Chicago Travel Blog

It seems that spring is finally here (keep your fingers crossed): there are buds on the trees, the weather is choosing to stay above 40 degrees, and Chicagoans have packed away their puffy winter coats. We’re overjoyed to make it through another winter, and it is time to get out there and take...

It may be chilly in Chicago, but it’s not too early to start making plans for one of the biggest weekends of the summer: LOLLAPALOOZA! This year the annual music festival will be celebrating its’ 20th birthday, August 5-7, 2011, and it is sure to be one for the books. Music’s biggest...

Chicago is taking a day of rest today from all the shamrock shenanigans yesterday! The city goes crazy the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day, and the festivities are kicked-off with the dyeing of the Chicago River green. Thousands crowd the bridges of the Loop to take part in this long standing...

It looks like spring in Chicago will be in full bloom, at least at the Shedd Aquarium. The aquariums’ Tique, a Pacific white-sided dolphin is pregnant and will give birth to a calf in May. There are only four females at the Shedd Aquarium, but Tique and another female were sent to the Seaqurium...

Chicago is looking for a new Mayor and tomorrow is election day! Here are a few fun and interesting articles to read-up on the candidates before tomorrow. See what they have to say about local artists, Lollapalooza… http://timeoutchicago.com/things-to-do/93926/favorite-local-artists http://timeoutchicago.com/things-to-do/93931/lollapalooza http://timeoutchicago.com/things-to-do/93922/importance-of-arts-and-culture http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=481786

The Chicago Blizzard 2011 has officially ended and the sun is out! The last 24 hours brought 40-60mph winds, 25′ waves on Lake Michigan, thunder, lightening and about 20″ of snow. Businesses across the city shut down, the Loop went silent when employees were sent home yesterday afternoon,...

Have you found love in the New Year? Are you looking to spice things up and impress your sweetheart? Or, are you just trying to hold your breath through this Hallmark holiday without getting the disappointed look from your girlfriend? However you choose to spend this Valentine’s Day, or whoever...

Beginning today through the 21st, the beautiful Chicago skyline will be bathed in a calm blue light as a sign of peace, just in time for Martin Luther King Day. The blue-light campaign is seeking to spread the message of Martin Luther King Jr. of non-violence, which seems to come at a very poignant...

If you pay any attention to Chicago news, you may have been following the Groupon success. Chicagoans love this website that sends us great deals daily to our inbox. Over the past two years this internet phenomenon went viral and now has spread to several other cities and spurned the start-up of other...

You are standing at the corner of State and Lake in the Chicago Loop after a long afternoon of holiday shopping. Now you are trying to find your way down to the Red Line to head back to your hotel. You manage to navigate the web of trains, with its numerous colors and stops and successfully purchase...