A nice little museum located w/i the beautiful Kankakee Amtrak depot, from 1898 for the IC Rr and…read moreon the Natl Register of Historic Places. The museum holds three model train layouts, each of a different scale; a number of display cases of scale model trains, dishes and schedules. Outside is a 1948 Pullman passenger coach which has been partly beautifully restored and redecorated, a UP caboose and a streetcar which once operated in Kankakee.

We had our wedding at the train depot a few weeks ago. I will never hold another event there. Don't…read moreget me wrong, the place is beautiful, and it was the right size for our event. We had the worst experience with Peggy and her "assistants". The first time we met with Peggy she was very nice and willing to help us make the day perfect. After we signed the contract that all went away. We met with her a few times leading up to the wedding. Her story and pricing would change every time we spoke with her. She told us the contract was out of date and that she does not go strictly off of the contract and that it was just a formality to hold our date. We were told the price we owed which we were fine with. Then the week before the wedding she wanted to meet with us again. Her and her assistant tried to charge us over double the agreed upon price. She was the one who told us when we could get in the Depot the day of the event given the price we paid (Goes by hourly). She told us to come at 2:30pm and then charged us an extra $100 for it. Things she told us came with the rental price we paid she quickly tried to turn around and charge us for. She was very rude and unprofessional. They put together a timeline for the wedding day which was completely opposite of what we had wanted. It only gave us about 10-15 minutes for our ceremony and only 20 minutes for pictures. They were rude when we told them we needed about 20 to 25 minutes for the ceremony, and more time for pictures. Our vendors have said they do not want to do weddings here because of her rudeness and unprofessionalism. She told me for months that they do all the setup, that I was to bring in the decorations and do 1 table to show them how I wanted it and they took care of the rest. The day before the wedding comes and we set up a table and Peggy was so rude to my mom who worked hard on decorations and told her "you don't expect me to do this?". She was nasty about it with mom and told her that there will be a fee if we set anything up. That was not in the contract and Peggy had been telling me for months that this was just something they do. Peggy made so many disrespectful comments about our decorations. We were contracted to have the building until 11pm. At 8:30pm the air was shut off and they were trying to push us out the door. Many of our guests have told us they saw her drinking our beer for our guests. She has posted pictures of our wedding without our consent (and yes, I checked the contract). We contacted the city to get this addressed and they just give us the run around saying meetings are scheduled and we will get a call back within the next few days. We have called multiple times and just keep getting the run around. It is a shame because the money is used for events downtown, but to deal with this kind of person does not make it worth is. She was a nightmare to work with. NEVER AGAIN!

We came for a Saturday dining experience. It was really well done. Great food, clean spaces,…read moreentertainment was great, people / staff are very friendly. They kindly accommodated our dietary restrictions (vegan and vegetarian), the food was well done. Would recommend this to anyone. Well worth the price of the ticket for the event!

*this is a delayed review from the summertime dinner series*…read more The drive from the city was honestly not too bad! The farm is located about an hour away from the city, The whole experience was magical. My husband and two friends went together and we loved it. We cannot wait to come back and do another dinner next year. You can get to the farm a little earlier, grab a drink (not included - you do need to pay for any alcoholic beverages), and walk around. Once most of the guest list arrives, the family will tell you about their history of how they got into farming and take you on a tour of the farm. They have a very unique way of farming which they explain in their tour. It was really inspiring hearing the story of the husband and wife who own the farm and how they started the dinner series. After the tour, you get a chance to grab another drink and start to get seated on this very long table that is outside amongst the trees. The idea is "farm to table" with locally sourced foods from the area and from the farm and the idea of building community connections where you can connect with those seating near you! Our chef did such a wonderful job with the menu and incorporating local ingredients. The chef took time to talk to as many guests as possible and the chef we met had such a unique story of how he had become a chef through all his personal struggles. Throughout dinner, there is live music playing in the background and you can get your drinks refilled. Once dinner is done, you get a chance to grab smores, and roast them by the fire. You can spend the time enjoying the night sky/stars and head out when you are ready. When we were sitting near the fire, we met a couple who had been coming here since the farm opened. They mentioned that there is even a summer camp for kids to learn farming skills and use the time to unplug from the busy city. There seems to be events all year around as well that are family focused. All in all, this is worth supporting and expericining!

This place is really nice, but it's so expensive and whenever you get popcorn, you don't get butter…read moreon it and the employees are really nice there, but the bathrooms are really dirty not being mean but the upstairs one is really small

I love the nostalgia at the Mar!!! And if you're looking for very reasonable ticket prices and…read moreyummy snacks, you can't go wrong at this theater. The first movie I saw at the Mar was Carrie, way back in 1976. I keep coming back bc it's a friendly and fun place to watch a good movie.

