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Travel Writer Calls Chicago ‘Overrated’ Tourist Destination
A travel writer raised eyebrows in Chicago this week by calling the city one of the world’s most overrated tourist destinations.
City’s Tourism Agency Getting Extra $5M To Promote Chicago, Airports
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the City of Chicago is upping the ante in its bid to promote tourism here.
Tourism Official Backs DePaul Basketball Stadium Near McCormick Place
Tourism officials are applauding the possibility of locating a new sports arena near McCormick Place.
Chicago Tourism App Unveiled For iPhone, Android
If you’re looking for something to do or somewhere special to stay in our fair city, it just so happens that there’s an app for that.
Report: Tourism Chief Backtracks After Reports That Crime Is Hurting Efforts
The man in charge of promoting Chicago conventions and tourism is backpedaling on reports quoting him as saying that the recent crime wave in the city is going to damage his best efforts, unless it is quickly quelled.
Chicago’s New Tourism Office Faces Possible Roadblock – Violence
Move over San Francisco and watch out New York — Chicago is now the second best city in the U.S. and Canada, according to Travel+Leisure magazine.
Listeners Pan New Chicago Tourism Song
Choose Chicago, the official city tourism agency, has unveiled a new ode to the city. And so far, listeners are panning it.
Most Popular News
- Lockdown Lifted At Morton West High SchoolMorton West High School has been placed on lock down for precautionary reasons after an unknown individual entered the building.558
- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.413
- Woman Robs North Side BankA woman robbed a Lakeview bank Tuesday afternoon on the city’s North Side.262
- Four Schools To Be Spared From Closing; Another To Be DelayedHours before a final vote by the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools officials have agreed to back off of plans to close four of the 53 elementary schools targeted for closing at the end of the school year, Board Vice President Jesse Ruiz confirmed Wednesday morning.415
- Boy, 17, Fatally Shot In Back Of The YardsA teenage boy was fatally shot in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday evening, police said.147
- Police: Man Killed In Jump From Gold Coast BuildingA man jumped to his death early Tuesday from the Gold Coast high-rise building where he lived, authorities said.368
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