877Chicago.com - Features hotel, restaurant, theater
savings, values and promotions with city festivals and
events.
Centerstage Chicago - A comprehensive guide to the activities
that make life in Chicago fun. Explore your
entertainment, arts and leisure options online.
Chicago Convention and
Tourism Bureau - The official website with information on
accommodations, things to do, restaurants, getting around,
and meeting planners.
ChicagoKids.com - A family oriented activity and events
guide.
ChicagoRelo.com - Large amount of information for people
who are relocating to the Chicago Metro Area. Schools,
real estate, area descriptions, utilities and community
profiles.
ChicagosTopTen.com - Site features Chicago restaurants,
hotels and nightclubs. As well as Chicago weather, radio
and television links.
ChicagoVision
Network - Information on Chicago's museums, shops,
hotels, nightlife and cultural events.
CityVibz.com - A travel and tourism guide to
attractions, hotels and dining.
Metromix - Guide to restaurants, bars, theatre,
special events and nightlife in the Chicago area.
Office of Tourism -
Official site of city office. Information on art,
attractions, community affairs, museums, festivals,
restaurants, shopping, and theatre.
Online
Highways - Detailed information for the traveler to
Chicago, including points of interest, recreation,
services, and places to go and stay in the area.
Palmer's
Walking Guide To The Windy City - A tourism guide to Chicago oriented for
people on foot. Geographically organized listings of
hotels, restaurants, bars, and points of interest.
PubClub.com: Chicago - Destination guide to nightlife, pubs,
clubs, dance clubs and bars.
Rocket99
Guide to Chicago - Restaurants, bars, points of interest,
and events. Features maps for locations, searchable
index and public submitted reviews.
Tom's Best Of Chicago - Recommendations of the best of Chicago -
events, activities, music, festivals, and food.
Virtual
ChicagoLand - Destination for people who live, work,
play, and visit the Chicago Metro Area. Events, dining,
classifieds, history, trivia, relocation information
provided. FAQs and feedback form featured.
Centennial House - 1891
Victorian in the Lincoln Park section of Chicago with two
self-contained apartments with private entrances.
Breakfast fixings are supplied for you to prepare.
China Doll - Lincoln
Park self-contained suites. Includes virtual tour, photos.
City Scene Bed &
Breakfast - Offers one or
two bedroom suites located in historic Lincoln Park. Each
suite includes television, telephone, answering machine
and fully stocked kitchens.
Flemish House of
Chicago B&B - An
apartment B&B in downtown Chicago's Gold Coast
neighborhood, steps to Michigan Avenue, Oak Street Beach,
Lake Shore Drive.
Gold Coast Guest
House - 4 guest suites
with private bath, relaxing living room and large window
overlooking lovely garden. A pleasant five minute walk to
the shops on Michigan Ave. and Oak Street Beach.
Gold Coast Inn - Features
information, photos, rates, and driving directions.
House of Two Urns - Modest
Inn near Downtown Chicago. Located in Wicker Park.
Old Town
Chicago Bed & Breakfast Inn - Eleven
room west wing of 1999 art deco mansion in downtown area
features sumptuous furniture, significant art, generous
common areas with grand piano, fireplace, rooftop decks,
penthouse and chef's kitchen, all private baths, and
24-hour breakfast and snacks.
The Wheeler
Mansion - Historic eleven
room boutique hotel. Unique and private just one block
from McCormick Place, Lake Michigan, and very close to
shopping and business districts. Complete renovation just
completed.
The Wicker
Park Inn - Offers three
guestrooms, each with private bath. Just minutes from
downtown and O'Hare via nearby subway. Contact information
is provided.
The Windy City
B&B Inn - A restored
Victorian mansion offers elegantly decorated guestrooms,
whirlpool baths, hearty breakfasts, close to Lincoln Park.
Allegro Hotel - The captivating Hotel Allegro Chicago
was designed by award winning designer, Cheryl Rowley.
Allerton Crowne Plaza - Located
on the Magnificent Mile, features 443 guest rooms, Taps on
Two restaurant, meeting facilities and a health club.
Amalfi
Hotel - The
Amalfi Hotel Chicago is an Italian-style hotel inspired by
Italy's Amalfi Coast. The hotel is located in the River
North neighborhood of Chicago.
Ambassador East - The Ambassador East Hotel is located
two blocks from Lake Michigan in Chicago, Ill. Rush Street
restaurants and bars are positioned three blocks away.
Arlington
House - Lincoln Park
hotel and hostel guide to guest rooms, services, local
attractions, and reservations for groups and individuals.
Avenue Hotel - The Avenue Hotel Chicago is located
one-half block from Michigan Avenue shops in Chicago, Ill.
Belden Stratford - The Belden Stratford Hotel is
located in a 1922 building across from Lincoln Park's
Conservatory and Zoo in Chicago, Ill.
Best Western River North - A downtown Chicago hotel,
offering great value and service - guests save even more
with free hotel parking.
Blackstone Renaissance Hotel - First celebrated as the
Hotel of the Presidents, The Blackstone was a favorite
retreat for movie stars, royalty, and sports greats.
