Sometimes, being a dyed-in-the-wool local can get in the way of finding some amazing fun. Case in point: A friend recently invited my husband and me to join a group on the Odyssey Premier Dinner ...

The Odyssey Chicago River, a glitzy new 140-foot glass-enclosed vessel, is ready to go where no ship has gone before: serving expensive white-tablecloth dinners to boatloads of tourists and ...

A rendering of the new boat’s fully enclosed dining cabin. Odyssey Cruises Starting next summer, the Chicago River will welcome a new glass-topped boat offering its 200 passengers dinner service and ...

The woman at the ticket office looked up at me with pity in her eyes. “Just one?” she said. “My husband had to work,” I lied. Actually, Steve was at home because he did not want to “pay $86 to eat bad ...

HAMMOND | The eighth annual Odyssey dinner cruise, the kickoff event for the Festival of the Lakes, sets sail on July 19 from the Hammond Marina. Boarding begins at 6 p.m.; the Odyssey sets sail for ...

HAMMOND | Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Parks & Recreation are pleased to announce that tickets are on sale now for the kick-off event of the 8th Annual Festival of the Lakes. The ...