Free “Chicago Sister Cities International” Festival Downtown – August 23-27
[ August 24, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. August 25, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. August 26, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. August 27, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Come out and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Chicago Sister Cities International Program at the 5th Annual FREE Chicago Sister Cities International Festival at Millennium Park’s Chase Promenade South from August 23 – 27, 2010. With all 28 of Chicago’s international sister cities represented (see list below), this free [...]
Free Chicago Air & Water Show – August 14-15
It’s time to get ready for the free Chicago Air and Water Show which takes over the Lake Michigan lakefront August 14-15, 2010 for the largest FREE show of its kind in the United States. This year, the family friendly spectacle includes the headlingin U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights. [...]
Chicago Magazine: Best of Chicago Recreation & Sports
We love Chicago, especially when someone gives us their best things to do in the Windy City. Chicago Magazine is now publishing its Best of Chicago, and the issue is on newsstands and available for purchase in digital form. On their website, they are rolling out the 83 winners in numerous categories in the [...]
FREE Chicago Bughouse Square Debates – July 31
This Saturday, July 31, the Newberry Library will be holding their annual FREE Bughouse Square Debates. The weekend’s affairs will include numerous soap box speakers defending their beliefs. The Newberry’s enormous book fair will liven the action during the day. This year’s main debate focuses on the current topic of Gun Laws [...]
Free Car Wash Today 10am-2pm!
A kid’s youth group is holding a car wash and they’d like to wash your car for FREE! Just come on by 1001 N Crosby from 10 am to 2 pm and they will give it a good cleaning! The youth group has received pledges per car from their donors so now they need to [...]
Free Chicago iPhone Travel Guides – Get them TODAY ONLY – July 4
July 4, 2010 by admin
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To celebrate the Fourth of July, Montreal-based mTrip is giving away free US City guides for Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Owners of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch can go to the App Store for today only and download the guides for free.
The guides offer users automatic [...]
Free Event: Where’s Waldo in Chicago on July 4?
It’s time for a free game in Chicago of “Where’s Waldo In Chicago” on July 4 from 4-6pm. Waldo is visiting Chicago with his 4 friends: Wanda, Woof, Odlaw, & Wizard Whitebeard. Come try to find them. The boundaries are Lake, Michigan, Jackson, & Lake Shore.
RSVP that you are attending the event on [...]
Free Rain and Thunderstorms in Chicago :) Chicago Weather Worst in Two Years
Tom Skilling says Wednesday’s severe weather outbreak appears to have been one of the worst in nearly 2 years–and that’s saying something given ALL the active weather we’ve been dealing with in recent days.
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Three waves of storms were involved as WGN explains in their blog. Cloud tops were as high as 63,000 ft. [...]
List of 2010 Taste of Chicago Participating Restaurants
Come out and enjoy the 30th annual free Taste of Chicago June 25 – July 4, 2010 in downtown Millenium Park and sample some of these restaurant’s specialties. Admission to the Taste is FREE and more than 53 local restaurants listed below offer excellent Chicago specialties. Some of the new restaurants at [...]
Free Junie B. Jones Stupid Smelly Bus Tour – July 5-6
[ July 5, 2010; ] Don’t miss the national Random House Children’s Book free tour of Junie B. Jones Stupid Smelly Bus Tour that come to 3 places in the Chicago area on the 17 city tour. Kids can meet Junie and the whole second-grade gang, see a lively skit, and pose for photos with the characters.
Junie B. [...]
Earn a Free Computer in Chicago – June 18, 20, 25, 27
[ June 18, 2010; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. June 20, 2010; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. June 25, 2010; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. June 27, 2010; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Are you in need of a computer? Are you willing to put in a few hours in Chicago and get a free computer in return? (or willing to help others to recycle and save computers from landfills?) FreeGeek Chicago is a GREAT not-for-profit community organization in Chicago that recycles used free computers and parts to [...]
Free World Cup Watching in Daley Plaza – Go USA! – June 12
[ June 12, 2010; 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Come out to Daley plaza on Saturday, June 12 and watch the game every American soccer fan has been waiting for: England vs. USA. The South African Consulate hosts a two-day festival downtown featuring viewing parties for games on Friday, June 11 (South Africa vs. Mexico, 9 a.m. and France vs. Uruguay, [...]
Parade Route for FREE Champions Ticker Tape Parade on Friday in Chicago – June 11
[ June 11, 2010; 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] A rally and ticker-tape parade to celebrate the Blackhawks Stanley Cup victory will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 11. The parade will start at the intersection of Wacker Drive and Washington Street and will proceed east to Michigan Avenue, then up Michigan to East Wacker Drive. A rally at that [...]
Low Cost: $1 Subs at Jimmy Johns on June 10
June 9, 2010 by admin
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[ June 10, 2010; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] While this is not free, Jimmy Johns is holding a Customer Appreciation Day in Chicago on Thursday June 10 and they are knocking their 8″ sub prices to only $1.00 from 11 am to 3 pm (it’s almost free!). Come on out and feast on one of their delicious subs! Small print says “Good for [...]
FREE Family Fun Festival Each Day This Summer in Chicago’s Millenium Park
[ June 9, 2010 10:00 am to September 3, 2010 12:00 pm. ] The Family Fun Festival returns to Millennium Park this summer, making the Park the place to be for kids of all ages. Every day, from June 9 through September 3 between 10 am and 3 pm, family performances and hands-on activities will take place in the Family Fun Tent.
The Family Fun Festival returns to Millennium [...]
