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Chicago is a huge city with several district articles that contain information about specific sights, restaurants, and accommodation. Chicago is the home...

The Southwest Side of Chicago is far off the beaten path. Plenty of visitors know Midway Airport, but never see anything beyond. Truth be told, there...

The Statue of the Republic in Jackson Park Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along...

The Near North is the shop-and-awe center of Chicago. It's bounded by North Avenue to the north, the Chicago River to the west and south, and Lake Michigan...

Only a few minutes from the center of Chicago by train, Pilsen is a working-class predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood. Marked by riches in art...

The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan...

The Near South is the home of several of Chicago's main attractions: the splendid Museum Campus, with three world-class (and fun!) natural science museums...

Polski deals, Jackovo The Far Northwest Side of Chicago includes the neighborhoods of Avondale and the Polish Village (Jackowo and Wacławowo), with large...

Chicago's Far West Side is best known (somewhat unfairly) for being impoverished and crime-ridden, but it has at least one major attraction as well as...

Wicker Park is the vanguard of music, nightlife, and fashion in Chicago. This article also includes the sly, enjoyable Ukrainian Village, immediately...

The Far Southeast Side of Chicago is a huge section of Chicago with only one large tourist draw: the Pullman Historic District. Most travelers will literally...

the north side of Chicago through which Lincoln Avenue wanders, remembering treasures and curiosities of the last century in Chicago life, moving along...

Chatham-South Shore is a district at the heart of Chicago's South Side, home to the real Chicago blues, some mind-blowing BBQ, and the best soul food in...

stomping grounds with the Chicago Bulls. Many of Chicago's most beloved cultural landmarks were created on the Near West Side. The Chicago-style hot dog, the...

African-American History on Chicago's South Side, just miles south of downtown. Gwendolyn Brooks published poetry in the Chicago Defender, Andrew Rube Foster...

Lakeview has the lion's share of Chicago's nightlife, starting with Wrigleyville, home of the Chicago Cubs and major players in the city's theater and...

favorite baseball team, the Chicago White Sox. Bridgeport is a large Irish-American enclave that has produced some of Chicago's most famous South Side Irish...

the northern border of Chicago — the wild-eyed inheritor of uninhibited lakefront, swamps become beaches, and the beauty of Chicago bricks. There may be...

All come to seek their good fortune in beer gardens on the north side of Chicago, a short walk from miles of beautiful parks and the fabulous Lincoln Park...

Uptown is a scruffy, jazz-inflected neighborhood on the north side of Chicago. Within its boundaries, off to the side of the action, are the residential...

Chicago's skyline is one of the world's tallest and easily ranks among its most magnificent. It boasts several of the tallest buildings in the Western...

The Far Southwest Side of Chicago is home to a large Irish-American community, a ton of Irish pubs, and even a replica Irish castle. A nice looking 100-year-old...

of the biggest and busiest airports in the world. It serves the city of Chicago and the rest of the Chicagoland area, with connecting flights to smaller...

Logan Square is an expansive neighborhood with sweeping boulevards on Chicago's West Side. It shares a wealth of dive bars and cheap rock venues with...

West Chicago is a city in Chicagoland. 41.906944-88.2483331 DuPage Airport (DPA IATA). (updated Mar 2019) 41.8888-88.23081 Truitt-Hoff Nature Preserve...

North Chicago is a suburb in Chicagoland. 42.312117-87.843471 National Museum of the American Sailor (formerly Great Lakes Naval Museum), 2531 Sheridan...

East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, and a suburb of Chicago. East Chicago had its start in 1893, and, with the arrival of Inland Steel in 1903...

Chicago Heights[dead link] is a city of 29,000 people (2019) in the Chicagoland region of Illinois. Chicago Heights remains one of the most dangerous...

the large city of Chicago, the terrain of this state ranges from rolling farmland in the south to the mud flats upon which Chicago was built. Illinois...

