Best of Chicagoland

We rely on clients and friends to offer suggestions of places to go and things to do whether it is just my spouse and I or our family. Over the years we have found some pretty cool places, so we decided to share them with you, below is our evolving list of our favorite things in Chicagoland. Please, comment below to share your favorite things to do in the area, and who knows, your suggestion might end up on The Best of Chicagoland!

Golf Courses Public

 

 

 

 

 

• Cantigny Lakeside/Woodside
• Cog Hill – Dubs Dread
• Eagle Ridge – The General 
• The Glen Club
• TPC Deer Run
• Stonewall Orchard

 

Auto Shows

• Bloomington Gold
• Geneva Concours d’Elegance
• Mecum Auto Auction
• Chicago Auto Show
• Parkland College Car Show
• Fathers Day Classic Car Show at Oak Brook Center

 

Festivals

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Chicago Air & Water Show
• Ribfest
• The Last Fling
• North Shore Festival of Art at Old Orchard
• Dekalb Corn Festival
• Festival of the Vine
• Prairie Fest –  Oswego
• Plainfield Fest 
• Wine Fest – Oswego
• Brew at the Bridge – Oswego
• Midwest Brewers Fest – Plainfield

 

Lodging

 

• The Herrington Geneva, IL
• Irish Hallow Galena, IL
• The American Club Kohler , WI
• Eagle Ridge Resort, Galena, IL
• Blacksmith Inn on the Shore, Baileys Harbor, WI
• Chicago Bed & Breakfast Association

 

Restaurants

Casual

• Walker Brothers
• Teds Montana Grill – Great Burgers
• Egg Harbor Café
• Front Street Cantina
• Lou Malnati’s Pizza
• Biaggi’s
• Tap House
• Bin 48
• Moe Joe’s Cajun & Caribbean
• Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company
• PF Changs
• Old Towne Pub & Eatery

Swank

• Gibsons & Hugos Frog Bar – Steak & Seafood Cuisine
• Tango – Argentinean Grill
• Catch 35 – Seafood
• Sullivan’s Steakhouse Steak & Seafood
• Mason Sabika – Tapas
• White Chocolate Grill – Contemporary American
• Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Grill
• Maggiano’s Little Italy
• Kiku – Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Lounge
• Wildfire – Steak, Chops & Seafood