Category Archives: Illinois

This particular restaurant is also a new one on my list of Dog n Suds drive-ins. My daughter and I drove over for lunch. She ordered a foot-long hot dog, onion rings, chocolate pudding and a root beer float. I … Continue reading →

After a day of redecorating our dining room, I headed out for more adventure accompanied by my wife and daughter. We headed to downtown Barrington for supper at Boloney’s and a movie at The Catlow. The movie happened to be … Continue reading →

This is truly one obnoxious piece of “art.” It’s because of its monstrous ugliness that I included it on the list of 30 Things Everyone Should Do In Greater Chicagoland — Get your picture taken by the Monument with Standing Beast … Continue reading →

On our walk back to the Metra station, we passed through the Richard J. Daley Plaza so we could check off another item on the list of 30 Things Everyone Should Do In Greater Chicagoland — Get your picture taken by … Continue reading →

After the concert in Millennium Park, we walked south through Grant Park to Buckingham Fountain. The lights were on, but it wasn’t yet dark enough for them to take full effect. We didn’t stick around because it had been a … Continue reading →