Enjoyed by attendees and great team to work with!…read more We had Lauren and Kathleen host an experience for ~100 graduate students at UChicago during the lunch hour and it couldn't have gone any better. Escape Room Races was very easy to work with, responsive to questions, and tailored the event to exactly what we needed, which was a more structured, custom event to our school's cohorts. The only tweak is if you're going to use the event as a competition rather than just fun is to have less clues given. Thanks again Lauren and hope to have you back soon!

Our team participated in Escape Room Races just yesterday and everyone had such a blast - even the…read morelosers. Fun way to explore the city a bit and use your strategic problem solving skills! I would definitely suggest to any company looking to team build in an exciting new setting.

Trash Service, Bentley Racing Inc. Transported my 2021 Harley Davidson motorcycle from Hammond…read moreIndiana to Copperas Cove Texas the first thing happened was they were a Day late picking the motorcycle up, Once they picked they bike up I got three different different dates on the delivery each day there was a different excuse ,I was told by the company he was broke down in Oklahoma when I told him I would pick the Motorcycle up from where he was, that's when I learned that he had not even left Indiana , My bike was delivered 4 Days late and when it finally came it have scratches on it and my parking brake was not working ...DO NOT HIRE THIS COMPANY TO TRANSPORT ANYTHING ALSO DO NOT HIRE SHIPLUX EITHER THEY WERE THE BROKER DIDPATCH COMPANY WHO FOUND THE SHIPPER ...I ONLY GAVE THEM 1 STAR BECAUSE 0 WAS NOT AN OPTION

I learned about the casket races last year, but didn't attend until this year. It's a soapbox derby…read morewith a Halloween theme and it's a lot of fun. Though it has only been a tradition in Forest Park for 12 years, it is clearly a popular one. Local businesses put together teams to race and it's no joke; there are multiple heats and the racers have to run a couple blocks flat out. There were 19 entries this year I believe, including the public works, police department, library, and several local businesses from Oak Park and Forest Park. They award prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, but the most coveted award is Dead Last. Because this is on Beloit Ave (at Madison) and that's a residential street, they also give an award for Best House Party. A few businesses set up concessions selling coffee, hot cocoa, hot dogs, and alcoholic beverages. Before the last heat they do a costume parade for kids/families/pets, and after the race trick or treating takes place along Madison Street. I will happily attend next year but will probably go earlier to get a better spot and vantage point. Or even better, maybe I'll make friends with someone hosting a house party! We got there only a few minutes before it started and it was a bit difficult to see, though not impossible for me. I'd also bring a camp chair because I didn't realize how long it would be, and standing with a kid on one's hip for a couple hours is not a great time. Parking wasn't bad at all, especially for how close to start we arrived; I found a spot a couple blocks away.

I would love to see the electric bill - I can only imagine what it must be for the largest arcade…read morein the world with over 850 playable arcade cabinets. Speaking of, how wonderful is it that this place exists? Far too many modern places are drink-focused enough that games have cup-holders, the games themselves have giant, modern LCD screens with the brightness and color turned way up, and all this for about $1.50-$2.00 a game that lasts a minute, 90 seconds at best, and does not require much skill (with alcohol, I suppose they want something winnable even while a little inebriated). This is to say nothing of the games where the goal is to win tickets to exchange for prizes - don't get me started on the shenanigans at play. Galloping Ghost has arcade games where a simple joystick and a couple buttons is all you need. There are some older shoot the screen games, and other retro games as well. Let's say that none have a modern, flat-screen, and all are old enough to use CRT (Tube) Screens. Given their age, the games are kept in very good shape! I also love that Galloping Ghost is about the love of the games, and not about the love of liquor with games being an excuse to drink. There are bottled sodas available for sale, but not cup-holders, alcohol, or food. Even gum is forbidden. This also has the effect of being a community icon! When I visited, there was a gathering of furries (not something I engage in, but power to you!) I haven't even gotten to the best part: $25 for all day, all-you-can-play access. Open from 11am to midnight (or 2am Friday & Saturday night). The ticket allows you access throughout the day, so you can come and go as you please. Better still, an extra $5 gets you access to all-you-can-play pinball a couple blocks down the street. Also a good selection of fun machines somewhere between retro and modern Stern. Final verdict: While Chicagoland has some arcades with free-play, and some even don't require an entrance fee, these, despite a modest selection revolve around booze. Galloping Ghost is a dying breed that exists to test your skills, maybe set a record if you're that good, and hang out. All this, for a very reasonable entrance fee.

GGA has way over 1000 games. For that reason, a five star rating is warranted!…read more BUT... Many (about 10 percent or more) aren't playable...there either completely out of order, and have been, in some cases, since last year. Many others (another 10 to 20 percent) suffer from having poorly functioning controls. Still, this place is amazing. It's amazing, but by no means perfect. Back down to 4 stars!

Great race course- nice and flat, a large loop through town that didn't have any awkward turn…read morearounds, and allowed for running in the shade some of the time. This race is smaller than some of the others I've been in- busier streets are not blocked off, but instead traffic is stopped for the runners by police. This is not a chip-timed race, but there are mile markers with volunteers standing to call out the time to you. After the race, they have water, bagels, and fruit. The location at the school allowed for a lot of fun items to be set up for the kids- music, raffles, games, etc, which kept my nieces entertained while they waited! The sponsors donate gift cards, which was a fun incentive to stick around too. Money goes to support a scholarship fund. All around great time, will run this again!

Very impressed with this race. It is a small, neighborhood race. I was surprised it wasn't a bigger…read moredeal in La Grange. It was a beautiful Friday night and was held within walking distance of Lyons high school. Two things were particularly impressive about the race: 1) It was a pretty route, all through the neighborhoods in La Grange and 2) so many kid bands were playing along the route. There was more rock bands than the Rock N' Roll Half Marathon downtown! I can't believe there are so many talented kids in La Grange. It must be a big thing in this community. Very impressed and is being added to my "must do" roster of race events each year!

This is the kind of theatre we need feeding the outskirts of America's major, metropolitan cities…read more While Chicagoans don't often refer to Berwyn as "The Outskirts," I simply point to it's more sedate, suburban surroundings, as opposed to some of the more cosmopolitan stuff you'd experience downtown. This past Saturday, I caught the second to last performance of OUR DAD IS IN ATLANTIS. The production, directed by Artistic Director Ann Filmer, was a tight, ethereal afternoon of theatre. She drew from the actors an emotional honesty and intensity that I haven't seen in a long time. And I see a ton of plays. Ms. Filmer has done an amazing job crafting out a space for unique, daring, dialogue-inducing theatre. She should be very proud of her accomplishments here. I can only hope and pray that this place stays alive for a very long time. BOTTOM LINE: Do yourself a favor, folks, and check it out. A new Rebecca Gilman play is going up this Summer.

Went to see Living Large in a Mini Kind of Way The acting…read moreperformances by the ensemble was fine. Particularly funny was actress Miranda Gonzalez (Big Maria) Rose Guccione is truly talented in both languanges and has excellent timing of dialogue use. The theatre is also impressive for it's location. Confortable and clean. We will surely return and recommend. Well done director Anne Filmer.