Chicagoland consists of the Chicago metropolitan area in northeastern Illinois, including Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. Broader definitions also...

industrial cities and small towns, and one of America's greatest cities, Chicago. The following eight states of the Midwest account for one-fifth of the...

to Chicago. The time of travel is roughly about 4½ hours compared to about 3–3½ hours by car. South Shore Line links Northern Indiana to Chicago, stopping...

unattractive and often industrial-smelling stretch of highway east of Chicago, and has repeatedly ranked first in the nation among large cities for homicides...

C.), as well as some services in Pennsylvania, California, and around Chicago, Amtrak services are substantially slower, less reliable, and less frequent...

between Chicago and St. Louis via its Lincoln Service. Additionally, the Texas Eagle between Chicago and San Antonio also calls here. From Chicago, Metra...

, Ontario 42.886389-78.87805610 Buffalo, New York 41.85003-87.6500511 Chicago, Illinois 41.482222-81.66972212 Cleveland, Ohio 42.331667-83.047513 Detroit...

Builder begins its westbound journey at Chicago's Union Station. Passengers see the Chicago River and central Chicago as the train eases out of the station...

get around. Amtrak service is provided to St. Louis and Kansas City from Chicago. Also trains provide service to St. Louis from San Antonio Texas via Dallas...

the Magnificent Mile is a one-day and night sightseeing tour of Chicago. Most of Chicago lives in apartments, bungalows, condos, and houses on the North...

Chicagoland area, just west of the Chicago city limits. It became famous when gangster Al Capone moved here to escape from the Chicago Police in the early 1920s...

365 days a year. About 4 miles southwest of the Schaumburg Village Hall. Chicago helicopter tours are available from this airport. (updated Feb 2018) Schaumburg...

historical places and clubs related with the history of jazz. New York City → Chicago → Kansas City → Memphis → New Orleans Let's start with some background...

California Zephyr is a daily long-distance Amtrak train connecting downtown Chicago to the San Francisco Bay area (Emeryville, near Oakland), and widely considered...

second-largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, located about 35 miles west of Chicago. It's at the very edge of Chicagoland and, situated on the Fox River, has...

architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Only about 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Chicago, Oak Park is easily accessible by the CTA Blue Line, Green Line or Metra...

universities in the United States. The nearest airport is Chicago O'Hare International Airport, though Chicago's Midway Airport is sometimes a more affordable option...

Chicagoland city of some 76,000 people (2019) in Lake County, Indiana—bordering Chicago's Far Southeast Side. Most visitors will find themselves passing through...

Rosemont is a city in Cook County in the state of Illinois, just outside of Chicago. It does enormous business as the primary hotel supplier for O'Hare International...

Harbor, San Francisco, Tampa Southwest Airlines: Baltimore, Chicago–Midway United Airlines: Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, San Francisco...

The Loop Art Tour is a guided walking tour of Chicago's impressive collection of public art in the Loop, taking 2–4 hours depending on how long you linger...

and Michigan, which had their heyday during the 20th century, ending in Chicago. The rather small area along this trail contains much of America's industrial...

United States. I-88 Runs through the northern part of the city and goes to Chicago in the east and the Quad Cities in the west. There is both long-distance...

along the shores of Lake Michigan. It is approximately 90 mi north of Chicago, and 330 mi southeast of Minneapolis/Saint Paul. Milwaukee is probably...

(RFD IATA). Is served by Allegiant Air with service to four destinations.   Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD IATA) is the nearest full-service airport...

Tippecanoe County, Central Indiana. It is located 2 hours southeast of Chicago and 1 hour northwest of Indianapolis. The Greater Lafayette metropolitan...

First Church of Lombard Lombard is a suburb of Chicago in Illinois and is considered part of Chicagoland. Lombard is a small town with a tight-knit community...

link] (aka US 66) was a highway in the United States that extended from Chicago to Los Angeles. It crossed much of the American Midwest, Great Plains,...

Worship Wilmette is 16 miles (25 km) north of Chicago. It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the North Shore. It is the...

northwest is economically and culturally intertwined with Chicago, and is considered part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The north central area is focused...

between Chicago and Milwaukee. It's best known as the home of the Six Flags Great America amusement park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago water park...