It was Sinatra’s kinda town and dozens of other songs pay homage to it.
musicals have used it as their backdrop (who could forget the British production of Windy City in 1982?) and it’s the name of a rock band (still touring and coming to a town near you soon). Chicago, ‘the City with Big Shoulders’ and the third most populous city in the United States, welcomes some eighteen million visitors every year and hosts 35,000 conventions
stand in the shadow of more cosmopolitan New York or cutting-edge LA, there’s no shortage of top-rate art and architecture or street-level excitement – with less of the hassle and infrastructure problems of its coastal rivals. Chicago is sport-obsessed, and contains one of America’s best-loved ballparks, Wrigley Field
strong tradition of live music with a phenomenal array of jazz and blues clubs and ‘Chicago-style’ food will keep your taste-buds (and your wallet) satisfied. Welcome to what one writer called ‘the most typically American place in America.’
