Category Archives: Amusement

Day 364: Happy New Year

Here’s to a great 2012!  I hope you all had a safe and Happy New Year.

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Day 360: Water Tower Place

Taken from Level 7 of Water Tower Place during the after Christmas shopping rush in downtown Chicago.

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Day 353: Christmas Story

What would Christmas be without a Christmas Story?? TBS pays tribute with the 15th anniversary of 24 hours of a Christmas Story and now Chicago will pay tribute with A Christmas Story, The Musical! Going on now through December 30th at the … Continue reading

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Day 348: Mustache

One of the things that I love about living in the city is that there is never a dull moment.  This was taken at the Urban Assault Ride during a “Greatest Mustache Contest”.  Can’t argue as to why this guy … Continue reading

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Day 343: TBOX

TBOX (SM) stands for… (T)welve (B)ars (O)f (X)mas, an annual event held the Second Saturday in December in the Wrigleyville Neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It started out as just another Pub Crawl, and over the years has evolved into one of the largest … Continue reading

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Day 342: Crowd

The crowd gathers to watch Mad Bread perform at one of the many stages at Navy Pier during the summer. Mad Bread is a string band for the 21st century, playing a unique mixture of bluegrass, rock, folk and blues. The … Continue reading

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Day 334: Navy Pier Winter Lights

Yes, it’s that time again!  The Navy Pier winter lights are up.

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Day 332: A Walk at the Pier

A beautiful dusk walk at Navy Pier.

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Day 316: Scoreboard

The historic Wrigley Field scoreboard.

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Day 307: Perry Farm

Now I know that this isn’t exactly in Chicago, but it’s close enough to where you can drive.  This is a restored horse barn located at Perry Farm in Bourbonnais IL (also known as “Bear”bonnais as the Chicago Bears hold … Continue reading

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