Category Archives: Illinois

I planned an Option A and an Option B for this afternoon. If the weather was nice, we would visit Garden of the Gods in the Shawnee National Forest and do some hiking. The weather was not nice. We went … Continue reading →

On my ongoing quest to never pass a donut shop … We began our Christmas vacation with a stop at Spunky Dunkers in Palatine. For the record, our donuts were edible, but not amazing.

I wandered downtown one Saturday afternoon to watch the Cary Christmas parade — to discover that the parade was on Sunday. (I’d been looking at the schedule for 2010.) But I did get to see the fountain all decorated up. … Continue reading →

Every year at Christmastime we visit downtown Chicago to see the decorations. One of our annual stops is the Walnut Room at Macy’s where a giant tree is set up in the middle of the dining room (a tradition left … Continue reading →

While driving east on the lovely I-80-94 expressway through the southern suburbs of Chicago, I saw a billboard that said there were Abraham Lincoln artifacts on display for a limited time at the Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis. I’m always interested … Continue reading →