Top Three Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks In Chicago bi2281792 ?Tis the season for ice skating. Chicago's winter here to stay. Well, for a few long months anyway, so get out and enjoy it. There are a plethora of outdoor rinks (10 to be exact) the city limits, open November 28th-February 28th. Here are the three best!..

Chicago?s Best Sled Hills bi2281792 A day of sledding Chi-Town requires some planning and usually entails loading up the car and making a drive. Still, we've discovered some gems over the years. Here are our favorites

Family Friendly New Year?s Eve Guide To Chicago bi2281792 Not everyone can stay awake all the way midnight, but everyone likes to have fun on New Year?s Eve! These family-friendly New Year?s Eve events let you ring the New Year a little early, a little less noise and adult festivities, maximizing the excitement

Unique gifts for Chicago music lovers bi2281792 There are many things you can buy for music lovers, but when comes to the "rocker" your life, here are a few unique gift ideas and Chicago stores that hit all the right chords for Chicagoans

Chicago?s Santas: Best Of The Best bi2281792 Here?s a guide of the Best Santa?s to visit the Chicago area ? and where and when you can bring your kids of all ages to sit on lap

Chicago hourly parking to increase again 2012 bi2281792 Chicago's parking rates are scheduled for another increase starting Jan. 2. According to Chicago Parking Meters, LLC, the price to park the Loop jump to $5.75 an hour. That's up from $5 2011. Overnight parking also increase to $2.85. Hourly rates business district outside of the Loop go up to $3.50, and city's neighborhood rate go up a quarter to $1.75 ..

Chicago restaurants stop taking cell phone orders bi2281792 Because drivers are being robbed when delivering to customers who ordered by cell phone, some restaurants stop responding to those who order by cell

Chicago man killed at girlfriend's house on Far South Side bi2281792 A 31-year-old South Side man was killed Thursday morning at girlfriend's house the Rosemoor neighborhood, police said

Sculpture honoring Wells to be built Chicago bi2281792 For six decades, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells was woven the fabric of Chicago's South Side as the namesake of a public housing project

Best Chicago Shopping Of 2011: Designers, Stores & More (PHOTOS) bi2281792 As 2011 draws to a close, we asked some of Chicago's experts style, music and art to share favorite places, people and things of the year. On Wednesday, Pete Zimmerman of CHIRP Radio and The Steve Dahl Show rounded up favorite Chicago bands, albums and songs of the year

Curtains Up for Chicago Stages bi2281792 ?The Second City's History of Chicago,? a scripted show at UP Comedy Club, opened December

Heads Up: In Chicago, Three Newcomers to the Theater Scene bi2281792 In Chicago?s north side, three theaters have recently opened, seemingly defying economic logic

1 killed, 3 wounded separate shootings Chicago bi2281792 An unidentified male was killed and three others were wounded evening separate shootings on the city's South, Southwest and West sides, officials said

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