Tweet home Chicago

twitter.com/tamaletracker
What it is A communal feed where boozers can report the whereabouts of the Tamale Guy
Sample tweet “Sighting at the California Clipper. Red cooler!”
Good for Locating a tamale when you’re too drunk to leave your barstool

twitter.com/freesnatcher
What it is A Chicago-based website that tweets promotional coupons
Sample tweet “Free Samples of True Shimmer ChapStick http://tinyurl.com/cy6v5x”
Good for Finding free shit

twitter.com/cubsbaseball
What it is Unadulterated Cubs action updates
Sample tweet “#Giants 3 #Cubs 1 (Bot 2). Mike Fontenot grounds out to first baseman Rich Aurilia. Derrek Lee scores.”
Good for Following the game while at your son’s graduation, daughter’s wedding, mom’s funeral, whatevs

twitter.com/hotdougs
What it is A Hot Doug’s superfan provides the “Game of the week” selection and other Doug’s deets.
Sample tweet “Game of the Week 5/4~ Spicy Smoked Alligator Sausage with Cajun Remoulade and Golden Cheshire Cheese”
Good for Knowing when to call in “sick” and head to the encased-meat emporium for a gator dog

twitter.com/myopenbar_chi
What it is Updates on drink specials and free-booze events
Sample tweet “Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres from 6pm–7pm / art / music @ Caffe Baci - http://tinyurl.com/de2jnw”
Good for When you have limited cash but an unlimited desire to get drunk

twitter.com/chicagoalerts
What it is General city alerts about everything from traffic snafus to public-library closings
Sample tweet “Traffic accident on southbound Lakeshore Drive at Walton causing traffic backup.”
Good for Knowing when to take a detour around Wrigleyville

twitter.com/ticketmaster_il
What it is Ticket deals from the entertainment behemoth
Sample tweet “50% off Friday night and Saturday matinee performances of the Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Spring Program’ with code LOVE.”
Good for Saving mad cash on tix and keeping up with presales

twitter.com/getoutchicago
What it is Free and discounted tickets to museums and shows from a Chicago public-relations firm
Sample tweet “20% off tickets to the National Philharmonic of Russia April 30 concert at the Symphony Center.”
Good for Grabbing deals on everything from Blue Man Group to the Museum of Science and Industry

twitter.com/metradelays
What it is Some genius dude figured out how to direct Metra’s service announcements into a Twitter stream. Subscribe to your train line.
Sample tweet “MDW TRAIN 2254 SCHED TO ARV UNION ST AT 10:28PM IS NOW ON THE MOVE AND IS 20–25 MIN LATE DUE TO AN EARLIER PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT”
Good for Knowing when you’ve got time for a second cup of coffee before you head to the train

twitter.com/urbangarden
What it is A local green thumb tweets about all things horticultural.
Sample tweet “Website for swapping veggies locally! Here’s the link….”
Good for Getting the heads-up on Chicago plant sales, gardening classes and other goings-on

twitter.com/HotTix
What it is Half-price theater tickets from the League of Chicago Theatres
Sample tweet “Don’t need a spoonful of sugar for this news. Mary Poppins tickets at half price available at www.hottix.org.”
Good for Scoring last-minute deals on shows

Shameless plug: Check out TOC’s Twitter stream at twitter.com/timeoutchicago for updates on deals and doings in town.

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