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Q Brothers Hip-Hop Christmas Carol

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Bring the entire family for Christmas belly laughs to the “Q Brothers Christmas Carol” at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre November 20-December 30, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!   If you don’t know about the Q Brothers, they take classic texts and turn them into […]

Robbie Lee Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis in Concert

Fitzgerald’s Night Club Bring your girlfriend to Fitzgerald’s Night Club to see Robbie Lee Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis in concert October 9 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Wester Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!   “Wild! Wild! Wild!,” the new collaboration between Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Robbie Fulks and rock-and-roll royalty Linda Gail Lewis, gleefully lives up to […]

Little Shop of Horrors

Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Come to the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook to see “Little Shop of Horrors” through October 28 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!   Remember the Roger Corman 1960 cult movie classic The Little Shop of Horrors? Then came the 1982 Off […]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Chicago Theatre Bring your wonder-filled friends to see astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson at the Chicago Theatre October 18, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!   Neil DeGrasse Tyson began giving lectures on astronomy at the age of 15! He credits a summons to meet the world-renowned physicist […]

Chicago International Film Festival

Chicago International Film Festival Come to the Chicago International Film Festival October 12-26 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!   The Chicago International Film Festival is North America’s oldest competitive film festival. The Festival’s in-person tributes have honored such international luminaries as François Truffaut, Orson Welles, Sophia […]

Elton John Farewell Tour

Chicago’s United Center Bring the family to Chicago’s United Center to see Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour October 26-27 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!   All the old rockers are saying farewell—say it isn’t so—but Elton John is one of the most iconic music […]

Boo at the Zoo

Brookfield Zoo’s Boo Bring the family to world famous Brookfield Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo October 13-14, 20-21 and 27-28, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!   Boo at the Zoo, a not-so-scary Halloween event, has something for every ghost and goblin in the family. Aside from […]

Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo : Hotel Near the Brookfield Zoo

Each year thousands of people from around the world visit Chicago for countless different reasons. From business to leisure The Windy City has it all and, no matter the reason you are in town, there is always room to fit in a little fun along the way. You can easily squeeze any number of these […]

Comic Lewis Black at the Chicago Theatre

Chicago Theatre Come to the Chicago Theatre to see the outrageous and outraged comic Lewis Black October 6 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!   Lewis Black brings his national rant to the Chicago Theatre. He’s fun, he’s outspoken, he’s smart, and he is very funny.   […]

Oaktober Fest in Oak Park

Oak Park Bring the family to OaktoberFest in beautiful Oak Park September 14-15 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!   OaktoberFest will feature lots of live music, craft beer, a kid’s root beer garden, and local food! The Kids’ Root Beer Garden from 12-5PM Saturday on Marion […]