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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dismiss dinner cruises all you want as a tourist thing. When you first set eyes on the stunning glass-topped, flat-bottomed ship christened Odyssey Chicago River, your citified skepticism will be ...