Burnham Hotel - The
architectural grandeur of a bygone era comes alive at the
Hotel Burnham: a Four-Star luxury boutique hotel in the
heart of Chicago's famous Loop.
Carlton Inn
Midway - Located near
Midway Airport with complementary 24-hour transportation
to and from the airport and within walking distance of
shopping centers, stores and restaurants. Features room
rates, amenities, and contact details.
Cass Hotel - Lodging
in downtown area walking distance of shopping and
restaurants.
City Suites - The historic City Suites Hotel offers
the upscale traveler an unmatched degree of service with
upgraded premier amenities to complement its beautiful Art
Deco interior.
Comfort
Inn and Suites Downtown -
The Comfort Inn & Suites Downtown Chicago is an intimate
boutique style hotel conveniently located in the River
North area of Downtown.
Congress Plaza - The Congress Plaza Hotel, a historic
Chicago hotel on Michigan Avenue.
Conrad Hotel - Conrad Hotels is pleased to announce
the latest addition to its growing portfolio of luxury
hotels -- the Conrad Chicago, in Illinois.
Courtyard
by Marriott Magnificent Mile - Rising
23 stories above the streets of Chicago, Ill., the
Courtyard Magnificent Mile is one block from the boutiques
of the Magnificent Mile.
Crowne Plaza Metro - Welcome to the Crowne Plaza
Chicago Metro. Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro, the closest
hotel to the United Center, is a winning choice for your
lodging needs.
Dewitt Place - Corporate
suites hotel located in Streeterville for business
travelers, relocating professionals, in-between home
buyers or in-town guests.
Doubletree Hotel - The Doubletree Chicago Magnificent
Mile hotel offers modern downtown Chicago hotel
accommodations in a superb location.
Drake Hotel - The Drake Hotel is located in downtown
Chicago, Ill., adjacent to Michigan Avenue's renowned
shops and restaurants.
Embassy Suites Downtown - The Embassy Suites Chicago
Downtown (Ill.) is located four blocks north of the
Chicago Loop business and theater districts.
Essex Inn - The recently renovated Essex Inn is an
intimate hotel located in downtown Chicago on Michigan
Avenue, across from Grant Park and Lake Michigan.
Fairfield Inn & Suites -Situated
in the heart of downtown Chicago, Fairfield Chicago
Downtown is less than two blocks from Michigan Avenue.
Fairmont Hotel - The Fairmont Chicago is located in
Chicago, 1 block from Millennium Park.
Four Points By Sheraton Magnificent Mile - The Four Points
by Sheraton Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile features a
spectacular river north location that's second to none.
Four Seasons Hotel -
At the doorstep of some of the world's best shopping,
dining, culture and entertainment, with indoor access to
exclusive 900 North Michigan Avenue.
Hampton
Inn and Suites - Chicago Downtown -
Located in the heart of the shopping and
entertainment district, features a business center,
meeting facilities and a fitness center.
Hard Rock Hotel - Housed in the 1929 Carbide & Carbon
Building, the Hard Rock Hotel Chicago is positioned in the
Chicago Loop business and theater districts.
Hilton
Garden Inn - A
full-service 357-room, downtown hotel with free high speed
Internet access, complementary 24-hour business center,
and pool.
Hilton Hotel - The Hilton Chicago hotel is a landmark
downtown Chicago hotel located on the Michigan Avenue
'Magnificent Mile' overlooking Grant Park, & Lake
Michigan.
Hilton Hotel O'Hare - The Hilton Chicago O'Hare
Airport is connected to Chicago O'Hare International
Airport in Chicago, Ill.
Holiday Inn Downtown - Our
recently renovated boutique style Holiday Inn Hotel &
Suites Chicago Downtown is conveniently located in the
bustling West Loop area.
Holiday Inn Midway Airport - Welcome to the Holiday
Inn Chicago Midway Airport. The newest hotel addition to
the Midway Airport Hotel Center.
Hotel 71 - The
hotel's fresh style, large rooms, friendly service and an
unrivalled location at the epicenter of downtown Chicago.
Hyatt at
University Village - A
hotel located minutes from downtown Chicago, convenient to
Michigan Avenue, Little Italy, Chinatown and Greektown.
Hyatt Regency - The Hyatt Regency Chicago overlooks
the Chicago River in Chicago, Ill. This property stands
two blocks from the Wrigley Building.
Indigo Gold Coast - Offering beautiful accommodation
and excellent meeting facilities, this property is an
ideal place for both leisure and business travellers.
James Hotel - Located in downtown Chicago, Ill., this
boutique hotel is less than one block from Michigan Avenue
and four blocks from the John Hancock Building.
Le Meridien
Chicago - This luxury
hotel is located in the former landmark McGraw Hill
building on the Magnificent Mile at Rush and Michigan Ave.
Loews House of Blues -
Located near the House of Blues music venue and Marina
City Park.
Majestic Hotel - One of the most exquisite boutique hotels
in Chicago, the property affords the tranquility and
dignity of a refined English country estate amidst the
bustling metropolis.
Marriott Downtown - The Chicago Marriott Downtown
Magnificent Mile is located on North Michigan Avenue in
Chicago.
Marriott Medical District - The Marriott Chicago at
Medical District/UIC is located across the street from
Rush University Medical Center and the University of
Illinois campus.
