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CHICAGO

Getting to Chicago by Plane

O'Hare International Airport (tel. 773/686-2200)
Website: www.flychicago.com

Midway International Airport (tel. 773/838-0600)
Website: www.flychicago.com

Ground Transportation

Transportation From/To O'Hare International Airport

The shuttle service from O'Hare International Airport for the downtown hotels departs every 10 to 15 minutes throughout the day.

To O'Hare International Airport, the shuttle departs the hotel every half hour at :25 and :55 past the hour between 4:55 a.m. and 7:25 p.m.

O'Hare International Airport To/From Airport
(one-way fee*):
Airport Express Shuttle
(per person)
One-way $25.00
Round-trip $46.00
Taxi Service $35.00 to $40.00
Private Sedan or Limousine $85.00 and up

* Prices subject to change without notice.

Blue Line Train: 24-hour service; cost is $2.00 one-way per person; travel time to downtown is 40 minutes; exit train at LAKE/CLARK. The hotel is approximately a $5.00 taxi ride from the train station.

Transportation From/To Midway Airport

The shuttle service from Midway Airport for the downtown hotels departs every 20 minutes throughout the day.

To Midway Airport, the shuttle departs the hotel every half hour at :05 and :35 past the hour between 5:35 a.m. and 7:35 p.m.

Midway Airport To/From Airport
(one-way fee*):
Airport Express Shuttle
(per person)
One-way $20.00
Round-trip $36.00
Taxi Service $25.00 to $30.00
Private Sedan or Limousine $85.00 and up

* Prices subject to change without notice.

Orange Line Train: Hours are 5:15 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; cost is $1.75 one-way per person; travel time to downtown is 25 minutes; exit train at LAKE/CLARK. The hotel is approximately a $5.00 taxi ride from the train station.

Getting to Chicago By Car

From North: Take I-90 to Ohio Street Exit. Drive east on Ohio Street. Continue about 2 to 3 miles to Fairbanks Court/Columbus Drive. Turn right onto Fairbanks Court/Columbus Drive. Hotel is 3 blocks on the left.

From South: Take I-94 to Lake Shore Drive. Take Lake Shore Drive to Randolph Street Exit. Turn left onto Randolph Street. Continue to Columbus Drive. Turn right onto Columbus Drive. Continue 3 blocks over the bridge. The hotel is on the right.

From West:Take I-55 to Lake Shore Drive. Take Lake Shore Drive to Randolph Street Exit. Turn left onto Randolph Street. Continue to Columbus Drive. Turn right onto Columbus. Continue 3 blocks over the bridge. The hotel is on the right.

Getting to Chicago By Train

Amtrak (tel. 800/USA-RAIL)
Website: www.amtrak.com

When you arrive in Chicago, the train will pull into Union Station, 210 S. Canal St., between Adams and Jackson streets (tel. 312/655-2385). Bus nos. 1, 60, 125, 151, and 156 all stop at the station, which is just west across the river from the Loop. The nearest El stop is at Clinton Street and Congress Parkway (on the Blue Line).

Weather

Average temperature for October - High=63F; Low=42F

Things to Do

The Loop
The heart of the Loop is Chicago's business center, where you'll find such finance fascinations as the Chicago Board of Trade (the world's largest commodities, futures, and options exchange) and some of the city's most famous early skyscrapers, not to mention the Sears Tower. The Loop is also home to one of the city's top museums, the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as a number of cultural institutions: Symphony Center (home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), the Auditorium Theatre, the Civic Opera House, the Goodman Theatre, and two fabulously restored historic theaters along Randolph Street.

Art Institute of Chicago
Choose a medium and a century and the Art Institute has the works in its collection to captivate you: Japanese ukiyo-e prints, ancient Egyptian bronzes and Greek vases, 19th-century British photography, masterpieces by most of the greatest names in 20th-century sculpture, or modern American textiles.
Website: www.artic.edu

Magnificent Mile
The nickname "Magnificent Mile"refers to the roughly mile-long stretch of North Michigan Avenue between Oak Street and the Chicago River. A little like New York's Fifth Avenue and Beverly Hills's Rodeo Drive rolled into one.
Website: www.themagnificentmile.com

Millennium Park
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, it is bordered by Michigan Avenue to the west, Columbus Drive to the east, Randolph Street to the North and Monroe Street to the South.
Website: www.millenniumpark.org

Resources

Chicago: Frommers.com

Chicago Office of Tourism

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