Livin’ La Vida Local: Chicago’s Top Best Local Restaurants In 2013

This Year’s New Best Local Hot Spots in Chicago and the Suburbs

Close-up of steamed fish rolls topped with black bean sauce, sliced chili, and garnished with julienned vegetables on a white plate. The dish is arranged neatly with sauce drizzled around.

It’s almost impossible to keep up with all the new restaurant openings in Chicago. To help, we rounded up some of our favorite Best Local spots that opened …

Livin’ La Vida Local: National Spumoni Day 2013

Celebrate Spumoni with Best Local Spumoni in Chicago and the Suburbs

Three scoops of Neapolitan ice cream—strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate—served in a bowl with a red cherry on top.

Ever had spumoni? Try this Italian dessert—a molded ice cream made up of three fruity and nutty flavors—it’s the week of National Spumoni Day! Indulge in this creamy treat …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Savor the Last Days of Summer

Squeeze in These Summertime Best Local Experiences in Chicago and the Suburbs

 

The sun is setting on summertime in Chicago. But there is still plenty of juice to squeeze out of the city and suburbs before fall rolls in. …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Snack on S’mores in Chicago and the Suburbs

Celebrate National S’mores Day 2013 at Best Local Spots Near CSN Apartments

Three smores made with toasted marshmallows, melted chocolate, and graham crackers are arranged on a brown ceramic plate set on a wooden surface.

It’s the iconic trio of graham crackers, chocolate and gooey marshmallow: the s’more. Sink your teeth into some this Saturday, August 10, for National S’mores Day. Stop in …

Livin’ La Vida Local: National Sandwich Month 2013 in Chicago and the Suburbs

Grab a Sammie at a Best Local Spot in Near Your Corporate Apartment

 

A wooden plate holds two stacked grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, cut diagonally to show melted cheese and slices of ham between toasted bread with visible grill marks.

Monte Cristo, B.L.T., reuben, panini… No need to choose just one—August is National Sandwich Month! Sink your teeth into bready lunchtime favorites all month at Best

Livin’ La Vida Local: Millennium Park Summer Events 2013

Take Advantage of Best Local Millennium Park with Free Summer Chicago Events

Cloud Gate, a reflective bean-shaped sculpture, sits in Millennium Park, Chicago, with tall city buildings illuminated behind it at dusk against a deep blue sky.

Millennium Park is the famed Best Local location loved by locals and visitors alike. If you’re spending summer in one of our furnished corporate apartments downtown or in …

Livin’ La Vida Local: National Ice Cream Month in the Chicago Suburbs

Where to Find a Crave-worthy Cone in Chicago’s Coolest Suburbs

Two scoops of vanilla ice cream topped with caramel sauce, hazelnuts, and pieces of waffle cone served in a brown bowl, with an empty waffle cone blurred in the background.

Does it get any better than eating ice cream on a Chicago summer day? It’s doubtful. Step outside your corporate apartment in Chicago or the suburbs and directly through the

Livin’ La Vida Local: Chicago’s Divvy Bike-Sharing Program

CSN Inside Sales Coordinator Erica Hale Guest Blogs About Chicago’s New Blue Bikes

A row of blue bike-share bicycles are parked at a docking station on a city sidewalk. The bikes display Divvy and Lyft logos. A parking garage and street signs are visible in the background.

If you’re like me, you can’t help but notice futuristic bike docking stations popping up all over downtown Chicago. No, the city is not charging you

Livin’ La Vida Local: Fourth of July 2013 in Chicago

Celebrate Independence Day at These Chicagoland Events

Chocolate cupcakes topped with swirls of white frosting, red, white, and blue star decorations, and colorful sprinkles, set against a blue background.

If it’s possible to have too many amazing events jam-packed into one day, that day is the Fourth of July. But that’s not a bad thing. Steps outside our Corporate Suites Network apartments

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

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

Four clear candy dispensers filled with various colorful candies, including chocolate-coated treats and pastel candy-coated almonds, are lined up side by side with handles for dispensing.

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 …