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Morton Arboretum’s Tree Summer

Tree huggers and tree lovers can enjoy Morton Arboretum’s Tree Summer and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “Theater Hike” features hikes in the Morton Arboretum along with the action of literary stories performed live among 1,700 acres of trees! Performances take place at 1 p.m. weekends in July. Follow Lewis Carroll’s […]

American Music Festival

Celebrate our nation’s birthday with musical fireworks at Fitzgerald’s Nightclub’s American Music Festival, July 2-5, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Fitzgerald’s Nightclub is a Chicago area and national treasure, featuring an eclectic lineup of music acts and good food and drink! The American Music Festival celebrates […]

Lady Gaga

Go gaga for Lady Gaga and Crayon Pop in the “ArtRave: the Artpop Ball Tour,” at the United Center on Friday July 11, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Mix David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Queen together and you’ve got Lady Gaga! Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, […]

Sir Paul McCartney

“Help” Wanted! Bring the family for a knight-night, as Sir Paul McCartney rocks at the United Center on Wednesday, July 9, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Strap in for a three hour extravaganza of amazing music spanning fifty-four years! From simple three chord songs at the […]

United Center Jesus Christ Superstar

Bring your superstars to see Jesus Christ Superstar at the United Center on Sunday, June 29 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! In 1970 the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice hit rock musical, originally just a record album concept, stunned the world with shock and awe […]

Brookfield Zoo Fathers Day

Bring the daddies and the babies for baby back ribs at the Brookfield Zoo’s Father’s Day All You Can Eat BBQ on Sunday, June 15! Stay at the conveniently located Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel and enjoy our free shuttle service and free general admission tickets to the zoo! Did we mention that the Brookfield […]

Oak Park Festival

Add some Hamlet to your family’s three cheese picnic omelets at the Oak Park Festival Theatre, June 14 through July 19 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!   Hamlet, William Shakespeare’s classic and masterful tragedy, about a prince of a boy unable to make up his mind about […]

Barry Gibb Concert

Bring the family to The United Center, the House that Jordan Built, on May 27, rock out with the Barry Gibb Concert Mythology Tour and stay at the nearby and very affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Barry Gibb Mythology Tour is a tribute to Barry’s deceased brothers Robin, Maurice and Andy. […]

Fitzgeralds

How about a May date night out at Fitzgerald’s Nightclub in Oak Park and a stay at Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside? Fitzgerald’s Nightclub is regularly ranked in the Top Ten list of Chicagoland night spots. Where else can one go for country and western, jazz, folk and blues, with nationally known music […]

Morton Arboretum

Looking for a family spring outing? Spend a long weekend exploring The Morton Arboretum and stay at the affordable and nearby Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Your children will enjoy “Bird is the Word,” a Saturday program in which kids match bird moms to bird babies, play with nest materials, and make a […]