Christkindlmarket Chicago
Christkindlmarket Chicago is a German Holiday market that takes place outdoors on Daley Plaza. A unique shopping experience awaits the whole family with over 50 vendors offering a large array of ornaments, candies, toys, jewelry and much more. Visitors can enjoy the Christkindlmarket Chicago from November 27th to December 24th, 2008. Read more »
Greek Town Apparel & Promotions
We provide custom silkscreening and embroidery, as well as collegiate, greek and masonic apparel. We are located in the South Shore neighborhood, on 71st Street, three blocks east of Jeffery Boulevard.
Stop by our store for some new gear before your next greek function. We carry a range of t-shirts, sweatshirts and jackets. In our display cases we have a selection of greek and masonic jewelry, pendants, earrings and belt buckles. We also have a line of custom-designed t-shirts commemorating our new President, Barack Obama, perfect for gift-giving. Read more »
All Aboard the CTA's Holiday Train
The CTA’s Holiday Train with Santa Claus and elves aboard will be traveling along the Red and Purple Lines on Saturday, November 22nd and Sunday November 23rd. Santa and his elves will be available for photos at the Howard, Linden and 95th Street stations at various times during the day. Even better is that the CTA provides the train’s schedule for the month of December, so that you can plan to see the train along its route. More information on the Chicago Transit Authority’s website.
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Schedule
November 22nd thru December 23rd
Locations & Times
The Holiday Train will travel along all of the elevated and subway lines. See the CTA’s website for up-to-date times and schedules
Photo of the Holiday Train courtesy of Flickr.com user, Kudzuplanet
Preserving Your Obama Newspapers
If you’re like me, you’ve purchased a few of the special Obama newspapers. Now, you need to store them properly so that they last a long time. Long enough to show them to your youngest family members when they’re old enough to understand and appreciate the significance of this past election.
Newsprint paper is not meant to be saved and will yellow in as little as a month if left in the open. You need to store your newspapers in a room-temperature location away from sunlight, heat and humidity. Preferably wrapped in acid-free paper and stored in an acid-free paperboard box. NOT CARDBOARD. Cardboard is also not meant to last and will release chemicals and gases that will yellow your newspapers in just DAYS… Read more »
I'm Just Saying… Tees!
I’m Just Saying…(IJS FASHIONS) offers a very fashionable collection of Ladies Tees. The soft feel of the fabric and slight stretchy feel provide a flattering fit to all figures. All tees are done in Limited Edition runs…once they are gone, they are gone forever! Available in Sizes S-XXL. Read more »
Greenheart Shop
The Greenheart Shop is a non-profit eco-fair trade store in Chicago. We sell products which are both fair trade certified and environmentally sustainable. Fair Trade ensures that artisans and farmers are paid fair wages for their work, no child or sweatshop labor is used, production processes are environmentally sound, and that a portion of proceeds benefit community development initiatives such as education, health care, clean water, etc. Read more »