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Morton Arboretum Craft Beer Festival

Come to the Morton Arboretum’s Craft Beer Festival June 23 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Morton Arboretum Craft Beer Festival brings together two of this writer’s favorite things: Beer and Nature—or Nature and beer! Toast to the trees with our fifth-annual Craft Beer Festival on […]

Country Lake Shake

Bring your family to country music nirvana at the Country Lake Shake Music Festival at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island June 22-24 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Country Lake Shake Music Festival brings together a lineup of country greats in a beautiful outdoor […]

Garfield Park Beer Fest

Celebrate spring and beer and flowers at Garfield Park’s Beer Under Glass, May 18, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! What could be better than visiting the Garfield Park Conservatory? Visiting the Garfield Park Conservatory, taking in plant and flower exhibits AND drinking craft beer from the […]

Garfield Park Spring Flower Show

Bring the family to the Garfield Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show through May 13, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Garfield Park Observatory Spring Flower Show, Hash Tag No Filter will blanket you with blooms and fill your senses with color and perfume! Wander through azaleas, […]

Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival

Come to the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival at different venues March 21-25, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Wednesday, March 21, the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival kicks off at Fitzgerald’s Night Club in Berwyn with Mary Lane and the No Static Blues Band. Mary Lane […]

Kristkindl Market in Daley Plaza

Bring the family to the spectacular Kristkindl Market in Chicago’s Daley Plaza through December 29, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The annual Kristkindl Market is a longtime Chicago tradition. You can walk around Daley Plaza and not buy presents, buy presents and not walk, or walk […]

Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

Celebrate the Yule season at the Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic spectacular through New Year’s Eve, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic event is chock full of family activities. Enjoy the million lights display! Visit Santa and Mrs. Claus in the Seven Seas underwater […]

Illumination at Morton Arboretum

Bring the nature lovers in your family to experience Illumination at beautiful Morton Arboretum, a holiday-themed light and sound show, November 17 through January 2, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Morton Arboretum’s Illumination is a delightful light, sound and sights display. The illumination walk is a […]

Boo at the Zoo

Bring the family to world famous Brookfield Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo October 21-22 and 28-29, 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 the special activities, your loved […]

Chicago Marathon

Run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and attendant events October 6-8, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Bank of America Chicago Marathon attracts runners from all 50 states, more than 100 countries and brings Chicagoans together for a weekend of excitement. Wherever you arrive from, […]