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Roger Waters with Us + Them

Old hippies and hipster kids should come to see Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters with Us + Them  July 23, 23 & 28 at Chicago’s United Center, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The raves are in for Roger Water with Us + Them. They killed in St […]

Tour de Fat

Come to Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island to see the Tour de Fat festival featuring the fabulous Roots in concert July 29, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Tour de Fat festival, is filled with performers and special bands. There will be street musicians, […]

Summer Nights at Brookfield Zoo

Bring the family for the Brookfield Zoo’s Summer Nights celebration, Fridays and Saturday nights June 16-August 12, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Summer nights are cooler, summer nights are for fun, summer nights are for music, and summer nights bring out the zoo animal in you! […]

Spring Awakening

Join 75 thousand of your closest friends for alternative music’s Spring Awakening at Chicago’s Addams/Medill Park June 9-11, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! There is too much to do and see at Spring Awakening! There are two main stages and several branded stages! Then there’s the […]

Paul Simon

Hippies, hipsters and even hip-hop fans should come to the Paul Simon concert at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Chicago’s Northerly Island June 14, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Celebrating the release of his latest album “Stranger to Stranger,” which debuted at Number One on the […]

Blues Fest Special a Fitzgerald’s

Come to the Blues Fest Special at Fitzgerald’s Night Club June 10, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Blues Fest Special features blues and soul singer Nikki Hill, the Nick Moss Band, and the Jimmys. With tickets costing only 20 bucks, this will be a memorable […]

Neill deGrasse Tyson

Bring the nerds in your life to see famed astrophysicist and funny man Neill deGrasse Tyson at the Chicago Theatre May 16, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Neill deGrasse Tyson is a popular speaker on the mysteries of the universe, that astound the rest of us. […]

Chicago Zine Fest

Bring your family nerds to the Chicago Zine Fest at Plumbers Union Hall May 5-6, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! What is a zine? Think magazine, only take off the “maga!” The Chicago Zine Fest celebrates small publishers and independent presses. There will be workshops, readings […]

Neil Diamond in Concert

Come to Chicago’s United Center to hear rocker Neil Diamond May 28, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Neil Diamond, performing for his 50th year, is an American music icon. He has sold more than 120 million albums and has had 38 Top Ten hits. And who […]

“Chicago” the Musical

Come to the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook to see the smash hit musical “Chicago” May 1 through June 18, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “Chicago” has had a long run, starting in 1975, starring Broadway legends Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon. The 1996 revival, starring […]