In today’s Chicago, buzzwords such as “equitable” and “engagement” are virtual necessities if you want to please City Hall. Sometimes they have worth; sometime they make no sense at all. And even ...

Chicago is one of the most visited cities in the U.S., but people who stick to the city limits are missing a lot of things to ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. More than 55 million visitors came to Chicago last year as ...

The mayor was present at Choose Chicago's annual meeting Thursday, where it was announced that the city wants to increase its number of visitors to 70 million a year. Through its partnership with the ...

The best times to visit Chicago are April through May and between September and October, when the temperatures are warm, a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Lollapalooza came to Chicago in 2005 and it's been here ever since. The four-day-long event typically attracts 100,000 people each day to Grant Park. What do big summer events and ...

Choose Chicago finally has a new head honcho in Kristen Reynolds, formerly the CEO of the tourism agency Discover Long Island. Reynolds will have her work cut out for her and not just because ...

Chicago has been a popular tourist destination since even before 27 million people came to the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 — but the city also has a longstanding reputation for crime that has ...

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Chicago's top public relations leaders are trying to change the narrative around the city from crime to culture. CBS News Chicago spent an afternoon at the Choose Chicago roundtable, where the panel ...