Everyone knows that Chicago wasa hotbed for Jazz and, especially, Blues back in the day.  Those of you who spend any time on South Campus see some of the landmarks and statues all the time.  Now, through December 15, the DuSable Museum of Afican American History is giving museum-goers a chance to experience some of the clubs that thrived on the south side in the 30s, 40s, and 50s.

The clubs at 47th Street no longer exist, but DuSable has some of the artifacts in their display.

The museum isn’t free, but it’s generally really inexpensive.  Check the website for details depending on time and day.

USE YOUR U-PASS: There’s a few ways to get here, including the Halsted Bus and the Green Line.  Listen to Google Maps.

DuSable Museum

Miss the old haunted houses you used to go with your high school friends?  Chicago doesn’t offer a lot of haunted houses, but one of the most frightening (and seemingly most expensive) does exist just a train ride away from campus.

The folks behind Hades (one of Chicago’s best haunted houses) in Palatine have opened ‘Chronicles of the Cursed: Hades Emerges.’ on Grand Ave.  The website is scary enough…good luck in the actual house.  Admission is $20 and runs through Halloween.  Make sure to check the website as it’s not open every day.

If you’re the scared type and just looking for a pumpkin, you’re probably out of luck trying to take the ‘L’ to pumpkin patch.  Your best bet is a local grocery store.

USE YOUR U-PASS: Red Line-Grand & State, exit and walk 8 blocks West
Blue Line-Grand & Halsted, exit and walk 3 blocks East
Green Line-Clinton & Lake, exit and walk North on Clinton 2 blocks, go left on Kinzie for 1 block, go right at Jefferson and walk 1 block to Jefferson and Grand Ave. Or follow what Google says.

Chronicles of the Cursed