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Hide-A-Way Lake Campground
Aug 23, 2008 by LISA from CHICAGO

Overall Rating: 1

• Going home.
• Everything.

“This place is horrible, do not bring your family here! It is a real life version of a Stephen king movie or Friday the 13th, there are no words to describe this campground. Broken play ground equipment, soaped up golf carts, loud for your own safety do not go there!”

Hide-A-Way Lake Campground
Aug 23, 2008 by l from glendale heights

Overall Rating: 1

• Leaving.
• Everything.

“Do not camp here! It is scary! It looks like a great location for a Steven King movie or perhaps a sequel to Friday the 13th words can't even describe this place, do not bring your family here!”

St Mary Of Nazareth
Aug 13, 2008 by Maria from Tillett

Overall Rating: 1

• Nothing.
• The birthing unit.

“Not a friendly place. This is a Polish hospital and if you are not of Polish descent do not bother coming here. The OB unit seems rushed and I felt like a number not a person. The nurses are not nice and just did not seem to understand that I have pain. I had a c-section and they told me that by the third day, I should not have any pain. I had surgery of course I am in pain! Everyone handles pain differently but they just did not understand that (or believe) that my pain was there.”

Maple Meadows Golf Course
Jul 30, 2008 by Joe from Downers Grove

Overall Rating: 7

• Nice greens and fairways.
• Need more washrooms and for the cart person to come around more.

“Very nice course, has enough trouble on it to get even the low handicapper in trouble.”

Six Flags Great America
Jul 22, 2008 by sam

Overall Rating: 9

• Great rides.
• Crowds.

“A great all day get-away but there were long lines and overly expensive food. Overall I had a good time.”

K Bowl
Jul 16, 2008 by J

Overall Rating: 2

• 40 nice, state of the art alleys.
• Customer service that should make any owner re-evaluate his or her entire staff.

“As far as facilities goes, Kbowl is hard to beat. As far as employees, customer relations goes, unless you enjoy being berated and disrespected by the employees that are supposed to serve you, I suggest finding another bowling alley.”

Bowl Haven Lanes
Jun 16, 2008 by Jason from Bethalto, IL

Overall Rating: 2

• Location.
• Outdated styling, run down.

“Machines didn't work, place is dirty, looks run down.”

Crane Creek Golf Club
Jun 5, 2008 by Walter from Virginia Beach, VA

Overall Rating: 10

• Great staff, awesome greens.
• No water on course, lack of cart paths.

“Incredible course. Very long, requires accurate drives. Greens were some of the best I have ever seen. Very smooth, very true roll, and very fast. Not many flat, straight puts. Staff was very nice. $22 unlimited pay on Tuesday including a cart.”

Hide-A-Way Lake Campground
Jun 2, 2008 by quinn from Chicago

Overall Rating: 1

• The girl at the gate was nice.
• Everything - they need to be shut down.

“My husband and I took a drive out to see the campground over the weekend. Scary is not even the word to describe it! Driving in there were several abandoned campers with weeds covering them. It was as if we drove into another world. There was no rhyme or reason to this place. The bathrooms were run down at best. The facilities were absolutely gross - it was as if this was a sub community to some out law gang land. To be fair the girl at the front gate was nice to let us drive around and also opened the office to give us information but I was worried about her actually being in that campground - how could she feel safe there?.”

Millennium Park
May 29, 2008 by Ramesh from Chicago

Overall Rating: 7

• Refreshing to see most of nice buildings.
• Not many things to see.

“Cute little park. Not much to see. You will enjoy more when there are programs in the auditorium. Good if you have at least 2 hours of time to spend.”

John G Shedd Aquarium
May 29, 2008 by Ramesh from Chicago

Overall Rating: 5

• Wales show.
• Not many fishes and not arranged properly. More hype.

“It is good but not great. Wales show is good and also 4D theatre. Entrance price is more than it's worth.”

Randall 16 Theater
May 26, 2008 by JANET from GENEVA

Overall Rating: 1

• Teens, teens, teens. Horrible staff and manager.

“Randall 16 is strictly run by teenagers that are rude and self-absorbed. They are horrible at the concession. Every time I go, it is dreadful, knowing that I have to be waited on by this staff. They are in conversation with their peers behind the counter, and have no regard to the people to whom they are to waiting on. Then to try and report this behavior, you are then faced with a manager that is another teenager, or barely above that age. It is so frustrating. These teens need some serious guidance. Not to mention, that if some state health agency decided to pop in, the floors and counters behind the concessions are so filthy, muttered with popcorn thrown about. I'd rather not know where my food is coming from, if this is the case. Someone needs to get in gear, before this theater goes downhill anymore!”

