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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 […]

St. Vincent in Concert

Come to the Chicago Theatre to see alt-rock musician St. Vincent’s Fear the Future tour in concert January 12, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! St. Vincent’s Fear the Future Tour promises new songs and old hits from her albums “Marry Me,” “Actor,” “Strange Mercy,” “St. Vincent,” […]

Brave Combo Holiday Spectacular

Bring your loved one to see the Brave Combo Holiday Spectacular at Fitzgerald’s Night Club in Berwyn, December 15-16, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Brave Combo Holiday Spectacular is an annual hit at Fitzgerald’s. Grammy Award winning polka, rock, world beat band Brave Combo will […]

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 […]

Singer Songwriter Jim Lauderdale

Come to the legendary Fitzgerald’s Night Club to see “singer’s songwriter” Jim Lauderdale and acclaimed songwriter Matthew Francis Anderson November 17, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Jim Lauderdale is one of the best known of the least known (to the public) performers in the country. He’s […]

Celtic Thunder

Come to the Chicago Theatre to see the Irish singing group Celtic Thunder Dec. 7, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! This is Celtic Thunder’s annual North American Symphony Tour, also backed by the Celtic Thunder Band (guitar, mandolin, banjo, harp, concertina, cello, double bass, violin, piano, […]

A Christmas Carol at Drury Lane

Bring the kids to see Drury Lane Theatre’s “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol” written especially for young audiences, Nov. 15-Dec. 23, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol” has been beloved for well over 100 years. Ebenezer Scrooge, hated by even his fellow […]

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 […]

42nd Street at the Drury Lane

Come to the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook to see the Broadway musical “42nd Street” October 26-January 7, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Tap through this year’s holiday season with the Tony Award winner for Best Musical, “42nd Street!” In this beloved Broadway classic, Peggy Sawyer […]