Interesting US Intra-Migration Patterns – 2008

As a student of trends, I was excited to see  a fascinating interactive look at the migration of people from each county to every other county in 2008.  Where do Chicago people migrate to?  What areas send people to Chicago? More than 10 million Americans moved from one county to another in the USA during [...]

Provision Theater Teams Up with Chicago Charity

Provision Theater Company has announced that in these difficult financial times, it has teamed up with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to raise money for hunger relief. Provision Theater Company will donate $5 to the food depository for every ticket purchased using promotional code GCFD2 for it’s upcoming production of Harry Chapin’s Cotton Patch Gospel which starts Sep 12th. Looking for things to do? This is a great one!~

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.

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 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 | click [...]

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 [...]

Chicago named “2009 Best City To Live In”

Askmen.com polled their editorial board and chose Chicago, our favorite town, as the “Best City For Men To Live In” of 2009! Read the article below and click for a link to see the 28 other cities we beat!

UIC Says Yes to Olympics’ Free Use of Facilities

The University of Illinois-Chicago has agreed to let the city use five campus venues for the Olympics if the games come to town in 2016. University trustees approved a deal Tuesday that gives the city use of the UIC Pavilion, Flames Athletic Center, the Physical Education Building, the South Field Complex and Flames Field and [...]

Chicago Named Top Indie Filmmaker City

If you’re an independent filmmaker, MovieMaker magazine put together its annual list of the top cities to host indie filmmakers and productions. Last year’s No. 1, Austin, got bumped to No. 10 in favor of Chicago. Also home to the Blues Brothers and Ferris Bueller, the Bodyguard and even Bruce Wayne, the magazine lauded the [...]

What is Your Chocolate IQ?

I know we are all working on our New Year’s Resolutions but I came across this fun quiz on Chocolate. My knowledge of chocolate has grown exponentially as I have had the opportunity to spend some time with an enterprising young chocolatier, Jered Brown, who is going to soon open his own Chicago chocolatier shop [...]

Chicago 33rd Most Affordable Metro Area

A new study by Bizjournals.com, a group of business publications, ranked housing affordability in the nation’s metropolitan areas, with terse advice for those seeking a financially manageable place to live: ABC —-That is, Anywhere But California. Bizjournals compared median home payments and household income levels in the nation’s 50 largest metros. The study was based [...]

Chicago Named a Top City for Hispanics

Hispanic Magazine, came out last year out with their annual Top 10 Cities for Hispanics, and Chicago ranked in the top 10 among all US cities. The magazine looked at several factors in coming up with their top 10, such as cost of living, average home cost, Hispanic population, violent crime, pollution, health insurance costs, [...]

Google Maps and CTA = Excellent Public Transportation Directions

Alright Chicago — way to link up with Google! Chicago Transit Authority riders can now plan their trips using the Google Transit Web site, Mayor Richard M. Daley and CTA officials announced Tuesday. Through a new partnership with Google, mapping and directions for CTA bus and rail services are available in 11 languages on the [...]

Chicago Ranks 9th as Green City

Popular Science recently reported its top 50 greenest cities, where Chicago ranked a strong ninth in the country. In their ranking, the key variables analyzed were: Electricity (E; 10 points): Cities score points for drawing their energy from renewable sources such as wind, solar, biomass and hydroelectric power, as well as for offering incentives for [...]

Chicago Voted Best Destination for Food and Dining

Travel + Leisure, Headline News and CNN.com are launching their annual search for the best cities in America. Since Chicago was voted the best destination for food and dining in 2007, let’s make it happen again in 2008! Here’s how to vote on the Travel & Leisure website below. Let the debates begin When Travel [...]

Chciago Voted Best Radio Market in the Country

We know what a great music town this is, but it’s been confirmed by The Infinite Dial Radio Blog, which rated Chicago the best radio market in the country. Here is what they said in summary: When we put together the list of the Ten Best Markets For Radio Listeners–those that offered the best combination [...]

Think You Know Chicago? Test Yourself

As you most know, I love Chicago and everything about it. I found a great new show on our local PBS station WTTW, called Hidden Chicago, where Geoffrey Baer takes you all over the Chicago region in search of often-overlooked fragments of our city’s history. Many are in places you pass by every day. But [...]

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