Who new Monday was the new Friday? It sure felt like it when Janelle Monae and The Eephus Tour came to Chicago. The concert was scheduled for Monday, August 17th and believe it or not it was FREE! All you had to do was RSVP and show up early. There were many pre-concert festivities. Janelle […]

One thing I definitely recommend taking advantage of in Chicago is pop up shops. There here today…gone tomorrow…but more times than not offer a wealth of savings. I’ve been to every pop up shop under the sun whether its gourmet chocolate, shoes, clothing, etc. Usually there are discounts, and that was the case today at […]

If I said it once I’ll say it again: “There’s no place like CHICAGO….”and apparently the television series EMPIRE agrees. Tuesday night the Empire crew was on location in the Gold Coast. I took a late night stroll and watch them film a scene with Jussie Smollett (Jamal) and Rafael de La Fuente (Michael). To […]