Marriott Midway Airport - The Marriott Chicago Midway
Airport stands one-half mile south of Chicago Midway
Airport in Chicago, Ill. Downtown Chicago is eight miles
away.
Marriott O'Hare - The Marriott Chicago O'Hare is located
one mile from the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in
Chicago, Ill.
Midway
Hotel Center Chicago - Six
Midway airport hotels located two blocks from Midway
Airport in a central, campus-like setting with three
restaurants, fitness center, pool, high speed access, and
free airport shuttle.
Millennium Knickerbocker - Newly redesigned guest
rooms at the gateway to the Magnificent Mile. Historical
architecture & ambiance combined with the latest
technology & stylish design.
Omni Ambassador East Hotel - Features
285 spacious guest rooms and suites and is a National
Historic Landmark. Virtual tour, photo gallery, amenities,
13 conference and meeting facilities, and reservations are
showcased.
Omni Hotel - The
Omni Hotel is located adjacent to Michigan Avenue's
Magnificent Mile.
Palmer House Hilton - The Chicago Hotel the World Knows
Best! At the Palmer House Hilton hotel in Chicago,
Illinois, guests enjoy the close proximity to the Art
Institute of Chicago, Grant Park, Millennium Park and Navy
Pier.
Park Hyatt - Welcome
to Park Hyatt Chicago. We believe great hotel in Chicago
should offer more than a good night's sleep.
Peninsula Hotel - Set in the heart of the 'Magnificent
Mile', The Peninsula Chicago is ideally situated near all
of the city's key attractions, businesses and
entertainment.
Pratt Shore Residence - The Pratt Shore Residence is
located four blocks north of the Loyola Station, in the
Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
Raffaello Hotel - Nestled just off the Magnificent Mile in
the heart of downtown Chicago.
Ramada Inn Lakeshore - The Ramada Inn Lake Shore Chicago
offers moderately priced accommodations and modern
amenities.
Renaissance Hotel - The 27-story Renaissance Chicago Hotel
verlooking the Chicago River at the edge of the Loop area
of Chicago.
Ritz-Carlton Hotel - Set atop Water Tower Place, high
above North Michigan Avenue.
Sheffield
House Hotel - Budget
lodging in the Heart of Wrigleyville near the
Chicago Lakefront.
Sheraton Hotel & Towers - The Sheraton Chicago Hotel
and Towers sits on the Chicago River's edge, overlooking
Lake Michigan and Navy Pier three blocks away.
Springhill
Suites Chicago O'Hare - Located
close to O'Hare Airport, features 245 guest rooms, a
fitness center, spa and meeting facilities.
Sofitel - The Sofitel Chicago Water Tower is located
one block from Rush Street nightlife and shopping on
Michigan Avenue and Oak Street.
Sutton Place - Located
in the heart of Chicago s Gold Coast neighborhood noted
for it s shopping and tree lined streets with elegant
brownstone residence.
Swissotel - Designed by noted Chicago architect Harry
Weese, Swissotel Chicago is located on the shore of Lake
Michigan with panoramic views.
Talbott Hotel - Online
reservations are available. Amenities include nightly
turn-down service, complementary continental breakfast and
morning newspaper.
Travelodge - To enjoy the charm and ambience of old
Chicago along with comfortable accommodation and maximum
comfort.
Tremont Hotel - The Tremont is within easy access of
Chicago's business district, yet offers walking
convenience to the finest shopping, dining, theatre and
nightlife in Chicago.
Trump International Hotel & Towers - A landmark in the
making, Trump International Hotel & Tower is destined to
become Chicago's most enviable address.
W City Center - The
W Chicago City Center is anchored in the center of
Chicago's (Ill.) downtown Loop business district.
W Lakeshore - The
W Chicago Lakeshore, located in Chicago, Ill., rises 33
stories above the scenic shores of Lake Michigan.
Westin Michigan Avenue - The Westin Michigan Avenue
Chicago stands amid Michigan Avenue's shopping corridor in
Chicago, Ill.
Westin River North - The Westin Chicago River North
overlooks the Chicago River in the central business
district of Chicago, Ill.
Wheeler Mansion - The Wheeler Mansion is a unique first
class hotel with 11 rooms located near Mc Cormick Place
close to the Chicago city centre.
Whitehall Hotel - Central to the Gold Coast Neighborhood
in Chicago, Ill., The Whitehall Hotel radiates European
style.
Willows Hotel
- Inspired by 19th century French Victorian decor, the
Willows Hotel is the epitome of a modern day European
boutique hotel elegance.
Wyndham Downtown - The Wyndham Chicago hotel is located
one block from North Michigan Avenue's specialty boutiques
in Chicago, Ill.
Belden-Stratford Hotel - Furnished
or unfurnished apartments for short-term rental, and hotel
rooms. Provides rates, descriptions with photographs of
rooms and facilities, and a map.
Habitat Suites At Presidential Towers - Habitat
Corporate Suites at Presidential Towers offers furnished
apartments ranging in size from 500 sq ft to 1100 sq ft.
Homewood Suites By Hilton - Now offering free wireless
high speed internet access. Step into the Homewood Suites
by Hilton snuggled in Chicago's premier River North
district.
