Chicago Travel News

As it stands now, Chicago's Navy Pier is a cluttered, over-commercialized tourist trap that juts out into Lake Michigan.

To avoid the wrath of Washington, D.C., residents, always stand to the right on escalators in its underground Metro system.

Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, Dallas B. Phemister Professor of Surgery and chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine, has been named president-elect of the Chicago Surgical Society.

Chicago's RA Sushi locations will host a ninth annual "Nicky's Week" fundraiser Sunday, May 26, through Saturday, June 1, for kids battling cancer and other deadly diseases at St.

CHICAGO - A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

Let me see if I understand this. The city of Chicago refuses to give the Chicago Cubs a single dollar of taxpayer money - which I agree with - to rebuild Wrigley Field, the third largest tourist attraction in the state of Illinois and the host of 81 games annually.

Wicked tickets for the award winning musical at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis go on sale today for performances starting September 18 with a run ending October 27.

I know that whenever you come back to Chicago for fundraisers or press conferences you typically high-tail it down to your house in Hyde Park.

He's tapped socialite/businesswoman Desiree Rogers to head up the board of directors of ChooseChicago, the city's tourism and convention development arm.

With miles of bike paths along Lake Michigan, beautiful park trails, and eclectic neighborhoods, Chicago is an eco-conscious and bike friendly town.

It's a sultry day in Naperville, and the heat bounces off the station platform concrete.

Each week, we offer an email Q&A with a local personality. Today, Paul Wood chats with 54-year-old Champaign resident Barbara McFadden Allen, the executive director of the academic consortium of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago.

In this June 13, 2012 photo, visitors ride on the Ferris Wheel and Wave Swinger at Chicago's nearly century-old Navy Pier.

In this June 13, 2012 photo, visitors ride on the Ferris Wheel and Wave Swinger at Chicago's nearly century-old Navy Pier.

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

Our airports are terrible, and our airlines find it harder and harder to compete.

An Amtrak train traveling from New Orleans to Chicago derailed Sunday with at least 197 passengers on board, according to officials.

An Amtrak train traveling from New Orleans to Chicago derailed Sunday with at least 197 passengers on board, according to officials.

The popular "Rare Baseball Films" screening returns to Northwestern University June 14, for the ninth consecutive year.

Could the pressures of pending parenthood, nonstop media attention and juggling major career duties with a romantic relationship be taking a toll on That's what some folks close to the high-profile couple are gossiping about.