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Rosemont Hotels: 8 Reviews - 6 Photos
Macomb Hotels: 16 Reviews - 69 Photos
Gurnee Hotels: 50 Reviews - 66 Photos
Elmhurst Hotels: 5 Reviews
Peoria Hotels: 121 Reviews - 140 Photos
Bloomington Hotels: 31 Reviews - 54 Photos
Galena Hotels: 86 Reviews - 190 Photos
Waukegan Hotels: 32 Reviews - 19 Photos
Elk Grove Village Hotels: 4 Reviews - 7 Photos
Freeport Hotels: 20 Reviews - 24 Photos
Collinsville Hotels: 3 Reviews - 6 Photos
Rockford Hotels: 42 Reviews - 56 Photos

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CTA (city trains & buses, the EL) Chicago

110 Reviews Getting around the city of Chicago is easy, especially when accompanied by locals who actually know where they are going - thanks David and Kristi. Almost every bus or EL train will take you downtown...

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O'Hare International Airport Chicago

47 Reviews Who hasn't flown through O'Hare, United Airline's hub and until 2005, the world's busiest airport? Even today, O'Hare remains the third busiest airport in the world with some 65 million passengers....

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Greyhound/Megabus (U.S. bus system) Chicago

11 Reviews If you enjoy being *** raped by anonymous forces that hide behind a thin veil of customer service than MEGABUS is for you. I am speaking particularly about the DC to Philly route, but it is all the...

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METRA and South Shore Line (suburban rail network) Chicago

29 Reviews To get from Kenosha to CHicago, use the METRA. A station in Kenosha is at 53rd and 13ths St. Plenty of free parking across the street or in the ramp a short block away. The Police Station is right...

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Driving/Parking Chicago

53 Reviews Chicago is one expensive place to park, but there are cheap places if you know where to look and a VT friend and local tells you where - thanks Kristi and David. For Saturday's VT Meet, Hans and I...

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Trolleys (some are FREE) Chicago

24 Reviews Just wanted to let everyone know...we visited navy pier on 8-17-2011..we took the train from our home town to union station..hoping to take the FREE TROLLEY to navy pier. It hass been a few years...

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Taxis Chicago

19 Reviews There are many Ways to get to/from Chicago to Ohare or Midway Airports and to get around Chicago. I have find out that if you need go place to place best way is to hop on a Cab for short trips. Cabby...

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Amtrak (U.S. train network) Chicago

16 Reviews Grand Rapids is relatively close to Chicago which makes Amtrak the perfect option for travel. The train departs daily from GR at 7:35 AM and arrives in Chicago at 10:33 AM. The route take three hours...

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Midway International Airport Chicago

11 Reviews Chicago's Midway International Airport is O'Hare's little brother, though it is older than O'Hare. Located just 10 miles from downtown, Midway serves 17 million passengers each year. The airport was...

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Airport Shuttles Chicago

8 Reviews Chicago's two airports are quite a distance from downtown. In order to avoid the expense of taking a taxi from the airport to your hotel, there are a couple of options. One of these is the Continental...

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Boat Tours & Taxis Chicago

10 Reviews To get another angle on the city, take a one-and-half hour boat cruise down the Chicago River aboard Chicago’s First Lady and Learn about the architecture and design of over 50 buildings as described...

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Pedway Chicago

2 Reviews Once again taking the inimitable advice of our dear Dabs, the intrepid Beatchick sets out to follow the path of the Pedway but is flummoxed by closures. Basically, I tried to follow the tour Dabs...

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Carriage Rides Chicago

5 Reviews Chicago Horse and Carriage is very unreliable. I made a reservation with them as part of my engagement plans. The driver failed to show up and made us miss our dinner reservations. On top of it all,...

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By bicycle or on foot Chicago

6 Reviews chicago is a bike friendly city that even the city government even has a nice bike program for bikers and is so bike friendly that chicago earned the reputation as one of the bike friendly cities in...

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Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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One of the nation's most important hubs, Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is one of the busiest airports in the world. Not only does it handle hundreds of domestic flights on a daily basis, but it also is one of the major international gateways to the United States. The airport is located 17 miles (27 kilometers) northwest of the Loop. CTA trains run every five to ten minutes between O'Hare and downtown Chicago.Airlines serving Chicago O'Hare International Airport: Aer Lingus, AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Air Choice One, Air France, Air-India, Air Jamaica, Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, American Eagle, Asiana Airways, Austrian Airlines, bmi British Midland, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Cayman Airways, Continental Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Etihad Airways, Grupo TACA, Iberia, Iceland Express, Japan...

