Chicago leaders are sharing their strategy to keep the city a top destination for tourists.

Chicago is celebrating a record-breaking summer tourism season and is looking to continue the momentum in 2026, with the help of a proposed Tourism Improvement District Ordinance that would add a 1.5% ...

Despite economic and political headwinds facing the global travel industry, Chicago’s hotel room demand rose 2.3% in 2025 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Democratic National Convention is a little more than a month away—on the heels of a number of big events in Chicago this year and this summer. While 50,000 people from across the ...

Luring tourists, conventions, meetings and big events to Chicago takes work, especially during a year where President Donald ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boosted by major events, Chicago was once again a “toddling town” for tourists last year, welcoming 55.3 million visitors, up 6.5% ...

It’s almost summer, which means vacation travel for most Americans. While a majority of Chicago-area residents also plan to get out of town in the next few months, we have a closer-to-home destination ...

From the gleaming high-rises that line Michigan Avenue to the 28-mile manmade shoreline along Lake Michigan, Chicago remains one of America's most vibrant, celebrated cities. A world-class destination ...

In today’s Chicago, buzzwords such as “equitable” and “engagement” are virtual necessities if you want to please City Hall. Sometimes they have worth; sometime they make no sense at all. And even ...

After a record-breaking summer tourism season in Chicago, city and state leaders meet Tuesday to plan what's next.