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Singer/Songwriter John Fullbright plus Hardin Burns

Come to Chicago for the great music at Fitzgerald’s Night Club to hear John Fullbright plus Hardin Burns May 15, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside. Oklahoman singer/songwriter John Fullbright has been compared to the great Randy Newman and Towns Van Zandt. His debut album, “From the […]

Chicago Food Truck Fest

Eat your heart out at the Chicago Food Truck Fest May 30, and recover from your cramps at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Just what you needed: Not one food truck across from your work, but over twenty food trucks lined up with all your favorites! This year’s vendors […]

BaconFest Chicago

Dig in and pig out at BaconFest Chicago April 17 & 18 at the University of Illinois at Chicago Forum and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! BaconFest Chicago will feature 300 chefs preparing amazing dishes from your favorite cured meat! Cocktails, beer and wine will be selected […]

Neil Diamond

For a “Song Sung Blue,” bring your “Sweet Caroline” to see Neil Diamond, April 14 at Chicago’s United Center and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! It is hard to believe that the king of schmooze is 74 years old, but he’s still rocking the house with hits […]

Reptile Fest

Snake your way with the family to Chicago for Reptile Fest, April 11-12 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hillside Hotel! Reptile Fest, sponsored by the Chicago Herpetological Society, is the largest reptile and amphibian show in the country. There will 40,000 square feet of exhibits, vendors and games. If […]

Maroon 5

If you’re feeling marooned by winter, come see Maroon 5, March 19 at the United Center, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The winner of three Grammy Awards, four Billboard Music Awards and dubbed “World’s Best New Group” by the World Music Awards, Maroon 5 comes to […]

West Side Story

“Tonight, tonight, won’t be just any night” if you come to the Drury Lane Theatre’s production of “West Side Story” through March 29, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! You and your family will not want to miss this stellar production of the American classic musical, “West […]

Chi-Fi Convention 2015

Indulge your inner geek at Chi-Fi Convention 2015, March 19-22 at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel and stay at the nearby and much more affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Chi-Fi Convention 2015 is a celebration of all things geek! There will a Chi-Fi Artist and Author Gallery, where you can meet authors […]

One Earth Film Festival

Show some love for your mother—Mother Earth, that is—at the One Earth Film Festival March 6-8, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! One Earth Film Festival is the premiere green film event in the Midwest, showing films by adults and youth on living on a sustainable planet. […]

Goodman Theatre Comedy

Come see the smash hit comedy, “Rapture, Blister, Burn,” at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre January 17-February 22, and stay at the nearby and affordable (doesn’t burn bucks, oh rapture!) Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! In the Pulitzer Prize nominated “Rapture, Blister, Burn,” four women drinking martinis, representing three generations, old friends brought together by […]