Hide-A-Way Lake Campground
May 24, 2008 by Jim from Lemont,Il.

Overall Rating: 1

• Nothing.
• Everything.

“Went to visit friends that were staying there, left when the wanted to charge us to visit, with our friends already signed-in and waiting for us in the office. If you like rusted-out wrecks, tall, unmoved grass/weeds, loud music of all varieties, soaped-up four wheel drive vehicles racing around, then this is the place for you! If you travel just 10 minutes west on Il. Rt.71 check out Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park-Camp & Resort. Clean, Friendly Staff, Well-Maintained Sites, Lots of Activities, and no charge to visit and check-out the grounds. Well worth the extra ten minute drive and price difference !”

Green Garden Country Club, Inc
May 17, 2008 by Harilyn from Park Forest

Overall Rating: 10

• Great food, beautiful setting, friendly staff.
• It's a bit of a trip for us, but well worth it.

“We [my husband and I] have visited the restaurant several times. It is a beautiful setting with a nice menu selection and reasonable prices. We went with friends last Sunday for their brunch [$12.95 as of this date] and were truly delighted at the very extensive buffet selections with made-to-order choices prepared by a pleasant, accommodating chef. They serve the best bacon I ever ate; crepes, blintzes - several untypical breakfast items, and all of the usual. It was very good! Exceptional, actually. We don't golf, so I can't really comment on that, but the courses are beautiful, and they have an indoor driving range that is quite a sight to behold.”

Crane Creek Golf Club
Apr 2, 2008 by troy from armington illinois

Overall Rating: 8

• Value.
• Number 11 it a mother to birdie when pin in tough location.

“Cant beat Crane, they got bang for the buck; nice golf course plus a bonus see deer often and sometimes wild turkeys plus in springtime when the Cactus blooming, it pretty, yes central Illinois have Cactus, anyway it worth the drive enjoy.”

Hillcrest Golf Center
Mar 30, 2008 by don from daisy ,arkansas

Overall Rating: 10

• Great greens and fairways.
• There's one fairway that I have trouble getting through the trees, if you have played there then you know.

“Every summer we visit Washington, and I play a lot of golf at Hillcrest, it is a great course, my brother in law made a hole in one there, I plan on being there again this July, can't wait.”

La Grange Memorial Hospital
Mar 28, 2008 by Gaill Van Tuinen from Justice, IL

Overall Rating: 1

• None.
• The nurses are rude, arrogant, unhelpful and lazy.

“My mother was recently in this hospital. She was not treated nicely at all. She would ask for help and the nurse would come in and said they would be right back and would never show back up. My dad and sister did more for her than the doctors or nurses. The nurses were also very rude and would ignore her calls. She couldn't get out of the bed to go to the bathroom and she wet the bed. She called for a nurse and it took her over a half hour to come to help her out. She was very unhappy in that hospital and doesn't ever want to go back.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Marion Bowl
Mar 17, 2008 by GENA from CHICAGO

Overall Rating: 10

• Smoke free, friendly service. nice atmosphere.
• Nothing negative that we saw.

“The service was friendly the bowling was fun and the new bathrooms were nicer and very clean. We will definitely be back.”

Libertyville Theater 1&2
Mar 13, 2008 by bob from libertyville

Overall Rating: 10

• Cheap tickets, great food and drinks with free refills and it's in Libertyville.
• Absolutely nothing.

“This place owns. Go to it if u r looking for a sweet theatre with a lot of potential. Oh and it's in Libertyville baby.”

Crystal Bowl Inc
Mar 8, 2008 by jackie from mchenry

Overall Rating: 6

• Lots of fun with family.
• Too many smokers.

“Overall we enjoyed our time there, but I doubt that we will return. Due to there smoky atmospheres.”

Striker Lanes
Feb 20, 2008 by LM from Oak Park

Overall Rating: 3

• Well kept lanes.
• Smoking throughout alleys and bar.

“Nice lanes but this establishment continues to violate the law by allowing smoking throughout the bowling alley. It is filled with second hand smoke and there is a blatant disregard for the state law. The manager apologizes but continues to not enforce the no smoking policy.”

Yorktown Golf Complex, Inc
Jan 3, 2008 by Matthew from O'Fallon

Overall Rating: 4

• Its great for beginners.
• its very easy for pros.

