CSN Housing Specials: Presidential Towers

CSN Housing is Featuring Specials at Presidential Towers!

For a limited time, CSN Housing will be featuring specials at select Chicago locations! Great for short business stays, our Presidential Towers location has great prices and is located near the Loop

Livin’ La Vida Local: Best Local Brunch Spots

Start Your Day Off Right with a Chicago-Style Brunch

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It’s warming up in Chicago and the sub

urbs, and people are heading outside a little earlier in the day to enjoy the weather. Is there anything better than brunch …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Earth Day 2013

Celebrate Mother Nature This Saturday in Chicago and the Suburbs

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Everything you love comes from the Earth. Show some love back. This Monday, April 22 is Earth Day, and Chicago and the suburbs are providing plenty of green events for …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Celebrate National B.L.T. Month

Enjoy the Beloved Sandwich at Best Local Spots in Chicago and the Suburbs

A BLT sandwich with bacon, lettuce, and tomato on whole grain bread, cut in half and served on brown paper with a side of crinkle-cut potato chips.

Who doesn’t love a great B.L.T.? A lot of people do, and that’s why there’s a whole month dedicated to this delicious bacon, lettuce and tomato concoction. …

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

Where to Go Around Your Naperville Corporate Apartment

Chicago skyline view with tall buildings and skyscrapers behind a park filled with green trees and a pond in the foreground under a partly cloudy sky.

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

Three wooden crates filled with assorted wine bottles are displayed on a white tablecloth, each bottle featuring different colored foil tops and labels. The background is softly blurred.

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 …

Livin’ La Vida Local: St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago

It’s Easy Being Green on March 17th

A vibrant green river runs through a city with tall buildings, boats carrying people, and a clear blue sky overhead. The scene appears festive and lively.

No matter what you do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, it definitely at least means one thing city-wide: a good time. Sip some brews in an Irish pub near your corporate apartment, get …

Livin’ La Vida Local: National Noodle Month

Get Your Noodle On All Month Long at These Chicagoland Spots

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In case you didn’t know, March is National Noodle Month. Whether that means cooking up a spaghetti dish in your fully furnished corporate apartment, or stepping outside your temporary …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Happy Birthday, Chicago!

Celebrate the City’s 176th Birthday with a Local Bash

 

Light blue Chicago skyline silhouette above and below the citys flag, which features four red stars. The text HAPPY BIRTHDAY is above and CHICAGO is below the flag.

If anyone or anything deserves a super birthday celebration it’s our beautiful city. On Monday, March 4, the city of Chicago turns 176. And, naturally, there are celebratory events …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Chicago Theatre Week

Give Yourself a Reason to be Dramatic

Retro-style poster with Chicago skyline in blue, red, and cream. Large text reads “Chicago Theater Week” with event dates “Feb. 12-17.” Iconic buildings and a setting sun are visible in the background.

No one likes getting tangled up in drama—unless it’s on the stage. The theater scene in Chicago is a major attraction for tourists and locals alike. There’s no better time to check out …