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Jul 02
Santa’s Village Amusement Park 60th Anniversary Season

We got to spend the day at Santa's Village in East Dundee, IL as a family earlier this summer. It was the first time any of us had been there. Let me just say, we had so much fun we'll be sure to go back!

Jun 24
Nintendo Switch Road Trip 2019

Nintendo is hitting the road again this summer and holing a Kick-Off Party at Chicago’s Navy Pier. The tour kicks off on June 26 and will travel across the country through October, making many stops along the way! The tour includes opportunities to play the hottest Nintendo Switch games of the summer, including the opportunity […]

Jun 19
Have You Taken the Paternity Leave Pledge?

DADS & MOMS: This Father’s Day, I was proud to partner with Dove Men+Care and take the #PaternityLeavePledge. I wasn’t offered Paternity Leave when we had our first, so I took two weeks earned vacation time. It made all the difference in starting off parenthood with a strong bond with my small growing family. Now we can goof-off and have fun […]

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Jun 16
“Free Kids Summer Movie Escape” at CMX Market Old Orchard in Skokie, IL

Now through August 1: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays CMX Market Cinema Old Orchard, a unique combination of luxury movie-going experience with refined self-serve culinary and beverage selections, will debut its “Free Kids Movie Escape” promotion, offering the latest movies at no charge for all guests on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting at 10 a.m. throughout […]