“It was easy.”

Fiesta Lanes
Jan 2, 2008 by Chris from Pontiac

Overall Rating: 8

• No smoking, reasonable prices on bowling and concessions.
• Older, unattractive decor. .

“The fiesta bowl in Pontiac, Illinois is not the best center in the world. However, for a bowling center, it is kept clean and it has a friendly staff. The lanes are synthetic and only a couple of years old; the lanes are also oiled on a regular basis with a fairly new conditioning machine. Although the machines are old, they do perform well and the scoring system is virtually flawless. The fiesta bowl is a great place for families and kids; and it is strictly no smoking all of the time. .”

El Mar Bowl
Dec 28, 2007 by Ben from Chicago

Overall Rating: 10

• Good atmosphere.
• Location in a strange spot.

“Decent prices, convenient restaurant, good beer selection. .”

Crane Creek Golf Club
Oct 23, 2007 by joe

Overall Rating: 10

• Great loved it.
• Less populated none so good keep it up.

“Awesome loved it great people.”

Crane Creek Golf Club
Oct 13, 2007 by Joe Adair from Bloomington IL

Overall Rating: 8

• Unbelievable low prices and a great golf course.
• Rough was burned up, and hard as a rock, but hey, it was $22 so no complaints.

“Wow what a challenge. This course is a super layout, with some of the fastest greens in IL. At 7400 yards from tips, and several sets of tees, you can bite off all or more than you can chew at this track. Only one hole I didn't like and that was the par 3 #12. If you're above the whole a foot, you have no chance on this one. Kind of a goofy hole, but the other 17 are superb. Oh, and did I mention you can play all day on Mondays for $25. Best value in golf anywhere Ive ever been.”

Hide-A-Way Lake Campground
Oct 5, 2007 by Donna from Palos Hills

Overall Rating: 3

• Fun if you want to party without many rules.
• A disgrace to what could be a beautiful natural spot.

“Although conveniently located in proximity to home (only 45 min. ride) and a beautiful ride to the campground, it is indeed a bit on the seedy side. I have visited this campground dozens of times because my family had a site here. The woods are filled with abandoned truck trailers and other rusted un-natural equipment. Many areas look like junkyards with old tractors and equipment. When I visited over Labor day weekend, only 1 of the 9 or so female showers worked, so long lines were your only option. If you like to party, this is the place to be. A lot of drunken people hanging out at the pool all day and falling on the dance floor of the pavilion are a way of life here. Most of the full time residents are toothless with scary demeanors, not role models for young children. The store onsite is junky, needs a major clean up as well as the recreation room.”

Stoney Creek Golf Course
Oct 4, 2007 by Brian from Chicago, Il.

Overall Rating: 8

• Water holes, pin placement.
• None

“Stoney Creek is a great course for those new to the sport. It features an easy landscape coupled with tough pin placements which can challenge even the most experienced. I golf there several times a year with my teen age children and the location and course rating appeal to them.”

Crane Creek Golf Club
Sep 30, 2007 by John from Springfield

Overall Rating: 10

• Outstanding layout and course condition.
• No website.

“The most solid 18 whole course In central Illinois, public or private. Demanding but fairy, very scenic, friendly staff.”

Crossroads Community Hospital
Aug 26, 2007 by Kay from Salem

Overall Rating: 1

• Nothing.
• Worst care I ever received misdiagnosed my husband said he was having a back muscle spasm when he was having a stroke.

“Very poor quality in medical care through there emergency room. Nasty rooms and no up to date medical equipment would not recommend this hospital for my dog.”

Crane Creek Golf Club
Aug 23, 2007 by Mark from Normal, IL

Overall Rating: 8

• The course is cut out of an incredibly beautiful piece of property.
• Gravel cart paths (a minor negative).

“What a gem! Virtually in the middle of nowhere, this course is cut out of a beautiful piece of land. Some of the most impressive driving holes, with elevated tee boxes, that you will find anywhere. The greens are fast and roll true. The bent grass fairways are wonderful. The price is so low that it is hard to believe. The clubhouse staff is incredibly friendly. They make you feel like you are part of the family. The course is not perfect mind you. There are a few rough spots around the edges. But those are minor issues. All in all, this is a very fun course to play and serves as a tough test of golf, especially from the blue and black tees. You have to try this one!”