Just
Passing Through, Inc. - Hotel
lodging alternative that offers hotel-like apartments.
Information on rates, locations and amenities, image
gallery and floor plans, and availability.
Manilow Suites - Apartment
housing for executives and professionals coming to the
Chicago area. Provides summary of business services.
MDA City Apartments - The bold 24 story architectural
statement in a setting of magnificent prominence,
downtown. In the Loop, in your mind.
Oakwood Corporate Housing -
Temporary furnished apartment network. Provides
photographs of units, lists amenities and prices.
Residence Inn By Marriott Downtown - The Residence Inn
By Marriott Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile is located
within 18.5 miles from Chicago O'Hare International
Airport.
SP Suites Canal - The SP Suites Canal is a luxury
serviced apartment complex on the left bank of the canals,
in Chicago's city centre.
SP Suites Dearborn Serviced Apartments - Situated in
Chicago's Gold Coast area, located just a few city blocks
from Chicago's premier shopping district.
SP Suites South Water - Serviced apartments located in
the New East Side of Chicago.
SpringHill Suites O'Hare - Conveniently located five
miles from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and
three miles from the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
Wooded Isle Suites - Wooded
Isle Suites offers you an alternative to downtown hotels.
With 13 vintage furnished apartments in a neighborhood
setting, you will be at home in the city.
AReCO - Alliance of
Residents Concerning O'Hare - A grass roots organization and is separate
from all other organizations that represents over 1200
residents from about a 25 mile radius of O'Hare, including
Chicago. Includes information on noise, pollution, expansion
and contacts.
O'Hare Noise
Compatibility Commission - Members include leadership from area cities,
villages and school districts to provide information on
technical improvements and public resources to noise
abatement.
Chicago/Romeoville/Lewis
University Airport - LOT - Corporate field. Includes layout, area
maps, lodgings, attractions, photo gallery, development
opportunities, and information for pilots and on the
services.
Friends of
Merrill C Meigs Airport - CGX - Unofficial home page of Chicago's
downtown lakefront facility. General information,
including current legislation, becoming a member, news,
events, history, volunteers, live air traffic control,
web cam and online store.
Interfaith
Airport Chapels of Chicago - Offers Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim
services at O'Hare International Airport and Midway
Airport. Includes location within the airports, hours of
operation, and service schedules.
Midway
International Airport - MDW - Offers airline information, terminal maps,
history timeline, current features, parking, passenger
services, and exhibits.
Midway Park Saver - A low cost parking option at Midway Airport.
Pricing listing and contact information provided.
Suburban O'Hare
Commission - A consortium of local governments from the
communities surrounding O'Hare International Airport,
including Addison, Bensenville, DuPage County, Elk Grove,
Elk Grove Township, Elmhurst, Itasca, Maine Township, Park
Ridge, Roselle, Schiller Park and Wooddale. Includes news on
expansion, legislation, issues, pollution, and contacts.
The Chicago Airport
System - City of Chicago Department of Aviation
official site for O'Hare Airport, Midway Airport, and
Meigs Field.
Amazing Chicago - Part cultural journey, part fun house,
this full sensory walk-through attraction at Navy Pier
that allows people to navigate through a series of
mirror mazes and tunnels set in a Chicago landscape.
Lincoln Park - Reviews written by consumers at
Epinions.com.
Navy Pier - Family attraction features
entertainment, shopping, dining, cruises, and events,
featuring more than 50 acres of parks, gardens, shops,
restaurants and attractions.
Navy Pier - Reviews written by consumers at
Epinions.com.
New
Maxwell Street Market - Unofficial home of this outdoor urban
bazaar and open-air market. Features history of the
former market, links, reviews, and local blues players
that entertain the passing crowds.
The
Hancock Observatory - Before making the climb, find
information on sights, attractions, hours, and order
tickets online. Located atop the John Hancock Center.
The Sears Tower
Skydeck - Official site of the observation deck on
the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower. Includes general
information for individuals and groups, building trivia,
online ticket sales, and teacher's guide.
Wrigley Field - Reviews written by consumers at
Epinions.com.
Chicago from the
Lake - Cruise tours featuring architectural
highlights of the city. Information on times, group
sales and online reservations.
Fairwind Sail
Charters - Offers a sailing yacht timeshare
program, sailing instruction, and pleasure cruises since
1978.
Fantasy
Cruises, Inc. - The Sophisticated Lady is a 49 passenger
category boat for corporate events, weddings, parties,
or personal cruising. Pricing and location map are
featured. Located in Burnham Harbor.
Seadog Cruises - Offering speedboat cruises to explore
Lake Michigan and the Chicago River. Lakefront
sightseeing cruises and architectural river tours depart
daily from Navy Pier.
Shoreline
Sightseeing - Lake Michigan sightseeing tours, Chicago
River architecture cruises, and water taxis between top
tourist destinations.
Spirit of Chicago - Offering parties on Lake Michigan
featuring dinner cruises, lunch cruises, live
entertainment and sightseeing. Based at Navy Pier.
Wendella Boat
Tours - Information including schedule and
prices for the Wendella Sightseeing Tours and RiverBus
water taxi.
