re: Chicago this weekend, White Sox and Cubs game

On the day of the Sox game, have lunch downtown at Miller's Pub or any number of Michigan Ave restaurants fronting the park. Ride the red line to 35th. The area got a bad rap 30 years ago, its fine now. The real problem is that there isn't much around of interest to folks from out of town. Couple of neighborhood bars, etc...

On the cubs game day, have breakfast at Chicago Bagel Authority before the game (heaping bagel sandwiches, can easily be lunch, too), spend some time in the new village they built adjacent-west of the park, then afterward eat at Big & Little or Crosby Kitchen. If you really want an adventure, Laschett's German restaurant on Irving Park Road is a ten minute taxi ride, and a total trip. You can ride the L back downtown from either place.