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Stevie Wonder

Wander to Wonder, Stevie Wonder, that is, for his “Songs in the Key of Life” tour, November 14 at the United Center, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” tour will be a live rendition of his 1976  album. The […]

King Lear

Bring your daughters (if you dare!) to see the acclaimed “King Lear” at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “King Lear” is one of the greatest of Shakespeare plays and is a touchstone for actors, along with “Macbeth,” “Richard III,” […]

Barrel Aged Beer Festival

Leave the kids at home and come to the Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer at the University of Illinois Chicago November 14-15, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer, sponsored by ImBIBE (“I’m a big Illinois beer enthusiast”), […]

Circus “Legends”

Embrace your inner clown and see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus “Legends” tour, November 19-30 at the United Center and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Enjoy the antics of Clown Alley with boss clown Sandor Eke and his teammates! See the astounding China National […]

There Goes the Neighborhood Mobster Tour

Bring your Godfather (and your Godmother) to the “There Goes the Neighborhood” Tour of Gangster History, on Sunday, October 19, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Join Mob historian and author John Binder for a bus tour of Oak Park and River Forest houses of famous gangsters […]

First Folio Theatre: The Gravedigger

If Halloween is your favorite season and ghouls are your cup of tea, don’t miss “The Gravedigger: A Frankenstein Play,” at the First Folio Theatre in Oakbrook and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “The Gravedigger: A Frankenstein Play,” is a gothic drama set in the 1700’s, in […]

Brookfield Zoo “Boo! at the Zoo.”

Come for the boos and stay for the animals at the Brookfield Zoo’s Boo! at the Zoo, October 18-19 or 25-26, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Boo at the Zoo invites the spooks and monsters at your house to howl with the monkeys and yowl with […]

Cher

Share Cher, cheri, with your loved ones, when the fabulous one and her D2K Tour, featuring Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, appear at the United Center on October 24, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Cher has been farewell touring for years, yet: “she is in exceptional […]

Bruce Springsteen Birthday Bash

For a dreamy weekend, see Dream of a Life: A Springsteen 65th Birthday Bash on Saturday September 27 at Fitzgerald’s Nightclub in Oak Park, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Dream of a Life: A Springsteen 65th Birthday Bash is an all acoustic show presented by folk […]

“The Game’s Afoot”

Leave your home to see some funny Sherlock Holmes at Drury Lane Theatre’s production of the hilarious farce, “The Game’s Afoot,” August 28-October 29, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Plot: Broadway star William Gillette, world famous for his interpretation of Sherlock Holmes, is shot onstage […]