Chicago, often called Windy City, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, with lots of cheap holiday package options on offer from Travel Clearance.
With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous city in the USA,after New York City and Los Angeles. Chicago is a stronghold of the Democratic Party and home to many influential politicians, including the current President of the United States, Barack Obama.
The city's notoriety expressed in popular culture is found in novels, plays, movies, songs, various types of journals and the news media. Chicago is one of the world's great cities, home of the blues and true jazz, comedy and skyscrapers. As the hub of the Midwest, Chicago’s skyline calls across the waters of Lake Michigan, a first impression that soon reveals world-class museums of art and science, miles of sandy beaches, huge parks and public art and one of the finest downtown collections of modern architecture in the world. The centre of Chicago is for work and play, with shopping, skyscrapers, big theatres, and the city's most famous travel sights, but you haven't truly seen Chicago until you have ventured out into the neighbourhoods.
If you head to the Southside. you’ll find yourself in the historic Black Metropolis, and in brainy Hyde Park and the University of Chicago, in Chinatown, or watching the White Sox baseball team, eating soul food, and listening to some real Chicago blues. A bit further southeast and you’re in one of the largest tourist attractions, the Pullman District, in the industrial underbelly of Chicago. While the far north side of town takes you to Lincoln Square and Rogers Park, in an ultra-hip and laid-back area, with miles of beaches and some of the most vibrant immigrant communities in the country.
Chicago is ranked the fourth most walkable of fifty largest cities in the United States, and also lays claim to some nationally renowned foods such as deep-dish pizza, and Chicago-style hot dog. Plus the city is home to 23 Michelin starred restaurants, so you’ll never go hungry exploring this bustling, friendly city.