July Book Club and Movie

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Carrie

Join us on Saturday, July 25th at the Barnes & Noble Village Crossing. At 1 p.m. we discuss Lords of the Sith by Paul S. Kemp and then see Ant-Man afterward.

Summer BBQ 2015

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Carrie

On Saturday July 11th, Chicago Force had their Annual BBQ in Skokie. It rained a bit, but that didn’t stop us. We grilled, ate yummy food, goofed around, and devoted a lot of time to watching trailers from San Diego Comic Con. Of course the behind-the-scenes Star Wars video was our favorite. It was a great time.

: Here we are.

: Ready to play

: Toss-Across Champion

: Dinner Time

: Finish Him!

: Test your might!

: Let’s Go!

: En Garde

: A fantastic BB-8

: Action!

: BB-8 watches SDCC videos

: Who took the chips? (It was BB-8)

Annual Summer BBQ

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Carrie

It’s that time of year again, the weather is hot…well, it IS summer, despite the weather. So time to join us at the summer BBQ.

Join us in Skokie at 3 p.m. on July 11th for our annual BBQ! Come one come all and enjoy geeking out with your fellow Star Wars fans. Bring a dish to share. Don’t worry, we have the chips covered.

Chicago Force Book Club June 2015

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Carrie

Join us at the Barnes & Noble Village Crossing at 1 pm on Saturday June 27 for a discussion of the Star Wars Trilogy

Jurassic World Movie Outing

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Carrie

Want to see a movie with some fellow Star Wars fans? Come out to the AMC at Village Crossing and see Jurassic World with us. The showtime is 5:30pm, and tickets are available online! Look for us there!

Joliet Star Wars Day 2015

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Carrie

Chicago Force attended the Joliet Public Library’s Star Wars Day 6 on Saturday June 6th. The events included a parade and a lot of costumed characters.

: Open for business

: Your pass to the day

: Part of the parade

: Max

: We be jammin’

: Lego Boba

: Our friends from Dark Empire

: Untinni!

: Welcome to the table

: Impromptu Bagpipe Concert, Star Wars Music of course

: A great turnout

: Sir, let me give you a hand

: Wookie at the Museum

: Make your own figure

: BB-8 and Evil Twin BB-66

: Rock On!

: The lobby of the Joliet Historical Museum

: The Queen and her decoy

: Shhhh…time to sneak past the checkpoint

: Klingon Troubadours

Joliet Public Library Star Wars Day

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Carrie

Join us on Saturday, June 6th at the Joliet Public Library Star Wars Day for a fun filled time!

Chicago Force will be attending to participate in all the fun activities. We will also have a table at the Library so stop on by to say hi!

Time 11 am to 4 pm

Where Joliet Public Library and Joliet Historical Museum in Joliet

Celebration Anaheim Day One

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Carrie

: It is a little after 5 A.M., on our way to get a wristband for the Abrams/Kennedy panel

: Wristband line

: Wristband Aquired!

: Food trucks drive in

: The sun is finally up

: The food trucks set up

: Breakfast of champions, check Abrams/Kennedy wristband, check

: Last in line for the arena for the Abrams/Kennedy panel

: See, last in line

: Help me Obi-Wan…

: Pairs of Hans and Leias

: The troop into the panel

: People get settled in

: It’s starting soon, the excitement is building

: The crowd eagerly awaits the panel

: Abrams and Kennedy

: They talk about building real sets

: Talk with droid builders

: BB-8 rolls out!

: The cast on stage

: This poster was given out after the panel

: Nice paint job

: Art to be made during the convention

: Star Wars plush

: The convention floor

: The Anovos booth is swarmed after the Abrams/Kennedy panel

: One of the Lego Booths

: Viking Food Truck in the Grand Concourse, they had a Padawan Special

: Darth Nihilus

: The Bounty Hunt being explained

: They also had a liitle bike bell that they would ring

: Imperial Guard

: The Grand Concourse

: New X-Wing and the Falcon

: First Order Stormtroopers

: BB-8, ready to roll

: Kylo Ren’s saber

: Kylo Ren’s costume

: Flametrooper

: Snowtrooper

: Trooper Backpack

: Close-up of the snowtrooper

: Daisy Ridley’s costume

: The Anovos suit

: A close of the Anovos helmet

: A great scene with Kotobukiya

: Kotobukiya Sandtroopers

: More from Kotobukiya

: Kotobukiya Celebration Exclusive

: “He’s no good to me dead.”

: Hot Wheels booth

Celebration Anaheim Day Zero

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Carrie

Chicago Force arrived the day before the convention would start. Here’s some of the sights on day zero.

: Outside the airport in L.A.

: All set

: Approaching the convention center

: We are here

: Which way is which?

: The Grand Concourse

: No one would notice, right?

: Yoda banner

: Rancor crossing

: Step a little closer

: Mini-figs everywhere

: Life-size Lego Statues

: Lego goodness

: Step on up

: Lego Battlers?

: Lego it up

: Her Universe

: Gentle Giant booth

: Jabba awaits

: HoHoHo

: I feel like we should have some Shogun Warriors too

: Coming soon

: Yet, no Ewok outfit

: Yes, a shirt was bought

: Imperial Walker

: You can heard the crunch of snow

: Rancho Obi-Wan

: Animated Artoo

: Vroom, Vroom

: Rock On

: What goodies await?

: Rrrwor!

: Sideshow statues

: Sideshow goodness

: More Sideshow goodness, or evilness

: Funko booth

: Funko booth again

: The checkout line for the store

: The line for the Abrams/Kennedy panel is starting already

Joliet Historical Museum Scavenger Hunt

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Carrie

On Saturday, May 16th Chicago Force visited the Joliet Historical Museum to participate in the Scavenger Hunt. There were 21 vintage figures scattered around the museum and our job was to hunt them down. It was fun looking for figures and learning more about the history of Joliet.