual personalities of the players and their character was amazingly entertaining for the city ... More About: Football , Chicago Bears , Schedule
CTA Fare Hike Planned for Sept 16, 2007
2007-09-05 00:00:00 Everyone in Chicago that uses the CTA has been aware that they have proposed a fare hike for riders starting on Sept ember 16, 2007. They are proposing a lot of fixing and modernization of the train lines and buses. (much like the Brown Line Renovations going on now) I can say from first hand experience ... More About: Hike , Fare
43rd Chicago International Film Festival - October 4-17, 2007
2007-09-01 00:00:00 The Chicago International Film Festival is a great festival celebrating the independent film movement and films made in Chicago. There will be 150 movies from 35 countries to shown in the 2007 festival in local theaters over two weeks in October. I have attended this event for the last 2 years and it has been amazing both times. ... More About: Film Festival
This Weekend in Chicago August 31 - September 3, 2007 (Labor Day Weekend)
2007-08-31 00:00:00 What is happening in Chicago this weekend? What is there to do this weekend in Chicago? I have been searching for the answer to those very questions. (don’t forget to fly the flag on Monday!) Here is the list of events and happenings for the Labor Day Weekend : All Weekend: ** The 29th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival ... More About: August , September
Top 5 Chicago Tourist Attractions - Must See Sights
2007-08-29 00:00:00 I was asked yesterday what the top 5 things were that someone has to see if they have never been to Chicago . I also get asked “where the bean is”, “how to get to the Art Institute”, “can you go up in the Sears Tower?” and “who makes the best Chicago Pizza?” a lot. I thought ... More About: Sights , Attractions , Trac , Tourist
Hillside Landfill - Chicago?s Smelliest Garbage Landfill by 290
2007-08-28 00:00:00 The Hillside Landfill is the smelliest landfill in Chica go . It has been smelling up 290 in the area by the hillside strangler merge for about 2 years now. I drive by it at least twice a week and even with the windows on my car closed and the air conditioning system off, I still smell ... More About: Garbage
Fogo De Chao Brazilian Steakhouse Restaurant in Chicago
2007-08-25 00:00:00 Fogo De Chao is a fantastic place to dine in downtown Chica go if you like premium cuts of meat and Brazilian Beef. More About: Restaurant , Steakhouse
Chicago Free Dates - Top 10
2007-08-25 00:00:00 My boyfriend and I are always looking for fun things to do on dates in Chica go that are not going to break the bank. Sometimes if he hasn’t had a great month of tips or if I have had a big engine problem to fix on my car we go to Chicago free date mode. You ... More About: Dates , Free
Chicago Storms Downtown on Michigan Avenue August 23, 2007
2007-08-25 00:00:00 This was what it looked like here at work as the storm rolled in today. It was a large rain and tornado watch storm coming from the west. It has been a bit like monsoon season here latley. Chicago is usually very hot, humid and dry dusinr August . If we get rain like this, it ... More About: Downtown , Michigan , Avenue
Welcome to Chicago!
2007-08-22 00:00:00 This is a second try at this blog. I had set one up for the url http://www.chicagoweekendfun.com at Typepad, but they did not allow you to host it at your own URL, and I really thought that would be best. So I am starting over with a new Wordpress powered blog Hosted on BlueHost and ... More About: Chicago , Chica
Chicago Condos, Homes and Mortgages
2007-08-22 00:00:00 I have lived in Chica go my entire life and I have never seen the real estate and housing market take a crash like it has been doing this summer. Summer is usually the best time to sell or buy a new home or property. This summer of 2007 has been bad for real estate values ... More About: Homes , Mortgages , Mort
Cheap Chicago Flights O?Hare Airport
2007-08-20 00:00:00 Cheap Flights to Chica go (ORD) can be found! Its vacation season and a lot of my friends are visiting Chicago from out of town and taking the cheapest flights possible. (southwest including layovers) I also have a lot of colleagues flying into Chicago for work and business meetings this month. (They take the faster direct nonstop ... More About: Airport , Cheap
I Love Chicago
2007-08-20 00:00:00 I have to admit I started this blog because I live in Chica go and I love this city! I have lived in the Chicagoland area my entire life and I feel that there is no other place to live with so many great opportunites. Here are some basic statistics about this great city: The city of ... More About: Love
Lollapalooza in Chicago
2007-08-20 00:00:00 Lollapalooza in Chica go . An Annual Summer Music Concert Festival. More About: Palo
Chicago Air and Water Show
2007-08-20 00:00:00 The Chica go Air and Water Show is tomorrow (August 18-19) downtown. I work in a building near the lakefront so there have been airplanes flying by all morning. It is a little different to hear jets and planes flying right by your building and everyone popping up from their cubicle to see. The Chicago Air and Water ...
Martha Macy?s Christmas Tree (Marshall Fields Walnut Room)
2007-08-20 00:00:00 I was shopping the other day at the Chicago State Street Macy ’s store (formerly Marshall Fields) and saw all the Martha Stewart products that they are carrying now. I wasn’t impressed with the quality of the materials and the designs were just ok, and not as fabulous as you would expect from Martha Stewart, but ... More About: Christmas , Walnut , Tree , Room
Welcome to Chicago!
More articles from this author:2007-08-20 00:00:00 This is a second try at this blog. I had set one up for the url http://www.chicagoweekendfun.com at Typepad, but they did not allow you to host it at your own URL, and I really thought that would be best. So I am starting over with a new Wordpress powered blog Hosted on BlueHost and ... More About: Chicago , Chica 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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