Free Comic Book Day This Saturday

Since 2002, many independent comic book shops have been participating in Free Comic Book Day. All you need to do is to go into a comic book shop on May 2nd and get a free comic book. It’s that simple. Some of the comic books being given away are Disney/Pixar-Cars,Star Wars: Clone Wars, Transformers, Archie, Bongo, etc –

Chicago Photo of the Week- Chicago Flower Show

Periodically, when I find an excellent photo capturing some aspect of Chicago, I will share their excellent work on my blog. Today’s photo is from Joseph P from JosephPalmerPhotos.com and is a wonderful spring photo of the Chicago Flower Show and makes me feel like winter can be put in the closet until November and now it is time to thaw out and begin the 7 month living season.

Tech Breakthrough — 100 DVDs on a Disk

I am a gadget guy at heart, and love to see all the advances made in science and technology. So I got pretty pumped when I heard today that GE had figured out the technology to store information equivalent to 100 DVD’s on a single CD-sized disk. Here is what Nathaniel Brooks for [...]

Words to Start Your Week

Words to Start Your Week — Two of the greatest assets to have in life are patience and wisdom.

Chicago Free Fridays 2: How to Score Free Oprah Tickets

We tell you how to get free tickets for one of the most popular free things to do in Chicago — an Oprah taping in the West Loop at her Harpo Studios. Audience reservations for The Oprah Winfrey Show are available almost exclusively by phone. As you can imagine, demand for free Oprah tickets far exceeds supply.

Chicago Free Friday: Free Things To Do in Chicago

Spring is in the air and there are lots of things to do in Chicago this summer! Check out some beloved springtime bulbs this weekend at the AMERICAN DAFFODIL SOCIETY’S FREE ANNUAL SHOW AND CONFERENCE at the the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois, a near-north suburb of Chicago.

Are You an NFL Draft Fan?

The NFL draft is set for tomorrow and there is no first round pick for my beloved Bears (but thank God we now have a quarterback, Jay Cutler, that we can win with).

My company, www.fanfuego.com, the leading sports social network, has videos on all the NFL draft prospects, covering their game highlights, their pro day [...]

Piper and Carson Tonight at Park

Tonight, Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Park Community Church in Chicago, IL, the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School will host an evening of free lectures and discussion with Dr. John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church and Dr. D. A. Carson of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. The event [...]

Lonely Planet Names Chicago Top Tourist City

Prescott Carlson of About.com:Chicago Travel points out that the Lonely Planet Travel Guide has named the Windy City one of the top 10 cities in the world in their upcoming book Best in Travel 2009 — Chicago was the only U.S. city that made the list. He says there is no argument from him as [...]

Chicago Free Friday 3: 4/19 Home Depot Free CFL lighbulbs

Home Depot will be giving away 1 million Ecosmart 14w CFL bulbs on April 19, 2009 in honor of Earth Day. There are not many restrictions on this giveaway and no purchase is required. For more details, read the information here.
If you haven’t used them before, a CFL bulb is compact fluorescent lamp, a type [...]

Chicago Free Friday 2: Almost Free Appetizers at TGIF

Penny appetizers? Dollar entrées? I know. You think I’ve got to be joking. Not so. All you have to do is sign up with T.G.I. Friday’s “Give me more stripes” program BEFORE April 30, 2009. Their website promises that within 24-hours of signing up, T.G.I. Friday’s will email you a coupon for 1¢ appetizers with the purchase of any beverage [...]

Chicago Free Friday: Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s

Since it is Friday, its another installment of free things to do (and eat) in Chicago.  This week is a yummy entry — did you know that next Tuesday, April 21st is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s? You know what that means… free ice cream for you!
As a way to thank their customers [...]

Chicago Named 4th in Top Ten for Warehouses

Chicago has always been business friendly as it sits at the crossroads of the U.S, both in terms of air travel (newly expanded O’hare Airport) and the train freight year).  Now, its central location lead to its being named 4th best place to locate a distribution warehouse in teh United States, according to Chicago Consulting. [...]

It’s Almost Time for Festival Season

I love Chicago for the summers.  Many of us cocoon all winter long getting geared up for the 7 greatest months (any non-winter month is a great month, right) in Chicago.  Well, here is the list of festivals coming to Chicago this summer from Metromix.  What is your favorite?

MAY

15-17: Chicago Mayfest | [...]

New Site for Free Things to Do in Chicago

I love Chicago but am finding it harder and harder to find fun things to do with our family of six that do not cost an arm and a leg. I am constantly on the prowl for sites that list free things to do in Chicago.  Having not found any sites that provide things to [...]

Crains Chicago: 10 Things to Do This Weekend

BROWSE. Saturday is Record Store Day, a day intended to support the independent music seller. The seventh annual CHICAGO INDIE RADIO PROJECT RECORD FAIR helps you do that. Shops and record labels will sell their wares from the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union building. If you make a purchase at a record shop before coming to [...]

5 Christians: What Type are You?

With the changing church landscape in America, Christianity Today (CT) conducted attitudinal and behavioral research of U.S. Christians. More than 1,000 self-identified Christians 18 years of age and older were surveyed on their religious beliefs and practices. The results reveal a number of significant differences. In fact, portraits of five distinct segments emerged from the [...]

Marriage Conference Featuring Paul Tripp

Just found out from the folks at Park Community Church there is a marriage conference being held in a couple of weeks (April 24-25) at Holy Trinity church in the city.  It is entitled “Marriage:  What Did You Expect?” and features renowned speaker and author, Dr. Paul Tripp.  Holy Trinity Church would love to have [...]

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