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=**Chicago weekend January 8 - 10, 2010** =

**ARRIVAL INFORMATION**
 * Sara and Bruce will be driving to Chicago on Friday morning and pick up John at Midway airport at 12:30 pm.
 * Bob and Kenny are arriving at O'Hare around 2:30 and renting a car to drive into the city.
 * Mary and Jerry will arrive in Chicago around 4:00 and will be staying with Courtney and Eric.
 * Mom and Dad are arriving at Midway airport at 2:10 and taking the train downtown.
 * Tom will be arriving at O"Hare at 7:45.
 * Mike and Jess will be arriving in Chicago Friday afternoon.

**LODGING INFORMATION**

 * Mom and Dad are staying at the[| Ritz Carlton] on Michigan Avenue! Fancy!


 * Sara and Bruce are staying at the upstairs Courtney/Eric Suites located at [|1969 North Lincoln Ave,Chicago IL 60614]
 * Suites provided, please provide your own air mattress and linens! Shower is located just downstairs - actually I have an air mattress & linens - bring pillows
 * Tom and John are staying at [|Four Point Sheraton] downtown Chicago on Rush Street
 * Bob and Kenny are staying at the [|James Hotel] boutique hotel near the magnificent mile.
 * Mary and Jerry are staying at the Courtney/Eric suites located at [|1969 North Lincoln Ave, Chicago IL 60614]
 * Mike and Jess are staying at the Crown Plaza

**CELL PHONE CONTACT NUMBERS**
***REMINDER*** IT IS ILLEGAL TO TALK ON YOUR CELL PHONES WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO **THEY WILL PULL YOU OVER AND FINE YOU*** - Eric experienced this first hand! - No fun!


 * **Sara: 616-335-0331**
 * **Bruce: 231-740-2389**
 * **Mary: 231-206-8289**
 * **Jerry: 616-638-5162**
 * **Tom: 408-250-4057**
 * **John: 757-618-1608**
 * **Mike: 608-217-9815**
 * **Courtney: 312-515-1191**
 * **Bob: 206-405-1764**
 * **Dad: 320-492-8781**
 * **Mom: 320-492-1883**
 * ** Lauren: 616-212-8971 **

Friday evening January 8, 2010

 * Mary, Jerry, Courtney and Eric will be taking Mom and Dad out to dinner at [|Savor Saveur]. Our reservations are at 7:00 pm. Won't Mom be disappointed when no one else shows up!

Dessert at Courtney and Eric's at 9:30pm. See above for the exact location (Sara will have a key to their place so contact her to arrive early) - Sara will NOT have a key unless I leave a key under the trash can by the front door - we just put a new front door on so you won't make it much further than the entry way with the current set of keys! Someone please help me to remember to put a key out for her! Oh, I did not know you got your new front door - how exciting!

Tom - getting from O'Hare into the city is super easy. Follow signs for trains to the city or EL - whatever they say...purchase a pass from a machine - CASH only and I don't believe you can get change. It is $2.25 a ride if that helps in determining what dollar amount pass to get. So, take the blue line from O'Hare to Western then take a cab to Lincoln and Armitage.

Post other plans any of you may have during this day.**

**Please post opportunities and suggestions......**

 * Museum opportunities found on the attached[| webpage]

Theatre opportunities found on this [|webpage] The Blue Man Group is supposed to be great and I bet Second City would be good fun as well.

__ (YOU HAVE TO GO THE THE BLUE MAN GROUP THEY ARE AWESOME WE ​ LOVE THEM. -Love, Cora and Ella.) __

[|Jazz and Blues Clubs in Chicago] Jerry and I have been to [|Andy's Jazz Club] on Hubbard several times. We have always enjoyed their music. We have been to the 5:00 show - there is a $10.00 cover charge - they have a varied menu from pizza - appetizers - entrees - all have been good

We have also been to the [|Green Mill]. This is a bit north of the city - we went to a very crowded show - it was a old club with a long history of great jazz.

[|Kingston Mines Blues] club and[| B.L.U.E.S] is just down the street from Courtney's. Jerry has gone several times. They have two stages so their is constant music - when one band takes a break, the other plays.

The Buddy Guy's Blues clubs shows are sold out for this weekend.

[|Blue Chicago on Clark] Looks interesting - we have never been to this club

All restaurants and bars are non-smoking in the city of Chicago**

**Saturday evening January 9, 2010**

 * 7:00 dinner reservations for 14 at [|Carmine's] which features Italian-style seafood with Gold Coast flair.**