Soaring architecture, smooth jazz and raw blues,

lakeside food festivals, cutting-edge galleries, innovative

theater - welcome to Chicago. Whether you want to

tip back cocktails at Al Capone's favorite nightclub or

ponder Art Institute masterworks, this smart, street-wise

and stylish guide will put you in the Loop (...and

the rest of Chicago).

- Walk about with detailed neighborhood and walking

tour sections and accompanying easy-to-use maps

- Check the scene at the venues where legends of music,

comedy and theater connect with appreciative crowds

- Shop around the Magnificent Mile, the antique dealer

strips, hip shopping blocks and grand old department

stores

- Raise a glass to toast new friends in a cosmopolitan

bistro, an old-school pub, or a heaving nightclub

- Stay in style at one of Chicago's many vibrant hotels,

from contemporary boutiques to the art deco classics