Windy City Wanderers!

🎉✨ Birthday Sunset at The Robey – Rooftop Celebration! ✨🎂🌆

Let’s keep the tradition alive! Every October, I love celebrating my birthday with my meetup family all month long – and this year we’re heading back to one of the best rooftop spots in Chicago on my actual birthday!

📅 Wednesday, October 22, 2025
⏰ 5:45–8:30 PM (come when you can!)
📍 The Up Room, 13th Floor – The Robey Hotel (Wicker Park)

🍸 What’s happening:
We’ll catch the sunset from the 13th floor rooftop lounge, sip great cocktails, and enjoy incredible skyline views with the Blue Line trains rolling underneath. The Up Room has both indoor and outdoor seating, so we’ll be cozy no matter the weather.

🎂 Birthday Bonus: My official birthday is 10/22 – but I celebrate all month long, and this rooftop soirée is one of my favorite traditions. Come toast with me if you are able to join!

✨ Important Info:

• Please do NOT mention Meetup or a large group to staff. Just say you’re meeting a friend for a drink at the Up Room. (Otherwise, they may send us to the downstairs bar.)
• We’ll all arrive separately, so they won’t know we’re one group.
• Everyone is responsible for their own tab.
• Light snacks are available upstairs, but plenty of restaurants are nearby for before/after.
• Dress code: business casual.

🍹 Sip, Laugh & Celebrate! Happy Hour at Old Town’s Glunz Tavern 🎊✨

🎉 Let’s Keep the Party Going! 🎂🍻

My official birthday is October 22, 2025, but I love celebrating all month long in October with my friends and meetup family. 🥳 Come join me for a Thursday night get-together — the perfect way to round out the week and keep the celebrations rolling!

📅 Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
🕔 Time: 5:45 PM
📍 Location: Glunz Tavern, Old Town

We’ll gather at this classic Old Town spot 🍺🍷 — a cozy tavern known for its charm and great happy hour deals. It’s the perfect place to catch after-work specials, share laughs, and raise a glass together.
✨ Come toast October birthdays and enjoy an evening of fun with friends!

✨ Weekly Specials at The Glunz Tavern ✨
Happy Hour
🕓 Weekdays from 4 PM – 7 PM

• $8 Well Drinks
• $10 Aperol or Hugo Spritz
• $5 French Fries & Homemade Chips

Thursday Specials

• 🍔 $2 Hamburger Sliders
• 🍻 $25 Schlitz Buckets
• 🍺 $30 Corona, Michelob, or Modelo Buckets
• 🍹 $35 High Noon & NÜTRL Buckets

📍 Location: Glunz Tavern, 1202 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
🌐 Website: https://www.glunztavern.com

🏛️ About Glunz Tavern
The House of Glunz was founded in 1888 by Louis Glunz Sr., who emigrated from Westphalia, Germany, and settled in what is now Chicago’s Old Town. Over its long history, the business has functioned as a wine wholesaler, beer distributor, and, before Prohibition, a tavern.
During Prohibition, the shop remained open (supplying medicinal alcohol and church sacramental wine), but the tavern was shuttered.

Revival & Restoration
After being closed for about 80+ years, Glunz Tavern was restored and reopened in 2012 under the stewardship of Barbara Glunz (great-granddaughter of Louis Glunz) and her son Christopher Donovan. The restoration was designed to bring back the atmosphere of the early 1900s. Many historic artifacts—woodwork, bar fittings, stained glass, glassware, and other items—were reclaimed from historic Chicago venues and integrated into the design.

🚇 Getting There

🎃👻 Faces of Poverty IX: Haunted Halloween Bash in Wheaton 🎶🕸️

✨ Costumes • Dancing • Ghostly Décor • Giving Back! ✨

Edward J. Allard and Noreen J. Kelly present THE FACES OF POVERTY IX HALLOWEEN FUNDRAISER

Berwyn Ed's Halloween Party is BACK! After a long hiatus since 2019, the stars have aligned — the Halloween party returns, this time in their Wheaton home (room for ~100 people!). Over the years, this gathering has been a magical mix of Meetup friends, family, and neighbors — and they’re excited to make it happen again.

Some of you may remember the great Halloween fundraising parties that Ed used to have when he lived in Berwyn. Well now he is married and living in Wheaton, so he is resuming this fun tradition of Halloween, music, dancing & fundraising! Come join us!!!!

✨ Benefiting Two Nonprofits ✨

• 🌍 World Central Kitchen – providing fresh meals on the frontlines of humanitarian and climate crises.
• 🏠 People’s Resource Center – supporting DuPage County families with food, clothing, rent assistance, education, and jobs.

💵 Donation: Minimum $20/person (cash or check to Edward Allard, split between nonprofits). 100% of proceeds donated. You may also write checks directly to either organization.

🎶 The Party:

• Costumes required (minimal or elaborate – all welcome!)
• Ghostly décor + years of collected Halloween magic
• Savory bites, snacks, desserts, soda, water, ice provided
• BYOB 🍷🥂 Bring what you like to drink & maybe a small cooler to store items that need to be cold. Some coolers are available
• DJ Jason V spinning dance hits 8–11:30 PM 🎧
• Eclectic cocktail & dance music to start/end the night

🌮🎃 Tacos & Tricksters! Early Dinner @Las Mañanitas Before Haunted Halsted 🍹👻

Early Dinner Before Halsted Halloween Parade @Las Mananitas (Part 1 of 2)
📍 Las Mananitas Mexican Restaurant, 3523 N Halsted St, Chicago
🕕 Friday, Oct 31, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (before parade)

Join us for dinner before the 28th Annual Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade! Tables are first come, first served—no reservations—and each fits 4–6 people. We’ll try to grab 2–3 tables together.

💵 BRING CASH – no separate checks!
Please total your order + add 32% (12% tax + 20% tip). Servers are limiting card transactions for large groups.

🎭 Parade After Dinner: Sign up separately here → https://www.meetup.com/windy-city-wanderers/events/311410550/

🍽️ About Las Mananitas:
A lively Northalsted favorite known for its delicious Mexican dishes & margaritas! From nachos and quesadillas to fajitas, burritos, and seafood specialties, there’s something for everyone.