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What to watch on TV: Tina Turner: One Last Time

What to watch on TV: Tina Turner: One Last Time What to watch on TV: Tina Turner: One Last Time In 2000, Tina Turner's final UK concert was filmed at London's Wembley Stadium with a state-of-the-art stage set, 18 cameras, and one of the world's top directors. Turner's inspiring, powerful … [Read more...] about What to watch on TV: Tina Turner: One Last Time

Free Hyde Park Art Center Center Sunday

Free Hyde Park Art Center Center Sunday. When: Every first Sunday of the month from 1:00-4:00pm Where: 5020 S. Cornell Avenue, 773-324-5520. Always call to confirm. Subject to change without notice. Head to HPAC for a full afternoon of activities throughout the center for the public, … [Read more...] about Free Hyde Park Art Center Center Sunday

Explore Chicago Park District Parks

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Explore Chicago Park District Parks. As I'm sure you know all effective Saturday, March 21 through Tuesday, April 7, all Chicago Park District fieldhouses and playgrounds are closed. The Chicago Park District has a good website. You can read a description of each park, about the … [Read more...] about Explore Chicago Park District Parks

Discount tickets 360 Chicago

Discount tickets 360 Chicago Where: 875 N. Michigan Avenue, (formerly John Hancock Center), 94th Floor, 888-875-8439 When: 7 days: 9 AM - 9 PM Check for hours As always read all the Terms and conditions before purchasing your tickets. All sales are final. General Admission for One … [Read more...] about Discount tickets 360 Chicago

Free Chicago Volunteer Expo

Free Chicago Volunteer Expo. When: Sunday, February 21, 2021 10AM-4pm Where: Virtual Admission is free.Register to attend. Free Chicago Volunteer Expo Virtually connect with over 75 nonprofit organizations from all over the city during the 9th annual Chicago … [Read more...] about Free Chicago Volunteer Expo

Explore Lake County Illinois Forest Preserves

Explore Lake County Illinois Forest Preserves. The Lake County Forest Preserve District has 31,000 acres of natural land and is the second largest Forest Preserve District in Illinois. The locations are too numerous to list here but you can search by facilities and activity on the LCFP … [Read more...] about Explore Lake County Illinois Forest Preserves

ACA reopens Sign up for health insurance

ACA reopens Sign up for health insurance The Affordable Care Act marketplace has reopened now through August 15. This means that Illinois residents can sign up for health insurance plans even if they haven’t experienced a qualifying “life change.” If you skipped signing up in 2020 you … [Read more...] about ACA reopens Sign up for health insurance

Chicago’s best thrift stores

Chicago's best thrift stores. If you've never tried thrift store shopping it's a great way to save money. With the Marie Kondo craze people have been dumping off their junk for a few years now. After a long period of lock down with nothing to do I'm sure people have dumped off more … [Read more...] about Chicago’s best thrift stores

How to track Chicago snow plows

How to track Chicago snow plows The tracker has been disabled by the City as of late February. We haven't had much snow in the last couple years so I never published this. Now that we may have some significant accumulation check out the City of Chicago's snow plow tracker website … [Read more...] about How to track Chicago snow plows

One month of Disney+ free with cereal purchase

One month of Disney+ free with cereal purchase Enjoy movies, shows and more from Disney’s vast catalog, which includes the worlds of Marvel, National Geographic, Pixar and Star Wars. Thanks to this offer from Kellogg’s, you can new subscribers can check Disney+ for FREE. Stream the best … [Read more...] about One month of Disney+ free with cereal purchase

Free Museum: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago

Free Museum: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 1155 East 58th Street, (773) 702-9520. Admission & Hours. Reservations, available every fifteen minutes, are required for your visit. In order to give as many … [Read more...] about Free Museum: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago

Dog-friendly parks around Chicago

Dog-friendly parks around Chicago Someone emailed me about dog-friendly parks. I'd been meaning to research this for - um - years. So here it is. I'll keep adding locations as I locate them. Chicago dog friendly areas are designated sections within Chicago parks or … [Read more...] about Dog-friendly parks around Chicago

Metra $7 Weekend Pass

Metra $7 Weekend Pass. Metra has a new $7 weekend pass in addition to the existing $10 weekend pass. Also new - the $10 pass must be purchased in the Ventra app. Metra $7 All day Weekend Pass Metra is now offering a $7 Saturday or Sunday Day Pass. The pass is good for unlimited … [Read more...] about Metra $7 Weekend Pass

Where to hike in Will County Illinois

Where to hike in Will County Illinois. There are so many places to hike in Illinois that I had to break out the City of Chicago and then each collar county into separate posts. This is installment five. I can't attest to any of these trails since my hiking is limited to walking … [Read more...] about Where to hike in Will County Illinois

Where to ski and snowboard around Chicago

Where to ski and snowboard around Chicago Skiing isn't cheap. Since we've been cooped up for the past ten months I thought I'd research some outdoor activities regardless of cost. The best deals are passes, if you plan to return many times. All locations have specific Covid rules … [Read more...] about Where to ski and snowboard around Chicago