Chicago Free Trolley

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Move around downtown Chicago by taking advantage of a convenient free trolley system. Several lines are coded by colored symbols.Take a map at Tourist Information located in the Chicago Cultural Center building on Michigan Ave. at Randolph St.Visit link herebelow for info.

Midway International Airport

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Chicago's second airport, Midway International Airport (MDW) is served by many low-cost airlines that connect to many American cities. Some airlines serve Mexico and the Caribbean. The airport is seven miles (11 kilometers) southwest of the Loop.Airlines serving Midway International Airport: AirTran Airways, American Airlines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Frontier Airlines, Porter Airlines, and Southwest Airlines.

Quad City International Airport

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Quad City International Airport (MLI) is located south of Moline, Illinois. The airport serves the Quad Cities area (Moline, Illinois; Rock Island, Illinois; Bettendorf, Iowa; and Davenport, Iowa), as well as northwest Illinois and eastern Iowa.Airlines serving Quad City International Airport: AirTran Airways, American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Connection, and United Express.

Greater Peoria Regional Airport

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Greater Peoria Regional Airport (PIA), located four miles (six kilometers) southwest of downtown Peoria, serves the Peoria and Central Illinois region.Airlines serving Greater Peoria Regional Airport: Allegiant Air, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, and United Express.

A good way to see Chicago's main attractions

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For over ten years Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Company has been offering their Hop On Hop Off City Sightseeing Tour to the city's most sought after shopping, dining and other attractions. It is a two hour, fully narrated entertaining and informative tour that covers 13 magnificent miles of Chicago's downtown and the Loop.It is a good way to get introduced to the City free from the hassle of parking.The offices are located at:615 W 41st StChicago, IL 60609, United States

Mississippi Bridges

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Under constructionOne of the problems with approaching Illinois from the west is the Mississippi River. You must cross it to get to Illinois. It is still possible to cross the old fashioned way (by ferry). There is a ferry crossing just north of Ste. Genevieve that people use as a shortcut. But if you don't want to use the ferry, you have to use a bridge.There are multiple bridges in St. Louis. And there is also a bridge in Cape Girardeau. But they were a good hour's travel north or south of where we were in Farmington. So we used the bridge at Chester (photo 3)

Land of Lincoln

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Each state has a different license plate, and people traveling through the country may be interested in how they differ from each other. The design in Illinois was decided by votes of more than 230,000 Illinoisans who voted for their favorite license plate design in the summer of 1999. In Illinois, when you register your car for the first time, you are issued two standard license plates. The registration for standard plates costs $78 per year to renew for cars and trucks weighing 8,000 pounds or less.There are specialty plates of course. There are environmental plates, plates commemorating colleges and fraternal organizations, Route 66, sports such as hunting and fishing, and various charitable organizations.It is interesting that there is a distinctive plate for organ donors - it is a dark color in contrast with the standard plants and most of the specialty plates.

Get Your Kicks on Route 66

by Stephen-KarenConn

Perhaps the most legendary of all highways in the United States is U.S. Route 66, which ran from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. The highway doesn't exist any more and cannot be found on modern maps, having been replaced by modern interstate highways. However, many travelers with a taste for nostalgia and adventure still retrace the old path along two-lane roads.It takes a little detective work to follow the old route. It made a diagonal southwestward cut across Illiniois from Chicago to East St. Louis, passing through Gardner, Springfield, Bloomington, and many other towns and cities. Much of the old route is marked with brown and white Historic Route 66 signs such as the one pictured here. The website below is a great source for learning where to locate the historic highway. Many books are also available on Route 66.

Chicago O'Hare Airport

by ant1606

O'Hare is one of the busiest and efficient airports in the world, with modern and comfortable terminals and concourses.The domestic terminal is large enough to hold even a tall dinosaur skeleton mock-up!

Top 3 Hotels in Illinois

The Peninsula Chicago Chicago

4 Reviews and 305 Opinions The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago is an absolutely wonderful hotel! Every detail is thought through and...

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Hilton Springfield Springfield

4 Reviews and 147 Opinions The Hilton Springfield Hotel can be seen for miles. We were never lost because we could always cage...

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Hotel Arista Naperville

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