Magnificent Mile

Budget Chicago: Perfect for travelers on the cheap

2010-03-18 15:11:19

CHICAGO -- Chicago has a reputation as a working-class city for a reason. Sure, there are fancy Gold Coast shops and $500-a-night hotel suites, but it's also possible to see Chicago's famous lakefront, eat its famous food and enjoy distinctive cultures on...

Police, protesters clash in Loop

2012-05-20 04:24:00

Chicago Police and NATO protesters clashed repeatedly in a series of pushing and shoving confrontations Saturday night in the Loop following a day of cat-and-mouse marches that tested the physical and mental stamina of both sides. After a night of...

Tensions rise Saturday night between NATO protesters, police

2012-05-20 00:00:00

Tensions between protesters and police heightened Saturday night on the eve of the NATO summit of world leaders, with helmeted police at an evening march using their nightsticks and bicycles to fend off surging demonstrators. During a march that began in...

Making Chicago more than a dateline

2012-05-20 00:00:00

Thousands of journalists from around the world have swept into Chicago to cover the NATO summit, putting the host city atop the international news headlines for the weekend. But for many of the 2,200 or so credentialed journalists, Chicago is merely a...

NATO summit in Chicago sends some brides fleeing

2012-05-17 13:29:03

* Wedding industry planners say they have seen downturn * But July, August and possibly September might be busier * One prospective bride says she's making concessions By Suzannah Gonzales CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - Debbie and George Sevilis were...

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2012-05-13 00:00:00

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Forever Marilyn leaves Mag Mile

2012-05-08 06:07:00

For Jessica Cardenas, the trip downtown Monday night to watch the dismantling of the controversial Marilyn Monroe statue in Pioneer Court was far more of a pilgrimage than a goodbye for a traveling piece of art. Cardenas, who created an homage to the...

10 reasons we're ready to say goodbye to the Marilyn Monroe statue

2012-05-01 12:03:00

Chicago got the "Seven Year Itch" a little early. After nearly two years of being stationed smack dab in the middle of Pioneer Court on the Magnificent Mile, the Forever Marilyn statue will be taken down May 7, according to the nonprofit group that owns...

Hyatt to gain bigger footprint downtown

2012-05-03 06:23:00

The Hyatt brand is poised for a stronger presence in Chicago, its corporate base, following the sale of the Wyndham Chicago later this year. Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. will rebrand the 417-room Streeterville hotel as the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile...

Marilyn, we'll miss you

2012-05-04 00:00:00

She's been called tacky, kitschy and chintzy. Passers-by often snort at the gratuitous, 26-foot sex symbol stationed along the otherwise classy Magnificent Mile. Many Chicagoans are embarrassed by the socks-and-sandal-clad tourists gawking up her...

Hyatt Hotels buys Wyndham Chicago, will rebrand it Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile

2012-05-03 18:26:00

The Hyatt name is poised for a stronger presence in Chicago, its corporate base, following the rebranding of the Wyndham Chicago later this year. Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. will rebrand the 417-room Streeterville hotel as the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent...

Sam Zell names co-presidents at Equity Group Investments

2012-03-08 00:00:00

Billionaire investor Sam Zell has rearranged leadership at the top of his investment firm, hiring David Helfand and naming him and William Pate co-presidents of Equity Group Investments. In an interview, Zell, 70, said that Helfand's expertise in real...

The front desk at the MileNorth hotel, just off the Magnificent Mile.

2012-05-13 18:18:00

Pedestrians enjoy the warm spring weather near the north end of the " Magnificent Mile " shopping district on Michigan Avenue , in downtown Chicago.

2012-03-13 00:00:00

Daniel Abdalla does some last-minute Christmas shopping on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. "The deals have been really good today," said Abdalla.

2012-01-13 11:15:20