• Charles's list, better than this one
• Chicago CTA downtown
• Events
  • Chicago festivals
  • Neighborhood festivals
  • Centerstage event calender
• Cool things to do any time
  • Chicago architecture walking tours, also a GREAT boat tour
  • The Field Museum
  • The Art Institute
  • Museum of Science and Industry, in hyde park, not downtown, but well worth it
  • Shedd Aquarium, right next to field museum
  • Lincoln park zoo
  • Brookfield zoo
  • John Hancock Building, way better than the Sears tower
• Some good places to eat
  • Cafe Iberico, great food, not too expensive, very crowded on fri and sat - no resv!
  • Mia Francesca, get the carpacio
  • Hackney's, south loop wonderful beer, also blue cheese burgers
  • Room 12, great brunch, although rob likes Orange better
  • Black Bird (not been here yet buit heard great things)
• some music spots
  • Schubas, a lot of my brothers friends play here when they come to town (mostly singer-songwriters)
  • Buddy Guys' Legend, Wonderful blues, south loop, several pool tables
  • Green Mill, mostly Jazz, al capone hung out here, go see von freeman whenever possible