Fight the winter blahs by bringing the family to the 2015 Chicago Cubs Convention January 16-18 at the Sheraton Hotel expo center and stay at the nearby and (much more) affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Chicago Cubs Convention! Meet and greet Chicago Cubs players, coaches and […]
Come to Chicago for laughs galore, as the hilarious “50 Shades!: The Musical Parody,” plays at the Broadway Playhouse January 13-18, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! f you live on planet Earth, you have heard of the titillating “best novel ever,” “Fifty Shades of Grey.” This […]
Bring the family for a holiday treat to see the National Touring company of the Broadway hit “Cinderella” opening at the Cadillac Palace Theatre December 16, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! With a great musical score by Broadway legends Rogers and Hammerstein, the “Cinderella” being presented […]
Come to Fitzgerald’s Nightclub in Berwyn December 4 for the annual and insanely fun, Ron and Naomi’s Christmas Special, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Chicago singer/songwriters Ron Lazzeretti and Naomi Ashley are a Fitzgerald’s staple whose annual just-for-laughs holiday show “rivals the Holiday Family Letter.” The […]
Bring the family to Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic celebration and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! December 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 and 26-31 will be great winter fun as the world class Brookfield Zoo hosts special events and feasts for everyone! The Holiday Magic event presents 1,000,000 LED lights, […]
Join the pilgrimage of college basketball fans coming to the special United Center CBS Sports Classic double header, North Carolina vs. Ohio State and Kentucky vs. UCLA, on December 20, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! If you like college b-ball (this writer shares your passion), this […]
Wander to Wonder, Stevie Wonder, that is, for his “Songs in the Key of Life” tour, November 14 at the United Center, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” tour will be a live rendition of his 1976 album. The […]
Bring your daughters (if you dare!) to see the acclaimed “King Lear” at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “King Lear” is one of the greatest of Shakespeare plays and is a touchstone for actors, along with “Macbeth,” “Richard III,” […]
Leave the kids at home and come to the Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer at the University of Illinois Chicago November 14-15, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer, sponsored by ImBIBE (“I’m a big Illinois beer enthusiast”), […]
Embrace your inner clown and see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus “Legends” tour, November 19-30 at the United Center and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Enjoy the antics of Clown Alley with boss clown Sandor Eke and his teammates! See the astounding China National […]