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Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Find out who your daddies are at the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies Salute the Music of the Rat Pack concert, at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, September 12, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! If you like your music 1960s-era Vegas style, you […]

Disney on Ice

Bring the kids to see Disney on Ice: Princesses & Heroes September 10-14 at the United Center and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Disney on Ice: Princesses & Heroes is a spectacular ice show—surprise!—featuring Disney characters Snow White, Belle, Jasmine, Cinderella, Tiana, Aurora, Mulan and Ariel, performing […]

First Folio Theatre

Bring the wife to see First Folio Theatre’s outdoor production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” at the historic Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! In “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” Sir John Falstaff, Shakespeare’s most comic character, sets out to […]

Graue Mill

Bring the civilians in your house to the Civil War Encampment at historic Graue Mill and Museum August 30-31 and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Re-enactors from the 10th Illinois Volunteer Regiment and their families will spend the weekend at Graue Mill, camping out as Union soldiers […]

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 […]