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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

Get your Irish up and come to the St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the fabulous Fitzgerald’s Night Club in Berwyn March 18, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Fitzgerald’s Night Club is the best ticket in town! There will be three […]

Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic

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 Holiday Lights

Bring the family to the Morton Arboretum’s festival of lights, “Illumination,” November 18 through January 2, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Families across the Midwest annually visit the Morton Arboretum’s fabulous holiday light show, “Illumination.” The event is out of doors (of course!), so dress accordingly! […]

Chicago Marathon

Put on your fancy athletic shoes and run in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon October 9, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Bank of America Chicago Marathon will host several thousand runners from all fifty states and many countries, and have start times for professionals, […]

Brookfield Zoo’s ZooRunRun

Bring the family to Brookfield Zoo’s ZooRunRun September 11, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! What is the ZooRunRun? It’s a 5K run/walk that is exotic – the onlookers are literally animals – and the sights and sounds you hear emanate from one of the world’s most […]

Festa Italiana

Bring the family to Festa Italiana in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood August 19-20, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Festa Italiana will fill your belly with meatballs (and other stuff) and introduce you to Italian culture. Family owned restaurants will serve up some of the best food […]

Chicago Blues Festival

Bring the family to the Chicago Blues Festival June 10-12 in Grant Park, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Chicago Blues Festival is famous worldwide! And it’s free! Half a million of your best friends are expected for this year’s version, being held on five stages […]

Chicago Flower and Garden Show

If the winter blues have got you down, bring the family to the Chicago Flower and Garden Show at Chicago’s Navy Pier March 12-20, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Chicago Flower and Garden Show will awake your senses with spring flowers, walks through seventeen life-size […]

North Coast Music Festival

  Come with someone you love for summer’s last stand at the North Coast Music Festival in Chicago September 4-6, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! If electronic, hip hop, jam band, indie rock and other eclectic music is your thing, you will love the lineup. Friday […]

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 […]