Happy Tini Thursdays at Carlucci's in Downers Grove
It's better than double coupon day at Carlucci in Downers Grove. Couple the weekly $2 appetizer happy hour offered Monday through Friday with a martini from $5 Tini Thursdays and enjoy one super discounted evening. We hear the Antipasto Rustico (genoa salami, olives, fontina cheese and marinated artichokes) appetizer satisfies the salty. Then go for some sweet with a Corzo Strawberry Pineapple-Tini.
Facts: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays at Carlucci, 1801 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove. (630) 512-0990 or carluccirestaurant.com.
Wanna be a sports reporter?
Like sports? Have a good voice? Join the The Score's Pepsi Max search for Chicago's next great sports radio reporter, on the road to bars in the city and suburbs. Read a 30-second prewritten script and interview with Program Director Mitch Rosen. Hang around and enjoy $1.50 domestic drafts, 50-cent wings and $2.50 Coors Light 24-ounce stadium cups. Winner receives a one-year contract with the station. Winner will be announced July 18.
Facts: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, June 29, at Finn McCool's, 72 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. (815) 356-1155 or www.finnmccoolschicago.com.
Chill in the garden
Grab a $3 Skyy vodka drink or $1.50 grilled item in the outdoor garden at Alumni Club on Fridays, weather permitting. Enjoy DJ Santo's euro, progressive and pop hits starting at 9 p.m. No cover.
Facts: 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays at Alumni Club, 871 E. Algonquin Road. (847) 397-3100 or alumniclubchicago.com.