Enjoy a Brookfield Zoo weekend getaway! Bring the family for spring fun as Brookfield Zoo offers some very special April events. Ape Awareness Weekend, April 5-6, celebrates apes, their plight in the wild, and the need for their conservation. Join Brookfield Zoo staff for ape-related activities inside Tropic World and to help support ape conservation. […]
Visit the Garfield Park Conservatory’s annual Spring Flower Show running through May 11, where you can enjoy and savor dazzling colors, tropical warmth and exotic scents, all in one place! Enjoy hundreds of spring flowering annuals and perennials. Walk among azaleas, camellias and hydrangeas, and feel winter’s chill fade away. The Garfield Park Conservatory, considered […]
Chicago is a city with many attractions and events. Each year thousands upon thousands of tourists visit our beautiful city to experience all that the Windy City is famous for including some twenty-one miles of lakefront shoreline. Located along Lake Michigan’s picturesque shore, Chicago’s Navy Pier offers visitors a fun, family friendly experience. Since its […]
Visitors traveling to Loyola University Medical Center need a hotel that’s close, comfortable, and easy to reach — and Best Western Plus Hillside delivers exactly that. Located just a short drive from the hospital campus, our hotel is an ideal choice for families, medical travelers, visiting physicians, students, and anyone needing reliable accommodations near Loyola’s […]
Music Lovers: One of Chicago’s great musical treasures is Fitzgerald’s Nightclub, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn; 708-788-2118. “A musical gem”: The New York Times. Located just six blocks from the Blue Line Train to downtown Chicago and points west, Fitzgerald’s Nightclub is as eclectic as a music venue can be. March 1, the folk music band […]
Looking for a getaway from the winter blahs? Come see a hit musical at the famous Drury Lane Theater in Oakbrook and be our guest at the nearby Best Western Plus Hotel, conveniently located 12 miles from Chicago’s Loop. See a reanimated, tap dancing monster singing “Putting on the Ritz,” in Mel Brooks’ musical […]
Holiday Magic Brookfield Zoo The Brookfield Zoo is an attraction in itself. Located just outside of Chicago, the Zoo transforms into Chicago’s Largest Holiday Lights Festival, ‘Holiday Magic’ from November 30th – December 31st with one million lights twinkling through the wonderland. Last year over 100,000 people experienced Holiday Magic, and similar numbers are expected […]
Chicago Beer Festival 2013 The Annual Chicago Beer Festival returns to Union Station on Oct 19th, 2013. Following on from the roaring success of the spring edition held earlier in the year, many of the fan favorites are back for more, including Brooklyn Brewery, Duvel and the Kona Brewing Company. Due to the popularity of […]
Coming to Chicago on September 12th until the 14th, the Riot Fest Chicago 2024 is gearing up to be even bigger, better, and more exciting than previous years. Held at Humboldt Park in Chicago Illinois, the 2024 Riot Festival is set to include performances by some amazing punk and rock acts including; The Cure, […]
This summer, in addition to all the exciting attractions Chicago’s Navy Pier has to offer, the historic venue will play host to the largest Cirque Shanghai Troupe to ever tour the United States, Dragon’s Thunder. This amazing performance features performers who have spent their lives working and training in China to bring their artistic performances […]