Chicago Tourism

Could The USOC's New Deal Lead To Another Chicago Bid?

Posted 05.25.2012

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A new revenue-sharing deal reached this week between the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee could pave the way to a second...

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The Internet (Understandably) Hates Chicago's New Theme Song

Posted 04.26.2012

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When Chicago's tourism organization excitedly announced an "ode to the city" Thursday, they were probably not expecting it to make the Billboard chart...

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Quinn: State Funding For Wrigley Renovations 'Not In The Cards'

Posted 04.09.2012

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While Mayor Rahm Emanuel has vocalized his support for carving out some of the cash-strapped city's budget to offset Wrigley Field renovations, Illino...

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Rahm Announces Plan To 'Drastically' Increase Chicago Tourism

AP | Posted 04.06.2012

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CHICAGO -- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he wants to open city tourism offices in Brazil, Germany and Japan this year. Emanuel says he wants to "dr...

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Emanuel Announces New Chicago Tourism Push

AP | Posted 04.03.2012

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CHICAGO -- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a plan that's designed to save $1.3 million in administrative costs and attract 50 million visitors to the c...

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Chicago Unveils Ad Campaign Aimed At Upping Winter Tourism

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Chicago Tourism Ad Campaign, Chicago Tourism Bureau, Chicago Winter Tourism, Chicago Tv Ads, Video, Chicago Ad Campaign, Chicago Tourism, Chicago Advertising, Chicago News

Chicago has launched its first-ever TV ad campaign aimed at attracting new visitors to the county's third largest city, even during the typically hars...

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Navy Pier Takes Aim At $155M In Improvements

Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Tourism, Navy Pier Revamp, Visit Chicago, Navy Pier, Centennial Vision, Chicago Tourism, Chicago Children's Museum, Mcpier, Grant Park, Tourists, Chicago News

The new non-profit organization grabbing the reins of Navy Pier as of July 1 on Thursday unveiled their plans for a $155-million facelift to the facil...

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Second To Who? City Claims Chicago Stole New Tourism Slogan

Posted 08.29.2011

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Earlier this week, the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau rolled out a big, $6 million campaign promoting travel to the city. The centerpiece of th...

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Chicago Hopes New Campaign Will Attract More Tourists

Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Conventions, Tourism, Convention Industry, John Cullerton, Rahm Emanuel, Mccormick Place, Chicago Tourism, Chicago News

The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau is hoping to attract more visitors to the Windy City with a new, $6 million campaign: "Chicago, Second to None...

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Lollapalooza Ticket Needed To Visit Buckingham Fountain?

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Strokes, Mavis Staples and Green Day weren't the only attractions in Grant Park requiring a pricey Lollapalooza ticket to see up close. Despite...

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A Guide To Chicago City Guides

The A.V. Club Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Tourism, Chicago Guide, Chicago City Guides, Chicago Summer Events, Av Club, Chicago Events, Chicago News

Summertime in Chicago means many things to many people, but to an increasingly cash-strapped city it means it's time for the annual influx of those sw...

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Dining At Navy Pier: Your Best Bets

Gapers Block | Posted 05.25.2011

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Navy Pier is Illinois's number one tourist destination; home of Chicago Public Radio, Chicago Children's Museum and Chicago Shakespeare Theater; hub o...

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Al Capone's Legacy Lives On, To Chicago's Dismay

Chicago News Cooperative | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago, as any proud city official will tell you, is known for many things: its stunning architecture, its extensive green spaces, its hapless yet be...

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McPier, Navy Pier And McCormick Place Parent Company, Expecting $34M Loss

Chicago Public Radio | Susie An | Posted 05.25.2011

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The agency that runs Chicago's Navy Pier and McCormick Place is feeling the pinch from the recession....

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Chicago Tourism: $11.8 Bilion Came From Over 45 Million Tourists In '08

Crain's Chicago Business | Monee Fields-White | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than 45 million domestic and international tourists visited Chicago in 2008 and spent $11.8 billion, according to the latest figures from the Tra...

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Sears Tower Opens Glass Ledge On 103rd Floor Skydeck (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: The first step is the hardest. "It's like walking on ice," said ...

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Convention And Trade Show Business Takes A Beating In Cratering Economy

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McCormick Place conventions and trade shows are sustaining double-digit declines in attendance this year, squeezing local hotels, restaurants and othe...

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Sears Tower Opening Glass-Bottom Sky Deck In June

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The view from atop the nation's tallest building is about to get even better. In June the Sears Tower will open a glass-bottom sky deck as part of a ...

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Its 10 O'Clock, Do You Know Who Your City Is?

Mike Doyle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cincinnati Tourism, Civic Boosterism, Chicago Tourism, Bad Public Relations, Convention and Visitors Bureaus, Midwestern Cities, 2016 Olympic Games, Chicago Tourism Marketing, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

Is this just one more misguided civic attempt to whitewash--here meant very literally--the public portrait of the city being displayed to the International Olympic Committee in order to win the 2016 Olympic Games?

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Hotel Offering Obama-Themed 'City Of Hope' Package

Financial Times | Hal Weitzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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A luxury hotel might seem like a bad business to be running during an economic downturn, but Patrick Hatton, general manager of The James in downtown...

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Tourism Business Booming In Obama's Chicago

ABC News | MATTHEW JAFFE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite the cold weather and biting wind, out-of-town guests, as usual, on Thanksgiving weekend, are hitting the sites in Chicago, America's third-lar...

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Obama Transition A Boon For Chicago Hilton

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 05.25.2011

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No one will be sadder when President-elect Barack Obama finally splits town and heads to Washington for good than the folks who run the Hilton Chicag...

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An Obama Boom in Hyde Park?

David Hoyt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kenwood, Chicago Inner City, Hyde Park, Economic Development, Barack Obama, Obama Economic Development, Obama Tourism, Chicago Tourism, President Obama, Obama Chicago Tourism, Obama Hyde Park, Chicago News

It will take a lot more than the impulse spending of a presidential entourage to provide the housing, transit, jobs, and retail amenities that are needed in the President-elect's own back yard.

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