The Rough Guide to Chicago

Book excerpt: An honest, illustrated, detailed guide to the quintessential American city. Full coverage of all the neighbourhoods, including the downtown Loop and its prominent skyline, and ethnic enclaves like Greektown and Pilsen, plu ssighs from the Art Institute of Chicago to the shops on Michigan Avenue and all the Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Oak Park. Listings of restaurants, nightlife and accomodation cater for all budgets and include places to hear the Chicago Blues and engage in local pastimes such as rooting for the doomed Cubs baseball team. Tours and excursions to the North Shore are also listed.