Brunswick Zone 311
Aug 16, 2007 by rashmi from roselle

Overall Rating: 10

• Nice hosts.
• For birthdays we need more slices of pizza.

“This is the best place in the Universe.”

Kline Creek Farm
Jul 27, 2007 by Chris from DeKalb

Overall Rating: 9

• Lots of fun events.
• Can slow on days when no events are scheduled.

“Great place to take the kids to see farm animals and relax while they run off some energy. They offer some great events throughout the year including corn harvesting, threshing, maple syrup making. The kids love the newborn lambs and calves in the spring. One year we were lucky enough to see a calf being born!”

Crane Creek Golf Club
Jul 24, 2007 by Brian from Decatur

Overall Rating: 9

• Great course-nice people.
• No course guides.

“Awesome golf course, especially for 20 dollars with cart on a Monday. At times I couldn't believe I was in central Il. Front nine is fairly easy to score on. Back nine can eat your lunch quick. Greens were well kept and held shots. This was my first time playing the course, so I was disappointed there were no yardage books available and no hole layouts on the scorecard or tee boxes. Many blind shots, so there were a lot of surprises and my sky caddie only gave yardages to the pin, (manually mapped).”

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Lehmans Lakeside Rv Resort
Jul 23, 2007 by kalie from illinois

Overall Rating: 4

• Quiet at night except highway noise.
• Packed in like sardines and water.

“If you like to be bored out of your mind this place is for you. I would not recommend it if you have kids. They pack you in like sardines. It stinks and will run out if you don't keep an eye on it.”

Mercy Hospital And Medical Center
Jul 23, 2007 by Elena from Munich

Overall Rating: 3

• Friendly nurses.
• Do not know where to start.

“I would not recommend anyone to go this hospital. I have visited the ASCO Annual Meeting and needed an emergency treatment. Although the Hospital is in close distance to the McCormick Place and one would think that they frequently have non-American patients, they are not prepared at all on e.g. how to handle billings for Europeans. They ask for cash deposit, for which one never receives a receipt. The costs for the medical treatment one received separately; from Miami (also these people are really not helpful). Months later my bill is still not sorted out. The email address indicated on their website is not working and if you contact them by phone there is obviously no one in charge. The only positive point was that the nurses were quite friendly. Otherwise, can not recommend this hospital at all.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Libertyville Theater 1&2
Jul 3, 2007 by luke from Libertyvile

Overall Rating: 10

• Great prices and service.
• Dirty.

“Great prices; gives you food in theater.”

Discovery Center Museum
Jul 2, 2007 by Dorothy from Beloit, WI

Overall Rating: 10

• Lots for children to do.
• No refreshment area.

“There is something for all age groups to do and enjoy. The outside area is awesome for the children to burn off energy.”

Camp Far Horizons Girl Scout
Jun 24, 2007 by Amy

Overall Rating: 8

• Friends, counselors, and food were great.
• The showers were pretty disgusting.

“It's really fun...”

Twin Oaks Golf Course
Jun 11, 2007 by Jen from Keysport

Overall Rating: 10

• Amazing.
• None.

“This golf course is amazing! I absolutely loved it! So scenic and beautiful. The owners are also nice, the whole family!”

Crane Creek Golf Club
Jun 8, 2007 by T from Vermont, IL

Overall Rating: 9

• Diamond in the rough considering the location.
• Greens could be faster.

“Hands down, the best track and value in central Illinois and I'm not comparing it to your local mini. I'm comparing to weaver ridge, coyote creek, the rail, piper glen, the den & Illinois National. Lots of elevation change and blind shots. Something new around ever corner and over every hill. From the black or blue tee. This is a very long & tight course that puts a premium on driving. Very well maintained for the price and the people in the new clubhouse are some of the nicest anywhere.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Chicago Trolley Company
Jun 7, 2007 by Godinez from Altamont,TN

Overall Rating: 10

• Great Tour Guides and overall staff.
• Nothing.