ChefMoz Dining Guide - Restaurant listings with reviews
submitted by the public, and links to outside reviews.
Search by name, cuisine, rating or location.
Chicago Metromix Dining Guide - Articles and reviews about Chicago
dining and restaurants, along with a searchable
directory by neighborhood, type of food or price.
CuisineNet - Search by location, cuisine and price,
or browse through their alphabetical listings of
Chicagoland restaurants.
DineMe.com: A Chicago
Dining Guide - A comprehensive chicago restaurant guide
offering news, reviews, and profiles of restaurants in
chicago and surrounding suburbs.
GrubHub.com - Food delivery and catering guide.
Features an interactive map that displays what
restaurants will deliver or cater to your area. Search
by map, location name, breakfast, lunch, or late night.
Restaurant Row - Provides maps, menus and email
reservations.
Art Chicago - An international contemporary and modern
art fair held annually in May. Features include dates,
location, featured artists, ticket prices, special
events and contacts.
Chicago Flower
and Garden Show - Annual event held at Chicago's Navy
Pier. Features exhibits, gardening seminars, children's
activities and shopping.
Chicago Humanities
Festival - Annual November festival dedicated to
the arts, drama, literature and history.
Chicago
Maritime Festival - An international gathering held annually
in February organized by the Chicago Maritime Society,
the Chicago Historical Society, and Common Times.
Features details on school outreach programs, informal
shanty sings, seminars, workshops, and exhibits.
Chicago
Turkish Festival - Annual September event that provides
details on events, sponsors, activities, participants
and links.
Chicago's
St Patrick's Day Parade - Provides information on the popular
annual parade including parade route, dates, pictures
and parade day activities.
Hyde Park -
University of Chicago Arts Fest - Visitors can take in a live performance
or film, listen to poetry readings, see ancient
sculptures or contemporary photography--then hop on the
trolley. Includes the 57th Street Art Fair and the
Community Art Fair. Held annually in June.
Hyde Park
Community Art Fair - CAF is an annual arts and crafts fair
that runs concurrently with the 57th Street Art Fair.
Features arts and crafts from the locals, includes
information on registration and directions.
Hyde Park
Garden Fair - Offers community garden sales in the
spring and fall. Features dates and times, and resources
of annuals, ground cover, container and house plants,
herbs, shrubs, vines and roses, along with vegetables.
Mayor's
Office of Special Events - Provides information on festivals,
parades, holiday celebrations, kids' events, and
marathons.
Printers
Row Book Fair - Program of the Near South Planning
Board. This program features information on events,
author readings, services and contacts. Held annually in
June.
Québec is
Cooking! - A week long program that celebrates food
products and innovative culinary culture. Guest chefs
from Québec will be in area restaurants and
participating in other culinary events. [March 26 -
April 3, 2004]
Ravinia Festival - Information on schedule and tickets,
directions, history, membership, and special events.
Salsa in the
City - Annual benefit held in June by
Association House of Chicago. Live music, Salsa dance
lessons, and Latin cuisine. Live and silent auctions.
Summerfest / St. Josaphat Kidsfest - Festive weekend for the entire family
with food, music and fun for Friday through Sunday
during the third weekend in June.
World's Largest Block Party - Annual event held in June. Features
music, food and fun. Proceeds support the continued
artistic enhancement of Old St. Patrick's Church.
Chicago Horror
Film Festival - Annual Spring event offering a full range of
new and classic horror films. Features location, schedule,
mailing list, and ticket information.
Chicago International
Children's Film Festival - More than 200 films, 100 filmmakers and
audiences of more than 30,000 children are expected each
year in late October. A qualifying festival by the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars).
Chicago
International Film Festival - Annual October event and North America's
oldest competitive international film festival. Includes its
history, current events schedule, search tools, merchandise
and membership.
Chicago Underground Film
Festival - The festival for the defiantly independent
filmmaker. CUFF presents films and videos that dissent
radically in form, technique or content.
Airport Express - Ground transportation services and shuttles
to and from O'Hare and Midway Airports and offers services
for individual travelers, group travelers, meeting and
conventions. Coupons, reservation form and contacts
provided.
Chicago Academy of Sciences,
The - Founded in 1857, this museum specializes in
the ecology and natural history of the Midwest. It is
located in the Lincoln Park community.
Chicago Adler
Planetarium - Founded in 1930, the Adler Planetarium &
Astronomy Museum is the premier public resource for learning
about astronomy discoveries.
Chicago
Athenaeum - Museum of architecture and design
features public programs and education services.
Chicago Historical
Society - Collects, interprets, and presents the
city's history to the public through exhibitions,
programs, research collections, and publications.
Chicagoland Historical
Bus Museum - Not-for-profit, educational organization
which preserves, restores, and operates antique buses
for the public-at-large. Photo gallery of transit buses
are showcased.
Glessner House
Museum - Home
designed by architect Henry Hobson Richardson. Information
about tours, exhibits, collections, history and location.
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum - Owned and operated by the University of
Illinois at Chicago, is a historic memorial to Jane
Addams and her innovative settlement house programs.
Museum of Contemporary
Photography (MoCP) - Located at Columbia College, Chicago.
