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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 […]

To Kill a Mockingbird, the play

Bring the family to see the unforgettable play “To Kill A Mockingbird” at the Oak Park Festival Theatre June 11-18, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “To Kill a Mockingbird” is adapted from Harper Lee’s coming of age novel of the same name. The film was unforgettable. […]

Jazzin’ at the Aquarium

Bring the family to enjoy Jazzin’ at the Aquarium, Shedd Aquarium that is, on Wednesday nights starting June 17, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Jazz from straight ahead to funk! Cocktails! Soda pop! Light snacks! Lake Michigan breezes on a summer night! The spectacular Chicago skyline […]

Spring Awakening Electronic Music Festival

Wake up your old lady and come to Chicago for the Spring Awakening Electronic Music Festival at Soldier Field June 12-14, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Spring Awakening, born of Chicagoland’s love affair with electronic dance music, is a giant music festival featuring some of the […]

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen: AC2 Tour

Watch what happens as Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen team up for the AC2 Tour May 16 at the Chicago Theatre, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen have teamed up for a traveling talk show in which the two storied veterans of […]

“Sun Showers” Flower Show at Garfield Park Conservatory

Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair when you take the family to the Garfield Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show, “Sun Showers,” in Chicago through May 10 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! You will forget winter ever existed when you enter the doors of […]