Travel & Visitors Guide - June 16, 2009
Road trip: A day in Chicago
Don't let the big buildings fool you, Chicago is a perfect day-out vacation. The key is to make your outing a surgical strike. Don't try to do too much in a single day and do some basic planning before you go.
Tags: Chicago, Windy City, Art Institute of Chicago, Artists Cafe, Shedd Aquarium, The Plaza at The Park Grill, Millennium Park

Travel & Visitors Guide - Dec. 22, 2007
Wintry Chicago is fun, if pricey
Recently, my family spent a snowy weekend in Chicago, trying to recreate the holiday magic of my youth when my mom would take us to Rockefeller Center and 5th Avenue to see the window displays, lights and skaters.
Tags: Chicago, Macy's, Chicago Theater, elevated subway, the Loop, Shedd Aquarium, Renaissance Hotel, Wacker Drive, Rockefeller Center, 5th Avenue, FAO Schwartz