Your host to Chicago: when fiction meets your vacation
Sports fans were looking forward to traveling to Chicago in 2016, but Rio won the bid for the host city of the 2016 Olympic Games. But do you still want to visit Chicago next summer on a weekend? How about in 2010?
Then start making plans for Chicago - and here's a unique way to travel the fabled streets, subway and more of the City of Big Shoulders - spend one day of your 2010 vacation with the author of "Pookoo" as your guide.
"I lived and worked in Chicago and it's my favorite city," D.L. Shiloh said, whose novel "Pookoo" details life for a group of 20-somethings in 1991. "It'll be a walk-and-ride tour with scenes out of the book. It's an insider's look."
With an intimate-sized group of 20 travelers, Shiloh will take visitors from the north side (Rogers Park) down to the city's famed Loop - and in between. Highlights include:
*Ride "the El" train
*Visit a coffeehouse mentioned in the novel
*Walk Michigan Avenue - home of world-class shopping
PLUS, get an autographed copy of "Pookoo" along with a photo op for each person who takes the tour.
For more info, e-mail Homefield Multimedia at bessamail@yahoo.com. Include which summer month weekend you expect to visit, along with your contact info.