The site presents links to the museum's exhibitions,
publications, and collections, as well as to membership
and contact information.
Oriental Institute - Research center at the University of
Chicago. Site includes directory of websites about the
Near East, research project and archive information,
departments and projects, and access to publications.
The Museum of Broadcast
Communications - Online version of this repository of
broadcast information features educational programs and
exhibits and a searchable database of television, radio,
commercial and news archives.
Museum of
Contemporary Art - One of the nation's largest facilities
devoted to contemporary art, the museum offers
exhibitions of painting, sculpture, video, film and
performance created since 1945.
Museum of Science and
Industry - Over two million visitors per year enjoy the
creation of Chicago businessman Julius Rosenwald, who in
1933 opened America's first center for "industrial
enlightenment", a vehicle for public science education,
where visitors could interact with the exhibits, not just
view displays and artifacts.
National Vietnam
Veterans Art Museum - Collection of art, photographs and
artifacts about the war in Vietnam, created exclusively
by veterans. Lists hours, map, membership information,
and includes an online gallery of exhibits.
Smart Museum
of Art, David and Alfred - Located on the University of Chicago's
Hyde Park campus, and houses a permanent collection of
over 7000 objects, spanning five centuries of both
Western and Eastern civilizations.
Terra Museum of
American Art - Features a collection of over 700 works
by American artists including Whistler, Homer, Sargent
and Hopper. Hosts traveling exhibitions, tours, and
lectures.
The Art Institute of
Chicago - Houses more than 300,000 works of art
within its 10 curatorial departments. Among its
treasures are A Sunday Afternoon on La Grand Jatte--1884
by Georges Seurat, American Gothic by Grant Wood,
Nighthawks by Edward Hopper, and 33 paintings by Claude
Monet. Site provides floor plans and details of
lectures, special events and courses.
The Field Museum - An internationally acclaimed museum and
center for education and research in the natural sciences.
Founded in 1893, its collection has grown to more than 20
million specimens. Noted strengths include evolutionary
biology, paleontology, archaeology and ethnography.
Ukrainian Institute
of Modern Art - Features cultural exhibitions, literary
events, film screenings and music recitals. Includes map
and slide show of permanent art exhibits.
Chicago Park
District, The - The largest park district in the United
States. Information on park events, histories, activities,
as well as local trivia.
Friends of the Parks - Not-for-profit citizens' membership
organization dedicated to the protection, preservation and
continued improvement of Chicago's parks and lakefront
beaches. Sponsors the annual (Long After Twilight Ends) LATE
ride, a popular bicycle ride held overnight.
William W. Powers State Recreation Area - A 160-acre tract was acquired by the state
in 1947 and became known as the Wolf Lake Conservation Area.
Other acquisitions have now increased the area, to 580
acres, of which 419 acres are water.
Block 37: Chicago's Empty Space - Panoramic photo gallery of the empty square
block bounded by State, Randolph, Washington and Dearborn
streets, before demolition and after.
The Chicago
Picture Page - Stock photography from around Chicago.
Categorized by location and by venue.
Travel Photography: Chicago - Image gallery of the city's most famous and
not-so-famous sites taken by Maciej Swulinski.
ChicagoBus.org - Information on the CTA bus system. View
rosters, image galleries, and operational information.
CTA - Chicago
Transit Authority - The nation's second largest public
transportation system provides rail, bus, and other
transportation information for travel around Chicago.
Chicago
Carriage Cab - Features maroon stretch-cabs with leather
interiors. Reservations, rates and services are showcased.
Yellow Cab
Chicago - Online coupons, rates, become a driver
information, wheelchair accessible vans, corporate/charge
accounts, feedback, lost and found.
American Theatre
Company - Features new and classic works have
contemporary relevance and engage the imagination of the
audience. Includes current season, internships and
employment, mailing list, and contacts.
Appetite
Theatre Company - Presents contemporary plays that
stimulate the palates of theatergoers. Features a
mailing list, staff biographies, contact form, and
season schedule.
Arie Crown Theater - Located near McCormick Place, the
theater has been acoustically and architecturally
rebuilt. Offers information services, seating charts,
ticket and scheduling, contacts and history.
Bailiwick Repertory
Theatre - Challenges audiences artistically,
builds cultural bridges and stages diverse productions
that often feature works with deaf and hearing-impaired
themes, and gay and lesbian themes. Schedule, tickets,
archives, and contacts featured.
Beverly
Theatre Guild - Offer information and program schedule
for this community theatre group providing entertainment
on the southwest side. Performs at the Beverly Art
Center.
Broadway in
Chicago - As presented at the Shubert Theatre,
Cadillac Palace Theatre and the Ford Center. Site
includes group and ticket ordering and information, show
schedule, and directions and parking.
Chicago
Dramatists - A playwrights' theatre that offers class
schedules, an events calendar, opportunities, donation
information, and contact details.
Chicago
Shakespeare Theatre - A professional theater venue/company
located on Navy Pier and features 510 seats on three
levels around the courtyard theater's thrust stage. Also
features a flexible 180-seat theater, a teacher resource
center, an English pub, a Shakespearean bookstall, and a
special events room.
