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Feb 13, 2024 · Puerto Rican Fest. Humboldt Park will host the Puerto Rican Fest from June 6 to 9. Admission to the event is free on June 6 for Community Day from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., with arts, carnival games and...
The 72nd annual Locarno Festival was held from 7 August to 17 August 2019. The debut feature by Italian director-producer Ginevra Elkann's Magari opened the festival, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's To the Ends of the Earth was screened as closing film.
- Boat Cruise
- The Picasso
- Pizza, Popcorn & Pumpkin Pie
- Willis Tower Skydeck
- Lakefront Trail
- Historic Route 66 Sign
- Grant Park
- Buddy Guy’S Legends
- Cloud Gate
- Loop Retail Historic District
By day or night one of the best ways to take in the Loop skyline is from on the water. Board a boat at the Navy Pier and be prepared to be impressed by sights of Downtown Chicago as you sail by. Whether you take a cruise down the Chicago River or on Lake Michigan, you’ll get stunning and unforgettable panoramic views of iconic buildings and the Loo...
Catch an eyeful of The Picasso. An arresting, unnamed sculpture which dominates the Loop’s Daley Plaza. The weighty steel sculpture stands around fifty-foot tall, and is the subject of an ongoing, fifty-year long debate as to what it actually represents. Is it a winged horse, a dog or a Cubist representation of a preferred model? Your guess will be...
There are three things you just have to try when you’re in Downtown Chicago. They’re all iconic foodstuffs which the city claims to have created or has adopted as its own. Chicago-style pizza is double deep-dish high and when its cut, as thick as a slice of cake. Oozing with chunky tomato sauce, melted cheese and layer upon layer of whatever other ...
The Willis Tower or the Sears Tower as it’s also known once held the number one position as the tallest building in the world. While it’s now been surpassed by several others, its observation deck is still the highest in the US at one thousand three hundred and fifty-three dizzying feet. There are incredible views of Chicago and Lake Madison throug...
The Lakeside Trail is a nineteen mile long, asphalt and concrete pathway which runs adjacent to Lake Michigan shoreline from the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago to the city’s Kathy Osterman Beach. Part of the trail runs through the Loop, and it’s the ideal place to get some fresh air and exercise. Renting a bicycle or a pair of inline skates...
Head to East Adams Street, just off South Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago and look up. You’ll find a surprising historic monument there which will make a great photo for your Instagram account. Snap a shot with the historic Route 66 sign to get your own personal memento of the iconic highway. Route 66 is probably the most well-known highway in ...
Grant Park is the Loop’s three-hundred and nineteen-acre green space which is bordered by Lake Michigan. Its wide boulevards are perfect for strolling; there are numerous flower gardens, fountains, monuments, and a three-acre skate park. Inside its boundaries, Grant Park encompasses three other parks, the Millennium, the Maggie Daley and the Hutchi...
When you’re in Downtown Chicago, there’s one thing you have to do, and that’s listen to some Blues. In the Loop, one of the best clubs to do that is Buddy Guy’s Legends. The club is owned by Blues legend Buddy Guy, winner of seven Grammy awards plus a whole lot more and has influenced more musicians than he’s had hot dinners. Now at the age of eigh...
The Cloud Gate is one public sculpture you can’t walk past without noticing. The one hundred ton, shiny stainless steel “bean” which was inspired by a droplet of mercury, is eye-boggling. The Cloud Gate is in the AT&T Plaza in Millennium Park. Walk underneath the Gate’s arch and look up to see a distorted version of yourself and those around you. I...
The Loop Retail Historic District is much more than departments stores. This area of the Loop which covers over twenty-six acres is full of historic buildings and landmarks which are just as interesting from the outside as they are on the inside. If you feel the need to shop, step into Macy’s on State Street. The store covers a full eight floors of...
May 1, 2024 · Wednesday May 1 2024. It's been more than a decade since city-sanctioned Mexican Independence Day celebrations took place downtown. We are delighted to report that, according to multiple sources, a...
Apr 4, 2024 · Making a return to Millennium Park for the 20th Anniversary Summer Season, the 2024 Chicago House Music Festival will take place Sunday, June 2 from 10am–9pm featuring an incredible lineup of local and international DJs.
Jan 15, 2024 · Here are a few of the best things to do for Halloween in Chicago. See a nighttime arts parade. Experience Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns. Party at the Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade. Take a Halloween ghost tour of Chicago. Celebrate Day of the Dead. Explore a spooky museum. Catch a scary movie.
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Jul 17, 2019 · The Swiss festival unveils a lineup that includes top picks from Sundance and Cannes, plus new titles from returning favorites.
