Santa comes to Chicago for breakfast and dinner

Santa Claus is having a busy social season in Chicago this month and invites families to join him at a variety of holiday breakfasts and dinners around town. The Chicago Park District hosts dinner with Santa at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at Eugene Field Park, 5100 N. Ridgeway Ave. in Albany Park, 773-478-9744 ($10) [...]

Dim sum day for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Aria hosts a dim sum tea for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

13 spooktacular Halloween weekend events in Chicago

Costumes and specialty cocktails, pumpkins and beer. Halloween is for everybody — kids, adults, families and singles. Check out a few of the events going on this weekend around Chicago: Cactus Bar and Grill Halloween Benefit, Loop, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, Oct. 28, free to attend, donations of canned goods encouraged. All-day celebration [...]

Friday food pone: Corny picture

The “World’s Largest Corn Maze” at Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove in McHenry County encompasses 28 acres, with 11 miles of trails through the finest Illinois corn. Titled “For Freedom,” the maze honors America’s military men and women with a design depicting a soldier, helicopter, tank, ship, jet plane and flag. You can see [...]

Cool down the kids with free gelato

Sweet! Free gelato for kids in Lakeview and Lincoln Square.

Top 10 Chicagoland Father’s Day freebies for 2011

Have a ball with your dad this Father\’s Day, and enjoy free giveaways from Chicago restaurants.

10 Chicago Mother’s Day freebies

Cherishing your mother needn’t break the budget. Just about every restaurant in town is offering brunch or dinner specials for Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, but these sweeten the pot with free items for Mom.

Make the most of maple-tapping time

Spring is here and nature’s sharing her bounty. Gather up the kids and show them how sweet it can be at a family-friendly class on the making on maple syrup.

Nine ways to spend Valentine’s weekend in Chicago

“Yes, Valentine’s Day is this month, and we will be celebrating with all the city’s lovebirds, but why pin the ‘amour’ to only one day?” asks Chef Carol Wallack of Sola> in North Center and we agree. We got 150 press releases about Valentine’s Day, and you can bet that just about every eatery in [...]

Chicago bars brewing for ‘Harry Potter’ 7 opening tomorrow!

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1″ opens Friday, Nov. 19, and local lounges are gearing up for the magic, as Harry, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and the rest of the Hogwarts gang return to the silver screen to continue the deadly battle against Lord Voldemort. You wouldn’t want to watch a thing like [...]