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Rick Springfield at Northerly Island

  Come to the Rick Springfield concert at Chicago’s First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, September 10, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Rick Springfield’s career is hotter than a fire cracker. He currently stars with Meryl Streep in the critically acclaimed film, “Ricki and the […]

Farm Aid with Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp

Join Willie Nelson & Family, an all-star lineup of music gods, and thirty thousand fans for Farm Aid, September 19 at the Northerly Island First Merit Bank Pavilion, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! OMG! Farm Aid turns thirty this year! Willie Nelson & Family will be […]

Boy Band One Direction

Take your daughters (if you dare) and follow directions to Soldier Field to see boy band One Direction, August 23, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! One Direction’s music can be described as teen pop, dance pop, pop rock and electropop. It was one of the first […]

Cirque Du Soleil’s “Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities”

Bring your curious family to see the amazing artists of Cirque Du Soleil perform “Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities” at the United Center August 6-20, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Cirque Du Soleil’s new show, “Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities,” invites the audience to disbelieve, as the company […]

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Bring your ladies and gentlemen to see Oak Park Festival Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s comedy, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” through August 22, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” is one of those “mix-up” comedies in which Valentine and Proteus, after […]

Chicago Air and Water Show

Fly/swim/drive/run/walk/bike/bus to the Chicago Air and Water Show August 15-16, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach is the largest free show of its kind in the United States. Thousands of people gather to watch daredevil pilots strut […]

U2 the Innocence and Experience Tour

You too can see U2 (and you can see U2 on You Tube) at the United Center July 2, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! U2’s new tour, Innocence and Experience arrives at Chicago’s United Center with a look back on the band’s origins in North Dublin, […]

Comedian Kevin Hart’s What Now Tour

Laugh your socks off at the Kevin Hart What Now concert(s) at the United Center July 30-31, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Comedian Kevin Hart has hit the road running this year, with concerts, films and TV appearances. This year alone, he starred with Will Ferrell […]

Lollapalooza 2015

Come to Chicago for Lollapalooza 2015 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! OMG! Is there any alternative music act NOT playing at Lollapalooza? How about: Mighty Oaks, Daye Jack, The Jimmies, Slaptop, Spookyland, Father John Misty, Coasts, Kyle Thorton & the Company, Mista Cookie Jar & The […]

The American Music Festival

Celebrate Independence Day by coming to Fitzgerald’s Night Club for the American Music Festival July 1-4, and stay at the nearby Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Fitzgerald’s Night Club is known across the country for eclectic music acts. The American Music Festival brings together fifty acts presenting blues, rock, pop, zydeco, country and […]