Jennifer's Chicago Blog

Looking for affordable and unique holiday gift ideas for your favorite Chicagoans or Chicago fans? Then, here's a list of suggestions with surefire appeal (and there's not a coffee mug ... Read More

Is there a holiday gift for someone on your list in the City of Chicago's latest auction? At the time I'm writing this, the highest bidder wants a Chicago White Sox ... Read More

Do you really need more events and things to do this holiday season? Of course you do. Get your Chicago spirit-of-the-season going with these December suggestions as the city explodes ... Read More

Have you tried to e-mail me recently? As you know, I'm so new to About.com that I'm still unpacking. I just realized there was another file in the content management ... Read More

Pivot, an eco-boutique, shines its first holiday show, A Smarter Season, on Tuesday, Nov 27 from 6p to 9p at 1101 W. Fulton Market. (312)243-4754. Then, on Saturday, Dec ... Read More

Turkey-o-Rama, Put on Your Pajamas Here we go: Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade 2007 Prescott Carlson, About.com's Guide to Chicago Travel, has the info you need about this year's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Thanksgiving Recipe ... Read More

Eat turkey leg and holiday cookie dough first. Sign up for Triathlon second. Race Date: Sunday, August 24, 2008 6:00 AM

American Express and The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the 15 winners today of a Chicagoland preservation contest. The chosen historic sites will share more than $1 million in ... Read More

When last week's newsletter went out, I asked readers to let me know what kind of content you wanted and needed. One reader said she needed advice on where to ... Read More

Online registration for the Chicago Park District's programs (one of the best programming bargains in town) begins on Monday, November 26 at 9 a.m. Find a catalog of classes, times, dates, ... Read More

To be honest, I stayed away from this museum for a long time. I think maybe I thought it might be a bit like walking into a scene from Apocalypse ... Read More

Tails Magazine has announced the results of its 2007 Readers' Choice Awards for pet services in the Chicagoland area. From best dog groomers to best outdoor cafes for dogs and ... Read More

While the media salivates over former Governor George Ryan's trip to prison today, I prefer to think about the Willis Family. They were the family who lost six of their ... Read More

The Tribune featured a photo on their Metro section yesterday morning of volunteers scouring a field for the body of Stacy Peterson, yet another woman who may have died at ... Read More

Photo-Sound-Esis I We adore the sound art gallery installed in the prehistoric-ish Fern Room of the Lincoln Park Conservatory in cooperation with Experimental Sound Studio. Go hear Fred Lonberg-Holm's piece. ... Read More

The CTA and mass transit "Doomsday" has been averted. Normal fares and services will be in effect on Sunday. Governor Blagojevich rescued the system by securing $27 million in federal ... Read More