Well well well, Cicero showed their great Community Pride in this Lovely Park. Located just North…read moreof Pershing Road and West of Laramie Avenue. Across from the Hawthorne Race Track. This is a tree lined, beautifully landscaped and designed park. The community rules are posted, and should be respected. There are bike racks for your bikes, it's a nice smooth surface for skating and jogging or just Taking a stroll with your family/ friends/ pets. What a lovely park and in a great family friendly neighborhood. A must see. Many restaurants and gas stations nearby

Nice medium sized fall marathon in the Chicago area. (There is a half and full marathon…read moreaffiliated with this event.) Race is well supported. Course is pretty flat with a few minor hills. Marathon is fairly expensive at north of $100. Nice long sleeve tech t shirt comes with registering. Nice finishers medal. Beer for all finishers. If you don't get into Chicago, this is not a bad alternate race. Note: Comments based on 2014 race.

Course is the same as almost all weeknight 5Ks in the city. Start at Soldier and run down the…read morelakeshore trail and loop back. Somehow, because the run was affiliated with the Bears, starting at Soldier, felt appropriate. Well organized event. Event was run in waves to limit the amount of congestion on the course. Descent post party activity, with post race beers. Nice Bears branded tech t-shirt.

Chicago is known to be windy so I layered up. By the time it took me to walk from Millennium…read moreStation to my starting coral, I had already warmed up. Ran into a couple of people I knew and joined them in a pre race stretch session. I even made a few friends and we agreed to meet up in October for another race. This was my first time participating in Run Mag Mile; it's amazing how beautiful and peaceful Chicago is when it's shut down. No buses. No taxis. No horns blowing. No noise. Just peace and quiet. Which sets the scene for a great outdoor experience; walking or running. My goal in starting was to walk briskly and finish up with jogging. For some reason, I completely did the opposite. I began with a nice paced jog and ended up walking over the finish line. Either way, there is no feeling like receiving a medal that you earned. And what a beautiful medal it is. Let the festivities begin! Our bib included a drink ticket and two FREE Taste of Chicago tickets. Plan to return next year and beat my time! Wish me luck!

What a FUN race! Granted I'm not an avid race runner so I don't have many to compare this to, BUT I…read morehave worked many races as a brand ambassador or volunteer so I have the post-race after experience to compare. 5K Race itself was well orchestrated and seamless; we ran through Grant Park where the Start line gear check etc was then turned onto Michigan Ave north crossing the river over the bridge and up to the Hancock building where we turned down the other side of Michigan Ave, turning again to the underpass on Randolph then south on Columbus for the finish line. Beautiful morning to do so, weather cooperated and was sunny and a lovely fall 70 degrees. 5K finishers did not get a medal unfortunately; only 10K. Plenty of water bottles and Luna protein bars at the end. No bananas though. The announcer was lively monologuing and saw my bib number 'Kristin we've been waiting for you!' Hah! I about collapsed from laughter and surprise. Afterwards runners can collect a brunch boxed meal and a beer or moscow mule with tickets from your bib. mb financial booth doing some giveaways.

21st Annual New Years Day Canoe & Kayak Paddle on the North Branch of the Chicago River!!!…read more Wow! For the first & hopefully not the last time;I am completely impressed with an event pulled off by the Cook County Forest Preserve (Illinois) folks. Every New Years Day you can drive your canoe/kayak up to the south launch of skokie lagoons (just off of Willow Rd. east of 94) and drop it off. You can then drive your car 6 miles SE to Linne Woods in Morton Grove (W. of 94 on Dempster, N. side of the St.) and a yellow school bus brings you back to your boat FOR FREE! It's all free!!! Cook County Forestry Folks are on hand to help you put in, help you portage at two small dams, help you out & take your picture at the end, AND PROVIDE YOU WITH HOT CHOCOLATE!!! The 6 or so miles will take you approx. 2-2.5 hours with minimal paddling. You'll meet like minded folks either passing you by or floating lazily along. Many folks rented canoes from Chicago Canoe & Kayak for a nominal fee. Some folks dusted off old aluminum camp and church group canoes. Just remember to dress really-really warm, bring a spare set of clothes in a water proof bag in the event you take a dip, and pack your good humor because it's the middle of winter!

Great fishing charter. Been on the boat for fire works and just cruising too. Grabbed a bunch of…read morefriends we had a blast. -It's a great location, the price is right. -Boat is perfect for a larger group. -The crew: best part, Captain Mike is funny knowledgable makes you feel at home. Anddddd I have fish to eat! Took the filleted fish home on ice. You really can't beat high octane. Lake Michigan is the perfect venue, Montrose is accessible, beautiful boat, great fishing, the best people.

Great race! Not very big, but put on well, for it being a neighborhood race. The course route was…read morevery well marked, with mile markers, and cones along the way. Edgewater 5k, is one of those races that attracts members in the neighborhood; some surrounding. Majority of the runners were elementary students, that attend the neighborhood schools in the Edgewater neighborhood. Some of the older runners were former students, or teachers at Edgewater schools What interested me about this event, was that some of the proceeds benefited the local schools; which ever one you chose to donate to. No, I'm not a former student of any of the schools, but i do attend church at Swift Elementary, which is one of the schools that participated in the race. I've also volunteered at Swift Elementary, so I felt the need to support Swift. Lots of post run food at the finish: bananas, pancakes, water, etc. ATHLETICO, was even on site, giving out massages to finishers which was great. Overall this event was great, and I look forward to running it again in the future. Enjoy, if you are considering this event in the future.

Great opportunities for business are in bedford! Donna is the most helpful person I've dealt with…read morewhen trying to pick a place for my business!! There was so mug to goose from! Thank you BPCIA!