Tour & Travel Packages to Chicago

During the period of Prohibition the city gained notoriety due to activity of such gangsters like Al Capone.

The City has always been the centre of culture. All through the year it holds festivals, exhibitions, parades, new shows of theatre, dance-clubs, art and all types of music shows. The famous Institute of Art is proud of its enormous collection of French Impressionists. The city is associated with names of such famous people as Ernest Hemingway, Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright who either were born in the place or worked there.

The world's first steel-framed skyscraper, the Reliance Building, was raised in Chicago. Not less famous is its Millennium Park.

The main area of the city is called the Loop (known as the 'El' or 'L'), that is due to the metropolitan railway connecting the centre of the city and its shopping region. People in Chicago speak over 50 languages. There are no other cities in the world diverse in their culture like Chicago which diversity is reflected in a great number of different festivals and ethnic parades.

Read more about Chicago in our City Guide ...

Airport Address: O'Hare International Airport, PO Box 66142 Chicago, Illinois 60666, USA
Distance and Location: The airport is located 29km (18 miles) northwest of Chicago
Airport Website: www.ohare.com
Airport E-mail: aviation@ci.chi.il.us
Airport Telephone: 773 686 3700 or 686 2200
Country Code: 1
Time Zone: GMT - 6 (GMT - 5 from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 4
Moving between Terminals: The airport has its own ATS train system connecting all terminals, the Metra station and the long-term car park (Lot E).