Today I am attending two sporting events in Chicago. First, I am watching the Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. Second, I am attending the Chicago Blackhawks game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The sporting events taking place in Chicagoland and Milwaukee today include:
1) Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. Game starts at 12:00 pm (CT). On a rare occurrence, tickets for the game will be under face value on the secondary ticket market. So show up at Soldier Field if …

Tonight, even though the Chicago Bulls were playing the Boston Celtics at the United Center, I still chose to attend the boxing match between Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi at the UIC Pavilion. The fight was for the NABO Junior Welterweight Title and was the first boxing event I have attended in over 4.5 years (not counting the AIBA World Boxing Championships held at the UIC Pavilion two years ago).
Parking at UIC PavilionParking at the UIC Pavilion is painless. The parking lot is directly across the street and costs $15.
Obtaining …

Today is a big day for sporting events in the Chicago and Milwaukee area. There are 11 events with some afternoon college basketball games to professional basketball and boxing this evening.
1) Boxing: Juan Diaz vs. Paulie Malignaggi II in a NABO Junior Welterweight Title fight at the UIC Pavilion. Fight starts at 9:15 pm, but the 12 card day starts at 2:30 pm.2) Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics at the United Center in Chicago, IL. Game starts at 7:00 pm (CT).3) Milwaukee Bucks vs. Portland Trailblazers at the Bradley Center …

Here are the events taking place in Chicago or Milwaukee tonight and the order in which I would attend them:
1) Chicago Bulls vs. Golden State Warriors at the United Center in Chicago, IL. Game starts at 7:00 pm (CT).2) Milwaukee Admirals vs. San Antonio Rampage at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI. Game starts at 7:00 pm (CT).3) Chicago Blaze vs. Detroit Hitmen at the West Meadows Ice Arena in Rolling Meadows, IL. Game starts at 7:25 pm (CT).4) Marquette Women’s Basketball vs. Wisconsin at the Al McGuire Center in …

Not much going on in the world of sports in Chicago or Milwaukee today. The only event is harness racing at Maywood Park in Maywood, IL (post time 7:20 pm) – although check before you show up since it maybe cancelled due to the weather. Thoroughbred horse racing at Hawthorne Racecourse in Cicero, IL was cancelled today due to the extreme cold.

There are three sporting events to attend in the Chicago and Milwaukee area tonight.
1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. New York Rangers at the United Center in Chicago, IL. Game starts at 7:30 pm (CT).2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. Toronto at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI. Game starts at 7:00 pm (CT).3) Notre Dame Men’s Basketball vs. IUPUI at the Joyce Center in South Bend, IN. Game Starts at 7:30 pm (ET).
In addition, you can attend harness racing at Balmoral Park in Crete, IL (post time 7:20 pm) or greyhound racing at …

There are three basketball games to attend in the Chicago and Milwaukee area tonight.
1) Chicago Bulls vs. New Jersey Nets at the United Center in Chicago, IL. Game starts at 7:00 pm (CT).2) Marquette Men’s Basketball vs. UW-Milwaukee at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI. Game starts at 7:00 pm (CT).3) Notre Dame Women’s Basketball vs. IPFW at the Joyce Center in South Bend, IN. Game Starts at 7:00 pm (ET).

As with attending any sporting event, the location of where you live or where you decide to stay determines what sporting events you can attend. For example, if the Ultimate Sports Wife and I did not live less than one block from Wrigley Field, we would not attend nearly half the Cubs game we actually attend. Second, living in Chicago, allows me to attend many more Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks games than attending Chicago Fire or Chicago Wolves games (teams based in the Chicago …