I'm sorry to hear about your friend's mom.
If your staying for the weekend, (May 21st - May 23rd) keep in mind thats the weekend of the largest convention of the year in Chicago (The restaurant
convention.) and a lot of Hotels are bookend up.
It also happens to be the weekend of our Midwest Adult Webmaster Gathering (
MwAwG )
So if you do find yourself in the City on Saturday with nothing to do that night, May 22nd, we'd love you to drop in.
Or even on Friday, a bunch of us are getting together for dinner and hitting the bars.