Worth the trip! Free admission and parking…read more Get there early for decent parking. If souvenirs, concessions, fan interaction aren't your thing, then come in the back way off of Rt 50, to stadium drive and go right. Follow road to (S) and youll find parking. This is the late arrivers area but avoids the crush of people at the main area. Short walk to practice fields. Things of note if your enter on back side off of Stadium drive. There are porta johns, but outside the entrance, just keep your pass and youll be ok. The gate will ask to see the pass when you re-enter. All concessions and souvenirs and player access are on the other side of field. Bring a cooler, (they will check for booze) and food. As long as you clean up after your self , no one will bother you. Bring a folding chair! If you don't, you stand or sit on ground which is harder to see. If your lucky , there might be space in metal bleachers to sit. If your really pleasant to the guys in the golf carts, they may give you a ride to your car. They arent required but under sympathy conditions they might. Other notes. When you enter fields from back side, that is Gate 3. At this gate, field 1 will be on ur right. During practice, the starters on offense and defense , will usually scrimmage here . Next to that is field 2. Reserves usually scrimmage there, though sometimes various groups will do short drills on field 2. Field 3 to your left is often the kicker, punter and specials teams. Field 4 which is behind 3 to the (S) usually isnt used but sometimes has injured players working out or having meetings. Sometimes if your lucky players will come to sidelines on this side and sign autographs. (Usually they do this on the other end towards the main gate and after practice.) So plan accordingly, Wear a hat and put on sunscreen it can get hot for being out here during the morning for almost 3 hrs. One last thing, if you want to avoid traffic in the way out, leave when the last whistle blows at 1045-55. At that time players will gather at middle of field with Coach and theres a brief team meeting to end session. After that, several players will spend last 10 mins bs'ing or a few will run some drill's after practice and many will sign autographs. Then players & coaches talk to media. This is your cue to leave to avoid traffic. Thats all I can think of. Its fun to see them up close hitting and trash talking each other. Good luck and have fun.

The start of football season means watching endless hours of football and scheduling activities…read morearound Bears' games. Come December I am tired of this routine; however, during pre-season I am optimistic and cheerful about the upcoming year. This is why Bears' Training Camp is perfect for me. I can still dream about winning the Super Bowl and for a very small investment we can see the players up close and in person. The entire event is free. Free parking, free entry and free autographs. You won't be able to catch Urlacher and Peppers as they ride in on their golf carts, but plenty of players do stop for the kids. We like to make a day of it and bring our chairs, blankets, snacks and beverages. It is the Ravinia of football. There really isn't a bad view and you can get pretty close to the action. According to my husband, this is fabulous because you can hear all of the players and coaches yelling as well as their bones crunching.

I have only been to the basement of this establishment to hear a band quite a few times. This is…read moreone of our favorite places to go. The drinks are very inexpensive, and the quaint setting is lots of fun! Nice big bar, not a big dance floor, pool table area, and lots of friendly people! If you want to have a good time this is the place to go on a saturday night! It tends to be an older crowd, which is something that we like.

Cheap drinks. No food other than frozen pizza. A nice little dive bar. Did I mention cheap…read moredrinks?

It doesn't get any more small town of a celebration than this! Historically started in 1938 and…read moregoing on strong annually during the first weekend in August. The Momence Gladiolus Festival (the gladiolus are locally grown here) is a 5 day celebration that brings out the locals and neighboring towns folks and city slickers like myself to join in on the fun. There's events such as the princess and queen coronations, the flea, craft, and antique market, a classic car show, parades (kiddie parade on Friday and the main parade on Saturday), carnival and live music. It's a very family friendly event for the present and generations to come. I'm proud that it's a part of my family and in-laws tradition. The parade features local businesses and area high school marching bands decorated in, if you guessed Gladiolus, then you were right on the money. Music is upbeat and there's rarely if ever a dull moment during the main parade. The flea market is a great time to walk the park and see the interesting wares the vendors are selling. The classic car show is fun to see for all ages as well. The carnival is such a nostalgic novelty that it never ceases to remind me of my own childhood days. If it's small town family fun, then you need to load up the family and head on down to the next Momence Gladiolus Festival if you haven't already done so.

I've had horrible experiences every time I've been here. Rude staff and not even just to me but to…read moreother customers as well. Will not be going back and will not be recommending. If i could give 0 stars i would.

Very nice people very clean inside great place to gamble or get a drink and hang out at.read more