Chicago Trivia: A Hop, A Skip, and A Leap…Day
26 February 2008 Send To a FriendBunnies are known more for hopping than leaping, but on Leap Day 1960 the very first Playboy Club jumped into the Chicago scene. Hugh Hefner was actually inspired - right down to the bunny costumes - by another Chicago private club. What was the name of that club and who founded it?
Email your answer and address to trivia@thelocaltourist.com.
One of the best things about Chicago is the food, and this week’s prize lets you try three of Chicago’s top restaurants in style. Chicago Dine Around is a progressive dining tour that takes you in style from one location to the next. The winner can choose to take a public tour (minimum reservation of 2), or elect to take $300 off a private tour (minimum reservation of 10).
Congratulations to Jim Bryan! He knew that George “Cap” Streeter was the enterprising rapscallion whose shanty sat in the spot underneath the Hancock Building.




