... specializing in paranormal investigations. I mentioned to Goddess, who is not from Illinois or Chicago, that Chicagoland is a term used by many of us that generally denotes the suburban area that encompasses the ... as the surburban and collar areas, since I live in Chicago, not Chicagoland. It may very well be a geographic demographic that uses the term to include Chicago, versus others who ...

... is offering $10 off per ticket if you buy before Feb. 19. Chicagoland has packaged the NASCAR Truck, ARCA and IndyCar races on ... windy, cold bitch, officially). Kansas Speedway is very very similar to Chicagoland Speedway. The 2010 race is on Sat., May 1. Kansas is ... This is part a new approach to ticket selling at Kansas and Chicagoland. In the past, you could only buy a season ticket good for all ...

... , transportation enthusiasts, or anybody who is interested in Chicago subject matter! I will be hosting My Chicagoland Railfan Photo Slideshow on Saturday, June 26th 2010 at the Eisenhower Public ... of musical slideshows and personal railfan home videos photographed on location around the greater Chicagoland area. Come out and meet Your fellow railfans! Please mark Your calendar, and I hope to see ...

The Chicago ISM survey of area purchasers was released on Wednesday. The purchasers manager's index (PMI) rose sharply, up nearly 4 points to 60.0. This Chicagoland index has now posted gains for three months straight -- all at accelerating rates (60.0 Dec, 56.1 Nov, 54.2 Oct). The new orders have also held to over 60 for three straight months. This is actually quite surprising given that ...

Chicagoland was always the place to die. This should be a comfort to me, as I wince at the sharp glass feeling in my stomach as I gauge the depth of the hole with my finger. Even in the middle of a war where a capital was razed to ash and ember, Fort Dearborn made a name for itself. Powder burns around the edge are going to tell whoever finds me that this was done close up. I’d try to get ...

Eric is coming to the Midwest! Thu 14 Jan in Alsip, IL Fri 15 Jan in Orland Park, IL Sat 16 Jan in Elmhurst, IL Sun 17 Jan in Naperville, IL Tue 19 Jan in Lansing, IL Thu 21 Jan in Frankfort, IL Sat 23 Jan in Lockport, IL Sun 24 Jan in Hudsonville, MI Mon 25 Jan in Grand Rapids, MI Get out and support EP if you live in the area; if, like me, you don’t, ping your friends who do!

Chicagoland servicemen ring in the new year at the Goodman WITH FREE TICKETS TO A CHRISTMAS CAROL ON DECEMBER 31 To celebrate the brave men and women in the armed forces, Goodman Theatre will provide over 500 free tickets to its closing day performance of A Christmas Carol on New Years Day (2pm). The local servicemen and their families invited to attend include companies deploying to ...

We started our journey yesterday driving from San Antonio to oklahama city. We stayed at embassy suites where mike was spotted by the maid sneaking in our kitty. We went to the indoor pool which was freezing. The kids enjoyed the sauna and then it was off to comp bar. Ate dinner at chilis and then went to bed. This morning it was 18 degrees. Our first taste of winter. Now we are off to st. Louis. ...

... Just like it has for every winter since 1964 when I was born and beyond back to the late 1800's  as we await up to a foot of snow today and tomorrow here in Chicagoland. Just as you can see for yourself from this little stat chart I dug up yesterday... Chicago's 10 biggest Snowstorms: Nothing out of the ordinary here Al, NOTHING atall.

At Jerry Galipeau's blog he describes a conversation with a parishioner on the way home... On the ride home, my fellow search committee member began to talk about the changes in the translation. He began by talking about a parish west of Chicago he recently heard about. Apparently, the pastor there has "turned the altar back around" and is "saying Mass with his back toward the ...

I was on my way out of a meeting in Chicago when someone, a lovely friend of Alma's actually, asked if I wanted a Red Cube. She mentioned something about Art Institute Chicago and its new modern wing. I didn't fully grasp everything she told me, but as the once-a-month "Art Mom" in my nine-year-old son's homeroom, I was intrigued and accepted her offer of a cube. Red Cube ...

If you live in the Chicago area – any of its 227 sq. miles – or in Michigan I’m playing a run of Chrome concerts and radio interviews starting this Thursday Jan. 14. If you’re around, and are interested, most of the shows are free, or an offering will be taken. I’d love to see you there. Spread the word, drag a friend, stay warm. 1/14 – New Hope Church – ...

We hope that by this point in the week you have pried yourselves away from your computers, Blackberrys, or iPhones, and you are wrapped tightly in your Snuggies or Slankets in front of the fireplace with your nearest and dearest. But for those of you who are still plugged in, we have a juicy little tid-bit of a lawsuit for your entertainment. NBA legend Michael Jordan filed a pair of $5 million ...

Mapo is a Szechuan restaurant in Naperville and not a typical Chinese take-out. The interior offers a classy sit-down environment as well as alcoholic drinks. Mapo offers a variety of unusual vegan dishes, including tofu skins with mustard greens, Chinese okra with tofu, yu shan broccoli, two seasons bamboo with pickled vegetables and, of course, mapo tofu. VEGAN-FRIENDLY 1563 Naperville ...

Here's a new website that I recently found out about called AvodasHashem.com. It includes shiurim from Rabbi Efraim Twerksi, R Moshe Schechter, Dr. Julian Unger, and other true gems within the Chicago area. I have been listening to R Twerksi's shiurim on Netivos Shalom and have been loving them.  Kol HaKavod to Sender Baruch ben Nesanel HaCohen for this project which is truly l' ...