Chicago Travel & Tourism News

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Commuter gets refund for unused COVID-era benefits with help from NBC 5 Responds

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Massive cicadas will fill Chicago soon, but not the type you're thinking of

We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know ... The art project began in Baltimore, Md., during the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020 and has since grown to a national scale. Read More

After hit-and-run kills CPS staffer, safety concerns about road in Chicago intensify

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Concerns have been growing about a stretch ... "Pulaski is really the place where people come to drag race. They blow red lights. They don't wait for people to cross," she said. Read More

Latest Travel News

The Skift Travel 200 (ST200) combines the financial performance of nearly 200 travel companies worth more than a trillion dollars into a single number, making it easy to track travel industry ... Read More

Skydeck Chicago at the Willis Tower

More than 1.7 million people make their way to Willis Tower's Skydeck Chicago each year, and it's easy to see why. Occupying the 103rd floor – that's nine floors higher than 360 CHICAGO – of ... Read More

Chicago Neighborhoods

It should come as no surprise that Edgewater is also well-known for its antiques shops. North of Edgewater is Rogers Park. Chicago's northernmost ... with such legendary people as civil rights ... Read More

2024 Chicago Pride Parade to start earlier, have fewer entries due to safety concerns

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The 2024 Chicago Pride Parade will be downsized this year due to safety concerns ... was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has been back strong as ... Read More

After NBC Went On Renewal Spree With Law & Order And One Chicago, It Canceled One Show After Two Seasons

After going on a renewal spree and picking up two of the three Law & Order: shows and all three One Chicago ... 1989-1993 NBC classic. The show saw a new team taking on the time travel program ... Read More

Heinz putting up ketchup-dispensing billboards outside some Chicago restaurants

Chicago may have some pretty strict rules when it comes to ketchup, but Heinz is taking on that challenge. The company is now putting up "smackable" billboards that dispense ketchup outside two ... Read More

CBP issues travel alert for the total solar eclipse

Staff will be on hand to the best of their abilities to handle not only passenger cars that come across ... s a full list of travel tips from CBP: Travel Tips For the latest news, weather, sports ... Read More

Best COVID travel insurance of 2024

Seven Corners’ Trip Protection Basic plan is the most affordable of all COVID travel insurance plans we analyzed. This 5-star plan comes with basic coverage levels for emergency medical and ... Read More