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• Dress up as your favorite character and get your Disney on at the The Little Mermaid Sing-Along at the Music Box Theatre. (Aug 22 – Sept 1)
• MC Hammer and Cyndi Lauper perform at Glamorama 2008, a fall fashion fundraiser at The Chicago Theatre featuring top designers. A portion of ticket proceeds benefit the […]
With crazy gas prices and now high sales taxes, Chicagoans and visitors are looking to save money where they can. But don’t let your budget prevent you from going out to enjoy a good meal. Here are eight of the best restaurants (courtesy of Citysearch and Yelp) where you can get a big meal for […]
Right in the middle of Greektown, Mr. Greek Gyros is open 24 hours, and it’s a good thing too because most of its clientele stops by after a night out on the town. Whether your cravings come at 2 p.m. or 2 a.m., this little restaurant makes up for its bare atmosphere with great cooked-to-order […]
Just two blocks north of Santorini and Greek Islands, the $75-million, 39-story Skybridge is a condo building that puts all the other concrete box-shaped buildings to shame. Completed in 2003, it is a symbol of inventive architecture: a twin-towered structure bound together by 250-foot long (76 m) transparent, glass bridges. Because of these glass hallways, […]
In the heart of Greektown (and on the same corner as Greek Islands), Santorini invites its customers back to the Mediterranean via a charming rustic setting. Whitewashed walls are decorated with copper pans and other minor (but authentic) touches, while traditional music plays in the background. A large fireplace adds to the intimate setting, which […]
Love to jam in your jammies? Check out the World’s Largest Pajama Party on Friday, July 13. Located at the Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island, Victoria’s Secret is celebrating the launch of their new loungewear collection—PINK—by throwing a huge dance party. The doors open at 6:00 p.m., and the dance pit will be hoppin’ […]
In the colorful neighborhood of Greektown, Greek Islands is hot, and it’s not just the flaming saganaki. This huge restaurant can seat nearly 400 people at a time, so there can be as many as 25 waiters serving a thousand diners a night. Greek Islands serves up everything from calamari to mousaka to baked octopus […]
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