City Lit
Theatre Company - Focused on adaptation of literature to
the stage. Includes current season, its Joseph Jefferson
awards, and past seasons since 1980.
Classics On
Stage - Classic children's theatre plays and
youth theater scripts professionally developed for young
audiences.
CollaborAction - A mixed-media theatre and arts company
featuring information on its productions, history and
awards. Offers current schedule, biographies, and
contacts. Mixes live theatre with visual arts, film,
video, the Internet and its audiences.
Cornservatory - Corn Productions stages wicked cultural
satire and the raunchy comedy stylings of Tiff and Mom.
And if you can't find a babysitter, there are shows for
the kids as well.
Court Theatre - Hyde Park-based theatre company offers
classical theatre in an intimate setting.
Defiant Theatre - Award-winning theatre company founded in
1993. Features history, current season and contacts.
Defies fear and strives to subvert the social, moral,
and aesthetic expectations of mainstream artistic
expression.
Eclipse Theatre
Company - One playwright-one season format that
focuses on the works of that playwright only. Includes
current and past seasons, the ensemble, history,
reviews, ticket information for Atheaneum Studio 3
Theatre box office, subscriptions, and contacts.
Emerald
City Theatre - Theatre company solely dedicated to
producing live theatre aimed at the entire family.
Includes overview of shows and season, subscriptions,
ticket information for its Apollo Theatre shows, and
opportunities for birthday parties and schools.
Emergency Theatre Company Chicago - Seeks to produce theatre that is
relevant on a personal level and to share the power of
creating with the communities. Site features request for
photos and talent.
Ephrata Playhouse in the Park - Information on upcoming shows, show
dates and the various programs created by the Ephrata
Performing Arts Center. Located in the Hyde Park
neighborhood.
Free
Associates Theatre Company, The - Non-profit arts organization that
celebrates the styles and standards of great theatre,
literature, film, television and music through parody.
Performs at the Royal George Theatre Center.
Greasy Joan & Co. - Classical and contemporary theatre:
includes calendar, contact information.
HealthWorks
Theatre - Offers character, HIV/AIDS education,
and violence prevention plays appropriate for elementary
through high school-age students as well as adult
audiences. Details of this season's productions.
Hell in a
Handbag Productions - Non-profit theater company dedicated to
the preservation and exploration of pop
culture/cult/camp treasures that have influenced life on
the planet as we know it. Production schedule, history,
links and contacts provided.
Hypocrites, The - Award winning theater company that
presents its staff resumes, upcoming season, and
history.
Imagination
Theater - An educational touring theater company
founded to present participatory theater programs to
children -- primarily disadvantaged children in the
Chicago public schools, adults, senior citizens and
persons with disabilities.
Irish Repertory of
Chicago - Irish theatre company that offers
information on its show schedule, tickets, directions
and parking, merchandise, touring shows, links, and
contacts.
Jeff Awards - Given annually by The Joseph Jefferson
Awards Committee to honor excellence in professional
theatre produced in the immediate Chicago area. Features
current and previous recipients and nominees, FAQs,
committee members, and news.
Journeymen, The - Award-winning theatre company that
focuses on aspects of social concern from a
multicultural cast and crew. Offers current production
schedule, community outreach, and news.
Key
Hole Players - Features shows with focused on the human
contemporary experience. Highlights include photo
gallery and contact information for the company.
Participates in outdoor mobile theatre productions.
Lifeline
Theatre - Offers current and past performance
schedule, educational and community programs, ticket
information, and driving directions and maps.
Live Bait
Theatre - Wrigleyville-based company that features
current production calendar, fundraising event
information, staff biographies, and driving directions.
Mammals, The - Explores new performance works embracing
the genres of science fiction, horror, and
phantasmagoria. Highlights include show schedule,
biographies, downloadable video clips, and contact
details.
Midnight Circus - Combines the elements of circus,
theater, and the variety arts into a unique and exciting
style of performance. Site features include history,
mailing list, and performance schedule.
National Pastime Theater - Learn about current and past
productions, reviews, playwrights, troop members and
reviews.
Organic Theater
Company - Ground-breaking theater company presents
new works and classics examining the heart of humanity
through performance, outreach, and education.
Pegasus Players - Features current show schedule of this
long standing company.
Profiles
Theatre Company - An award winning, not-for-profit
professional non-Equity theatre company. Founded in
1988, features productions of national and city
premieres that illuminate the determination and
resiliency of the human spirit. Show schedule is
featured.
Prop Theater - Off-Loop, non-Equity storefront theater
and performing company specializing in new plays.
Features profiles of the principal players.
Raven Theatre
Company - A grass-roots, community-oriented,
professional theatre company that is housed in a 70-seat
space in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Includes details
on its current productions, children's theatre and tour,
and news.
Red Orchid
Theatre, A - Offers works from local playwrights in
the Old Town area and includes show schedule, staff
biographies, and links.
Redmoon Theater - Using masks, physical performance, and
an international range of puppetry styles to create
productions for both indoor and outdoor performance
spaces. Also, provides a children's art program.
Roadworks
Productions - Theatre company's innovative productions
appeal to young adult audiences.
Running with
Scissors - Offers production schedule, reviews,
volunteer and professional opportunities and mailing
list.
