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  • 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.
  • Chicago Travel Deals Hotel and tour bookings for Chicago.
  • Chicago.com Links to Chicago resources.
  • 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.
  • Citizen Lunch Box Guide to punk rock stores, bars, and shows.
  • 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.

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  • Bed and Breakfasts of Chicago - Directory of bed and breakfasts in the Chicago area.
  • 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, and neighborhood information.
  • 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.

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  • Allerton Crowne Plaza Located on the Magnificent Mile, features 443 guest rooms, Taps on Two restaurant, meeting facilities and a health club.
  • Amalfi Hotel Chicago This 215-room, 5-floor hotel features online reservations, an overview of amenities and services, travel and weekend packages, and an in-room dining option from Harry Caray's Restaurant.
  • Arlington House Lincoln Park hotel and hostel guide to guest rooms, services, local attractions, and reservations for groups and individuals.
  • Best Western Hawthorne Terrace Located on the north side near Wrigley Field. Photos and descriptions of rooms, rates, map.
  • Best Western River North Hotel Full service, 150-room hotel located downtown. Hotel features include free parking, indoor pool, fitness room and restaurant.
  • Burnham Hotel A luxury boutique hotel in the Loop. Lists services and amenities, provides photographs and rates of rooms, hotel history, map and driving directions.
  • 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.
  • Chicago Hyatt Hotels Discover the excitement of rich cultural arts, majestic architecture and world-class shopping in a spectacular downtown setting of Chicago.
  • Chicago Lakeside Motel Accommodations near downtown Chicago and Wrigley Field. See rooms and compare rates.
  • Chicago Lodge Located in the heart of Chicago near downtown loop, Lake Michigan, O'hare airport, museums, and sports stadiums.
  • Chicago Marriott Downtown This 46-story full-service hotel, located near the Magnificent Mile, offers over 60,000 square feet of event space and five restaurants and lounges. Special offers, room rates, reservations, and photo tour are showcased.
  • Comfort Inn and Suites Downtown Located along Michigan Avenue and features 130 guest rooms, complementary amenities like breakfast, morning newspaper, local calls, and a fitness center. Rooms with kitchenettes are available.
  • Courtyard by Marriott Magnificent Mile Offers 306 guest rooms and suites. Features list of amenities, reservations, location, 24-hour business center, and contact details.
  • Dewitt Place Corporate suites hotel located in Streeterville for business travelers, relocating professionals, in-between home buyers or in-town guests. Amenities listing and location map provided.
  • Embassy Suites Chicago Located central to the dining and entertainment district. Also, within walking distance of the Loop financial district.
  • Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago Downtown Fifteen-story hotel with meeting facilities and an exercise room. Brief description of facilities and amenities, with online reservations.
  • Four Points by Sheraton Chicago Midway Airport The airport's closest full service hotel with a fitness facility, restaurant/lounge and pool.
  • Four Seasons Hotel Chicago - Close to business and financial centers, with indoor access to the exclusive shops at 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.
  • Hilton Garden Inn A full-service 357-room, downtown hotel with free high speed Internet access, complementary 24-hour business center, and pool.
  • Holiday Inn Chicago - Mart Plaza A hotel situated adjacent to the World Trade Center and minutes from the Loop.
  • Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Chicago Downtown Located in the downtown West Loop area. Features 145 guest rooms, restaurant, meeting facilities and a fitness center. Three Diamond rating from AAA.
  • Holiday Inn Hotel Chicago City Centre Provides lodging in downtown Chicago near the Navy Pier Family Entertainment and Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile.
  • Homewood Suites Chicago - Located in the North River district. Offers swimming pool and business center.
  • Hotel 71 Chicago Contemporary facility with virtual tour, reservations, information on restaurants, and local happenings.
  • Hotel Allegro Chicago an upscale, entertainment-themed hotel located in the West Loop area; popular with touring bands and athletes.
  • Hotel Inter-Continental Chicago A hotel located on the Magnificent Mile, combining historic charm with contemporary elegance.
  • Hotel Monaco Art Deco hotel in the north Loop provides guide to services, guest rooms, and online reservations.
  • Hyatt at University Village A hotel located minutes from downtown Chicago, convenient to Michigan Avenue, Little Italy, Chinatown and Greektown.
  • Hyatt Regency at McCormick Place Convention Center accommodation guide to guest services, amenities, reservations, and nearby attractions in downtown Chicago.
  • Hyatt Regency Chicago Offers cultural arts, majestic architecture and world-class shopping all within a spectacular downtown setting.
  • Le Meridien Chicago This luxury hotel is located in the former landmark McGraw Hill building on the Magnificent Mile at Rush and Michigan Ave.
  • Lenox Suites Hotel Providing meeting space, lodging downtown, Michigan avenue.
  • Loews House of Blues - Located near the House of Blues music venue and Marina City Park complex.
  • 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.
  • 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 Chicago All-Suites Hotel Offers 347 suites in eight configurations and located on the Magnificent Mile. Accommodations and amenities, ballrooms and meeting facilities, reservations, virtual tour and photo gallery are provided.
  • Park Hyatt Chicago A 203 room deluxe European-style boutique hotel on Water Tower Square.
  • Sheffield House Hotel Budget Accommodation in the Heart of Wrigleyville near the Chicago Lakefront.
  • Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers - Hotel within walking distance of the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier, the Art Institute and the Loop business district.
  • Sheraton Chicago Northwest Located in Arlington Heights this hotel has large guest rooms and extensive indoor recreation facilities.
  • Springhill Suites Chicago O'Hare Located close to O'Hare Airport, features 245 guest rooms, a fitness center, spa and meeting facilities.
  • Sutton Place Chicago Provides descriptions and photographs of the hotel, rooms and facilities, and a streaming video tour.
  • Talbott Hotel Online reservations are available. Amenities include nightly turn-down service, complementary continental breakfast and morning newspaper.
  • The Drake Hotel Located in the heart of the Gold Coast on the Magnificent Mile this luxury property features 537 guest rooms, five restaurants and meeting facilities.
  • The Fairmont Hotel Chicago Four-Star luxury hotel nearby Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile, State Street and the Museum Campus.
  • The Peninsula Chicago Located in the heart of Chicago's Magnificent Mile, features 339 guest rooms, meeting facilities and a rooftop spa.
  • The Ritz Carlton Features lavish decor and furnishings. Includes a world class french restaurant on the property.
  • The Seneca A 268 room and suite property in the Gold Coast area. Includes photos and descriptions of rooms, services and amenities, and special packages.
  • The Tremont Hotel Chicago Offers luxury accommodations right off Michigan Avenue. Close to shopping, restaurants and theatre.
  • The Westin River North Four star luxury property, Located near central business, theater and shopping district, which overlooks the Chicago river.
  • W Chicago City Center A Starwood Hotel featuring unique European styling. Features amenities, location, its Paris Cafe, WÉ, the W Cafe, and a whiskey bar. Includes reservations, 11 meeting rooms ranging from 250 to 4150 square feet.
  • W Hotel Chicago Lakeshore The only Chicago hotel overlooking Lake Michigan. Book hotel reservations for the W Chicago Lakeshore and other W Hotels at Starwood.com.
  • Wooded Isle Suites Vintage courtyard apartment. Situated in Hyde Park, near the University of Chicago and the McCormick Place

