Alonzo will be at Zanies Comedy Club in Rosemont Friday and Saturday. For tickets and more information, visit rosemont.zanies.com.
National Donut Day
Friday is National Donut Day, so our friends at Do-Rite Donuts and DwellSocial surprised the audience with free donuts. DwellSocial is a platform delivering local Chicago restaurants to the suburbs. Get your favorite meals from the city without having to deal with the traffic or parking.
Father's Day giveaway
Lifestyle expert shares Father's Day gift ideas on 'Windy City Weekend'
Father's Day is around the corner and if you're still looking for the perfect gift for dad, we've got you covered! Entertainment and lifestyle expert, Josh McBride, stopped by with gifts that suit every type of dad.
- Tommy Bahama Cologne
- Pair of Thieves Men's Socks
- Moonpig Personalized Cards
- HEATONIST Hot Sauce
- Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
McBride wanted to share the Father's Day spirit, so the whole audience walked away with free gifts. One lucky audience member walked away with a trip to the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel Chicago.
Black People Outside
Influencer duo Black People Outside joins 'Windy City Weekend'
Summer is here and if you're looking for a reason to get out, Black People Outside may be the perfect group for you.
Started by Kameron Stanton and Chevy Linear, Black People Outside hosts events around Chicago and the country to get people outside with activities like hiking, mountain biking and paddle boarding.
Stanton and Linear joined Val and Ryan in the studio to talk about how they became Chicago's nature influencers and all the fun events they have coming up.
FULL STORY: Black People Outside: Nature influencers encouraging Black Chicagoans to explore the outdoors
Thanks to our "Windy City" interns
Val, Ryan thank 'Windy City Weekend' interns on their last day
Val, Ryan and the "Windy City Weekend" team want to extend a huge thank you to our interns who are ending their internships at ABC7.
Meg Sluzas, who joined the team in the fall of 2023, and Brianna Moreland, who joined in early 2024, have been a tremendous help to the show's production and operations.
All of us here at "Windy City Weekend" wish them the best of luck for the next big chapters in their lives.