Livin’ La Vida Local: Celebrate National Candy Month in Chicago 2013

Treat Your Sweet Tooth at Best Local Spots in Chicago and the Suburbs

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What could be sweeter than National Candy Month? Close out June with a sugar rush at these Best Local candy spots in Chicago and the suburbs near …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Staying at Elm Creek Apartments in Elmhurst

Where To Go Around Your Elmhurst Corporate Apartment

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The Best Local spots and events of the Chicago suburbs frequently get overshadowed by the happenings downtown. Your Elm Creek Apartments corporate suite in Elmhurst isn’t mixed into the city’s hustle and …

Livin’ La Vida Local: National Seafood Month 2013 in Chicago

Get Fishy in June at Best Local Restaurants in Chicago and the Suburbs

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Hope you have your fish faces ready: June is National Seafood Month. Whether you’re craving scallops, salmon or shrimp scampi, there is a Best Local restaurant in …

Livin’ La Vida Local: National Burger Month 2013

Bite into a Best Local Burger in Chicago and the Suburbs This Month

Wait, every month isn’t National Burger Month? Technically it’s not, but these Best Local burger joints serve up juicy deliciousness beyond May. Celebrate the end of Burger …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Where to Watch the Bulls

Bring On the Heat at These Best Local Spots in Chicago and the Chicago Suburbs

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Things are getting hot around here. The NBA Playoffs are the buzzing as the Chicago Bulls take on the Miami Heat. Join Chicago sports lovers …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Cinco de Mayo

Best Local Spots in Chicago and the Suburbs with Festive Fun

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The beginning of May means a few things: Blooming flowers, patio dining and Cinco de Mayo. These Best Local picks in Chicago and its suburbs near our corporate apartment …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Best Local J. Parker Rooftop Bar in Lincoln Park

CSN Sales Manager Maureen Callan Guest Blogs About a Best Local Rooftop Bar

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I recently took a trip to the J. Parker rooftop bar (1816 N. Clark St.) on top of the Lincoln Hotel in Chicago‘s Lincoln Park neighborhood. …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Staying at Lincoln at the Parks in Naperville

Where to Go Around Your Naperville Corporate Apartment

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Not all the magic of the Chicago area is contained in the city: the Chicago suburbs have plenty of treasures of their own. If you’re staying at Lincoln at the Parks or …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Best Local Spot Vino Cellar in Lombard

CSN Sales Manager Maureen Callan Guest Blogs About Her Favorite New Best Local Spot

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Vino Cellar (141 W. St. Charles Rd.) is a new wine bar and wine shop in suburban downtown Lombard. I recently visited this three-month-old spot …