How to drive Route 66: Stops, motels and detours that make the trip unforgettable - As Route 66 celebrates its centennial ...

Choosing which of the eight states along Route 66 is the best seems uncharitable, kind of like choosing a favorite child. But heck, I might as ...

Illinois voters are deciding primaries Tuesday for six open U.S. House and Senate seats that will spur a new generation of leadership in the state’s heavily Democratic congressional ...

The Obamas have long said the Obama Presidential Center would be more than relics of the presidency,” posts Carrie Shepherd at Axios Chicago. Twenty-eight commissioned works “contribute to the Obamas’ ...

Liam Stanton writes that the Loop should be reimagined ( “Chicago should stop waiting for the old downtown to return,” March ...

The new fee is expected to generate over $40 million annually, more than doubling the budget of the city's tourism arm, ...

Choose Chicago will get revenue to market Chicago to tourism competitors after the City Council Wednesday agreed to raise the hotel tax to 19% at hotels in all or parts of 14 different wards, ...

Chicago has raised the tourist tax on downtown hotels to 19% to boost tourism marketing efforts. A new district will fund Choose Chicago campaigns and events.

With the backing of hotel owners and the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, the city’s tax on hotel rooms downtown, near McCormick Place, the Illinois Medical District and Hyde Park will rise from ...

For the past few years, Chicago’s downtown debate has focused on one question: When will workers come back? That is a worthwhile goal. Office vacancy in the Loop remains high, and many buildings are ...

Big tech companies sue Chicago over new social media tax. Mayor Johnson appoints Cultural Commissioner, fires Deputy Mayor.