Jen Sabella, the Director of Strategy and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...

Despite economic and political headwinds facing the global travel industry, Chicago’s hotel room demand rose 2.3% in 2025 ...

Chicago leaders are sharing their strategy to keep the city a top destination for tourists.

Chicago is celebrating a record-breaking summer tourism season and is looking to continue the momentum in 2026, with the help of a proposed Tourism Improvement District Ordinance that would add a 1.5% ...

It’s almost summer, which means vacation travel for most Americans. While a majority of Chicago-area residents also plan to get out of town in the next few months, we have a closer-to-home destination ...

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 ...

From the gleaming high-rises that line Michigan Avenue to the 28-mile manmade shoreline along Lake Michigan, Chicago remains one of America's most vibrant, celebrated cities. A world-class destination ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boosted by major events, Chicago was once again a “toddling town” for tourists last year, welcoming 55.3 million visitors, up 6.5% ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Democratic National Convention is a little more than a month away—on the heels of a number of big events in Chicago this year and this summer. While 50,000 people from across the ...

After a record-breaking summer tourism season in Chicago, city and state leaders meet Tuesday to plan what's next.