“Now I know why they call Chicago the Windy City, because being up top a Chicago Double Decker Bus not only do you get a great view of the city but you also get a taste of the wonderful wind that Chicago is famous for and a fabulous Tour. My family and I visited Chicago during the Memorial weekend. Our tour started a the Navy Pier stop, my family and I were mesmerized by the bright colors of the Chicago Trolley bright red ticket booth and how professional the ticket agent looked and handle other customers in front of us. When we approach the ticket both the ticket agent greeted us with a big smile that sold us automatically. They were very polite and informative; they answer all of our questions and new a lot of the service that they were selling. They told us about the great gift you get with the purchase of their tour tickets; which was music to my children ears to here that they would get a free bag of the famous Garrets Popcorn and a Chocolate Hershey bar with their ticket. They also told us about their great Ethnic Tour, two tours for the price of one what a deal. There was another tour company that was next to them "Grey Line" but they looked scary and mean and instead of inviting they actually scared customers away with the "I do not want to be hear" look in their face and their unwelcoming ticket booths. Of course we went with the bright company Chicago Double Decker co. We took the Tour aboard a London Style Double Decker Bus when the bus approach the stop the driver and tour guide came down and introduce themselves to all the customers that were waiting. We felt right at home with our Tour Guide he was funny and informative. Our tour was full of Chicago history as well as Chicago comedy. The best thing is that Walt like other tour guides that work for this company really enjoyed their job which made us enjoy even more our Tour. We had lunch at the great millenniums park were we also learned that this same company Double Decker Co. Just open a new retail store where you can get all your Chicago souvenirs as well as tickets to take this great tour. If you are going to be in Chicago for more than one day I do recommend their three day pass you get a free t-shirt plus the other great gifts. Overall I truly recommend this tour company our experience was one of the best.”

Circle Bowling Lanes
May 21, 2007 by Karen from Forest Park

Overall Rating: 7

“Fun bowling alley, but you have to score the games yourself. A bit on the expensive side but taken care of nicely.”

Crane Creek Golf Club
May 11, 2007 by David from Lincoln, Illinois

Overall Rating: 10

• Cheap, difficult, and well kept.
• Very long course.

“Wide open fairways, with rolling hills and many doglegs. This is a beautiful course. You better not hit into the trees or it might not be playable though. Not much water at all, which is a good thing for those that slice. Small clubhouse, but a full bar and very reasonably priced for the quality. It is in the middle of nowhere, but is not hard to find with good directions. ”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Centennial Lanes, Inc
Apr 14, 2007 by John from Palos Hills

Overall Rating: 1

• Nice bowling alley.
• There website does not work!

“My rating is a 1 because they advertise there website address and when you try to go to it, it does not work, it points to some search engine. Think you better call snap-it designs inc. Or go to there website that works. Www.sNApitdesigns.com and have a site done that actually work and point to your bowling facility. I guess I¿ll bowl somewhere else...”

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Libertyville Theater 1&2
Apr 14, 2007 by Patrick from Hoffman Estates

Overall Rating: 7

• Cheap tickets and free refills on popcorn and soda.
• The interior of the theater needs a face lift.

“If you are looking for a great value this is it! New release movies for a few bucks, free refills on all drinks and popcorn, and a clean lobby. The theater is old and the interior needs some attention, but it¿s still a nice place. I would not say it is the cleanest movie theater every, but it is not a filthy hole either...”

Discovery Center Museum
Apr 4, 2007 by Linda from Chicago

Overall Rating: 10

• Liked that it was a safe environment for little ones to enjoy.
• None.

“My friend and I took her twin 3 year old granddaughters to this museum while we were on a short vacation to white pines forest. The girls had a wonderful time playing in the child size kitchen and house. There was also a water table for which smocks were provided. It was nice enough to venture to the outside area, and I could see that in the warmer weather the children would enjoy this even more. The big outdoor attraction to the girls was the sandbox with dinosaur bones buried in it. There were so many things to do here that all cannot be mentioned. We stayed for 2 1/2 hours and the girls still were not ready to leave, but it was time to get lunch. We have already recommended it to our friends in Chicago who have younger children.”

Lockport Strike N Spare II
Mar 5, 2007 by Nancy from Homer Glen

Overall Rating: 9

• Staff.
• Restrooms.

“This place is the best if you ever want a night out with the family. The food is great and the bowling rocks!”

2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Delnor-Community Hospital
Jan 15, 2007 by sj

Overall Rating: 10

• Top rated friendly pleasant dr. Mullica is the reason that makes donor hospital great.
• For stroke/heart attacks--it may be a bit far for ambulance from far away areas.

“It is located next to Geneva commons--a great mall with good eating places, food stores and fine stores. Donor hospital has nice pleasant view. Highly recommend for others from other areas.”

Lehmans Lakeside Rv Resort
Jan 14, 2007 by Ben from Boulder City NV

Overall Rating: 5

• Big sites.
• None.

“We stayed awake in Oct. Large sites and well maintained.”