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  • 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.
  • Blondie's Chicago Short Term Furnished Housing Directory of short term housing.
  • 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 calendar.
  • Manilow Suites Apartment housing for executives and professionals coming to the Chicago area. Provides summary of business services.
  • Oakwood Corporate Housing - Temporary furnished apartment network. Provides photographs of units, lists amenities and prices.

Airport Information

  • 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.
  • Chicago Department of Aviation Local information, particularly about O'Hare, Midway, Gary Indiana and Meigs Field.
  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport : ORD - Airport guide featuring maps, terminal, hotel, car rental, and car parking information.
  • O'Hare International Airport - Terminal maps, ground transportation, parking and concession information.
  • 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.
  • ZAU Chicago Center South Area Schedule information, Events, CIC information, Bid Schedule.

Attractions

  • 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.
  • Buckingham Memorial Fountain Offers information on this popular water and light show in Grant Park.
  • Chicago Landmarks Information on designated historical landmarks.
  • 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.

Boat Charters

  • Advanced Sea Tours: Welcome Aboard the Valara - Pricing information, directions, and FAQ for cruises along the Chicago skyline and shipboard weddings.
  • American Yacht Charters A free travel agent and charter service for Chicagoland area sail, motor and fishing boating.
  • Capt. Al's Charter Boat Fleet Offers multiple charters for sport fishing, diving, party or fireworks cruises.
  • 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.

Dining Guides

  • Ala Carte Entertainment Listings of restaurants and nightclubs in Chicagoland.
  • Centerstage's Restaurant guide - Searchable by location and cuisine type. Write your own review.
  • 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.
  • Chicago Reader Restaurant Finder - Local publication's dining guide.
  • 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.

Events & Festivals

  • 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 Reader Guide to Art: Special Events Free weekly newspaper with Chicago area special event listings.
  • 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.
  • International Marine Aquarium Conference A marine aquarium conference consisting of speakers, exhibits and a banquet. Held annually in May.
  • 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.
  • Sheffield Neighborhood Garden Walk and Festival Features dates and schedule of events for this annual event sponsored by the Sheffield Neighborhood Association (SNA).
  • 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.

Film Festivals

  • 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.

Limousines & Shuttles

  • 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.

Museums

  • 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.
  • International Museum of Surgical Science Features exhibits devoted to such subjects as radiology, orthopedics and pharmacy.
  • 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.
  • Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum The first Mexican cultural center/museum in the Midwest and the largest in the nation.
  • 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.

Parks

  • 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.

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Public Transportation

  • Chicago ''L'' Information on the rapid transit system known as the 'L' including history, stations, route maps, news, FAQs, and vocabulary.
  • Chicago Transit A Yahoo mailing list and message board devoted to the discussion of mass transit.
  • Chicago Transit Authority: Bus Schedules Provides downloadable PDF versions for over 100 CTA bus routes and schedules.
  • 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.

Taxi Services

  • 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.

Theater Performances

  • 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.
  • New Millennium Theatre Company - Focuses on new, innovative or non-traditional approaches to theatre.
  • 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.

Tour Operators

  • Antique Coach and Carriage Victorian wedding specialists offering carriage rides for any occasion.
  • Black CouTours - Chicago Offers tours of the city's African American historical, cultural, political, sports, religious and entertainment sites of interest.
  • Bobby Chicago's Bike Hike Bicycle tours and rental. Features map, services, and photos.
  • 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.

Travel Agents

  • 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.

Zoos & Aquariums

  • Lincoln Park Zoo The nation's oldest Zoo, and a leader in wildlife conservation, community education and recreation.
  • Shedd Aquarium - Largest indoor aquarium in the world, with more than 8,000 aquatic animals.

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