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Best Holiday Light Displays in Chicago Area
The Logan Square home above might be the only seasonal wonder of the world. Every winter, dating back to 1983, owner Frank Lopez has put up a Christmas light display—complete with a miniature, moving Ferris wheel with stuffed animal riders—that casts a glow over the whole 2500 block of West Logan Boulevard.
“The reason I do it is because I see so many people, so many kids, they pass by over here… and I have music on, and I see all their smiles,” Lopez told Chicagoist. “I enjoy that.”
His home electric bill for a holiday season, he added, can reach a little over $1,000. Read More here.
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Butch McGuire’s
Each year, this Division Street bar gets COMPLETELY decked out in holiday decor. Complete with model trains and thousands of shiny LED lights, Butch McGuire’s is a great spot to pop in for a festive drink. Even when it gets packed with the typical Division Street crowd, this Irish pub has an old soul. Antique beer paraphernalia and model ships hang from the ceiling, framed paintings of Chicagoans past dot the walls and beers are served in frosted glass mugs. Well worth a stop by and have a drink!
Winter WonderFest
Navy Pier’s annual indoor winter carnival returns with activities that include a toboggan tunnel, winter mini golf and a 15-foot “snow tubing” hill. Returning attractions include the Blackhawks ice-skating rink and various carnival rides. Bring your family for a nice and toasty winter wonderland. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
ZooLights at the Lincoln Park Zoo: Free light display nightly plus festive activities like photos with Santa, 3D displays, holiday gift shopping, live ice-sculpture carving and free crafts for kids on certain nights at the Zoo, 2001 N. Clark St. Presented by ComEd and PowerShares QQQ By Invesco. Hours: 4:30 to 9 p.m. every night through Saturday, Dec. 23, and again from Dec. 26 to Jan. 7. Check the website for a full list of ZooLights events.
Elsewhere from Aurora to Naperville to Wheaton – all have light displays worth checking out!
Famous Fido No Kill Shelter
Home.
At Holiday time, we get misty-eyed about the concept ofHome. Although everything may not work out so great in reality, we still are very aware of how it should be. Every family member should have a sense of belonging. Should feel warm, well-fed, relaxed and protected. Should feel true joy and true love. These satisfying feelings should waft through the Home along with the wonderful smells from the emanating from the kitchen.
Goblin, shown drifting off to sleep above, is now experiencing all the comforts of Home. His adopter was totally charmed by his long lean body and his bad-boy attitude. His holiday season will be spectacular. Adorable poodle Hooty, shown below leaving Famous Fido for his new Forever Home, lucked out in time for Thanksgiving.
But sometimes Home is not possible in the traditional sense. Your chosen family might be a group of friends instead. But that is Home because there is love and the group has created its own traditions. In the same way, cats and dogs who have special needs or who are terminally ill, may not have high adoption potential. But it is possible that they still have a true Home. At Famous Fido, we make every effort to provide that Home environment in our sanctuary for those in hospice care. Hogan and Sheena, shown below, did not make it to this Thanksgiving. But while they lived they were loved and had good medical care and warm cozy quarters with lots of room to move about and enjoy toys and cat towers or doggie beds and their favorite foods. They knew they were Home and protected.
To provide for this 9,000 SF sanctuary and for high-cost veterinary care, Famous Fido depends on the generous support of our donors. Please help us continue our efforts. Support us by clicking on the DONATE NOW button and remember us on Giving Tuesday, November 28th.
Halloween in Chicago
Redfin rates Chicago #3 Best City for Halloween!
Spooky Score: 9 out of 13
City Walk Score: 78
Chicagoans love when autumn rolls in over Lake Michigan and relieves the city of the summer heat, and it celebrates by throwing a weeks-long Halloween celebration with all kinds of events. Chicagoween at Franken Plaza — known as Daley Plaza the rest of the year — hosts movie nights, live performances and costume contests, and parks across the city are home to pumpkin patches and haunted houses. Land lovers should check out the Northalsted Halloween Parade, and those who aren’t afraid of a haunted sea voyage will love one of Navy Pier’s haunted cruise options.
Things to Do / Places to See: Oriental Theatre, Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery and Pond, 2122 North Clark Street (location of the Valentine’s Day Massacre), Drake Hotel, Haunted Halloween Ball at Congress Plaza Hotel, Old Town Tatu, Halloween Parade on North Halsted, House of Torment, Six Flags Fright Fest, Chicago Hauntings Tour Company, Wateriders Ghosts and Gangsters Kayak Tour, Race of the Dead, Franken Plaza/Chicagoween, Pumpkin Patches and More
Extra Spooky: Few cities on our list have as many haunted locations as Chicago, so if you’re looking for the thrill of a lifetime with a good, old-fashioned ghost hunt, head over to Chi-Town. Explore the Oriental Theatre, where more than 600 victims were engulfed in flames in 1903; stay a night in the Drake Hotel, where the heartbroken spirit of a young woman wanders the halls; or work with the paranormal investigators of Chicago Ghost Investigations to communicate with the other side in a warehouse once occupied by Al Capone.
The Saturday night before Halloween is when all the big parties happen all over Chicagoland. Expect it to take longer to get an Uber, Lyft or Taxi! PLAN AHEAD!
The Northalsted Halloween Parade is ranked one of the 10 Best Halloweens in the US by Fodor’s Travel Guide. The Annual event is free for spectators and participants. Enter the costume contest to win great prizes!
A one-of-a-kind event in Chicago, this parade features one of the most iconic costumed populations of all – drag queens! (All in Halloween attire, of course).
Once mainly an LGBT celebration, now joining them along the parade route are thousands of adults, as well as kids and pets, also in costume, and tons of spectators. If you want to join the parade itself, be sure to register. Otherwise, spectating is free!
Getting In: Admission to the Northalsted Halloween Parade is free.
