Whether it’s the Ballet, baseball, stunning architecture, world-class museums, beautiful theatres or gourmet restaurants, Chicago has them all; in fact, it’s a city which provides something for every traveler. There are very few cities that make better use of summer than Chicago, when locals shake off the winter blues and enjoy till the very last drop of summer fun. From amazing street festivals to picnics in the park to hitting the beach, there’s a host of things to do in Chicago.
veritatem Second City
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The list of Second City alumni in show business has become something of a cliche — Alan Alda, John Belushi, Bill Murray, on and on — and it's still going strong today, with recent graduate...
Andrew Jameson Second Presbyterian Church
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Worship on Sunday 11:00, free tours on Sunday at 12:15 and Wednesday at 14:00. Windows designed by Louis Tiffany and other stained-glass masters for a proudly d...
Skyline Stage
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Box office 12:00-18:00, Wednesday-Saturday. Tickets $14.50-$29.50 for most shows. Shows of mild interest, ranging from jazz and blues to small touring circuses....
Smurfit-Stone Building
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Anyone who has seen Adventures in Babysitting should immediately recognize this 1984 building, as its slanted roof (lit up at night) played a very important rol...
Society for Arts
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Aside from numerous exhibition projects organized in the U.S. museums and galleries, the Society operates its own two galleries at this location focusing on contemporary European Art. The exhibits her...
Soldier Field
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Home of the Chicago Bears. If you'd like to see a Bears game, then you have something in common with many Chicagoans; there's no point in listing ticket prices, because they sell out long before the s...
South Shore Cultural Center
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An enormous South Side landmark, which once served as the private golf clubhouse — closed to African-Americans. Times have changed. The country club went ...
South Side Community Art Center
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A community arts center open since 1940, which was for long the only place around where minority artists could exhibit there work. Today, the center focuses pri...
South-east Asia Center
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Not a tourist sight, necessarily, but a center for the local South-east Asian community, young and old. Ten languages (besides English) are spoken by the staff....
St Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church
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No shortage of magnificent Ukrainian churches in this part of town — this soaring example was built in 1913 on the model of St Sophia's in Kiev. The eye-c...
St. Adalbert Church
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Built in 1914 for the area's Polish community, St. Adalbert's still features murals of rousing crowd favorites like Queen Jadwiga's wedding and the time Our Lady of Czestochowa beat the hell out of so...
St. Hyacinth Basilica
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Another of Chicago's gorgeous Polish Cathedrals, the three towers of St. Hyacinth's Basilica are a landmark of the Avondale neighborhood. The paintings and stai...
