unfortunetly i no longer live in chicago, but i was visiting about 2 wks ago,there are alot of things to do such as tours,sears tower if u can stomach being 110 stories!looking down, but u can see Indiana and as far as Wisconsin,u can take a tour of the lakefront on the cruise ships that lay under the michigan ave.bridge , navy pier,millenium park u cant miss! try staying at a hostel there not bad, i stayed for 4 days and i pd $256+$10 for the key to your room u get the $10 back when u ck out.does this help!