Scrap Mettle
Soul - Community theatre committed to creating
professionally produced plays based on locally gathered
stories about the experiences of the people of the
Edgewater and Uptown community. Show schedule, notices,
events and contacts are featured.
Seanachai Theatre - Irish ensemble that produces a variety
of works including comedy. Features show schedule,
mailing list, and past productions.
Serendipity
Theatre Company Ensemble - A young, not-for-profit theatre company
dedicated to creating a thought-provoking, intensely
theatrical experience.
Single File
Solo Performance Festival - An annual performance festival of solo
artists from around North America, with performances
ranging from comedic to experimental, the character
driven alongside the monologue focused. Includes
downloadable application form, schedule, mailing list,
workshops, and contacts.
Stage Left
Theatre - Offers plays that raise the level of
debate on social and political issues. Site includes
history, schedule, newsletter and mailing list.
Steppenwolf Theatre
Company - Founded in 1974, the company seeks to
advance the vitality and diversity of American theatre
at its permanent Halstead street location.
Straw Dog Theatre
Company - Exists to inspire and provoke through
ensemble based works. Site include information on
history, show schedule and archive, reviews, and theatre
rental information.
Sweat Girls - Women writers-performers that offer a
distinctive monologue style with live music, dance, and
side show freak characters. Show schedule, reviews, cast
and contact details provided.
Teatro Luna - Showcases Latino and Hispanic women in a
creative forum of social, political and educational
outreach. Features biographies, show schedule, and
background.
Teatro Vista - Celebrates the riches of Latino culture
through its performances. Includes show schedule,
archives, history, and ticket information.
The Cabinet
Theatre - Provides information about Cabinet
Theatre, creating and producing new works for stage,
media, and print.
The
Stockyards Theatre Project - A collaborative, ongoing theatre project
whose mission is to help support and promote women as
theatre artists.
Theater Oobleck - Committed to original, cheap and "free
if you're broke" theater. Includes current season,
directions to Square One Cafe Loft, and mailing list.
Theatre
Building Chicago - Offers newsletter and performance
calendar, along with information on its musical theatre
writers' workshop (formerly called New Tuners Theatre)
and the Stages Festival of New Musicals.
TimeLine
Theatre Company - Artistic team that produces provocative
theatre which illuminates the impact of history in
society. Includes current season, ticket information,
location and directions, volunteer and donation
information.
TinFish - Lincoln Square-area theater company
dedicated to staging works by European writers, as well
as unproduced plays.
Trap Door
Theatre - Focuses on challenging and obscure
works. Production schedule, cast biographies, archives,
photo gallery, and contact information and directions to
this Bucktown area theatre company are featured.
TUTA - The Utopian
Theatre Asylum - Presenting atypical scripts and
political theatre. Offers production schedule and ticket
information along with training workshops and
biographies of members.
Vittum Theater - Hosts performances for young audiences
and offers interactive workshops. Class details,
calendar and contact information.
Wanderlust Arts Ensemble - An ensemble of theater artists providing
process oriented support for play development,
especially projects with political themes. Features
dates and overview of workshops, members, its mailing
list, and contacts. Founded by University of Chicago
graduates in 2002.
Will and
Testiment - A one-person Shakespeare theater
performance. Site includes reviews, synopsis, workshop
and seminars, and performance schedule.
WNEP Theatre
Foundation, Inc. - Offers productions and classes to the
area; site includes performance schedule, patrons and
supporters, and artistic musings.
Yahoo! Groups: chicago-theatre - Chicago Theatre mailing list and
discussion forum of local plays, musicals, stagecraft,
and classes.
Black CouTours -
Chicago - Offers tours of the city's African
American historical, cultural, political, sports,
religious and entertainment sites of interest.
Chicago
Neighborhood Tours - Half-day bus tours exploring the
landmarks, culture, and shopping in ten neighborhoods.
Provides itinerary and dates for each tour, reservation
information and prices.
Chicago Trolley Co. & Chicago Double Decker Co. - Features tours in vinyl-wrapped trolleys
and double decker buses. Lists stops and points of
interest, prices. Provides route map and employment
information.
Days By Design - Designs visitors a personal Chicago tour
itinerary, that fits each person's unique schedule and
preferences.
J. C. Cutters - Horse-drawn carriage rides through
downtown Chicago.
My Kind of
Town Tour - Offers creative guided tours for groups
and families, including special holiday tours.
Noble Horse
Theater / Michigan Ave. Carriages - Dinner theatre that offers live horse
performances. Showtimes, stars and performers are
showcased. Also, offers a service for open and closed
horse-drawn carriage rides; pricing and photo gallery
are featured.
Professional Image
Tours - A tour service that highlights the Black
experience. Features dates and events for out-of-state
weekend excursions and offers a contact form.
Tour Black
Chicago - A cultural/historic touring company
specializing in educating and entertaining groups on all
aspects of African American culture in the Chicago area.
Aqua Terra
Travel - A full-service travel agency for
business and vacation travelers, offering air and rail
tickets, hotel reservations, rental cars, package tours,
cruises, and resorts.
Compare Travel - Information on flights and hotel
reservations from this wholesale travel agency.
