HOSTELLING

Hostelling International-Chicago
http://www.hichicago.org/
The J. Ira & Nicki Harris Family Hostel
24 East Congress Parkway
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Phone: 1-312-360-0300
Fax: 1-312-360-0313
Rates are $28.75 per person per night for members of Hostelling International and $31.75 per person per night for non-members.(subject to increase)

Arlington House International Hostel
* http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/StudentTravel/Hostels/Arlington.html
Private rooms: 35 per room per night
Rate: $30 - $57 per room per night (subject to increase)

Chicago International Hostel
http://www.hostels.com/chicagohostel/
6318 North Winthrop
Chicago, IL 60660
Phone: (773) 262-1011
Fax#: (773)262-3673
e-mail chicagohostel@hotmail.com
$13-$40 (subject to increase)

Garden Home Hostel (aka Fat Johnnies)
http://www.hostels.com/fatjohnnies/
Fee: $10.00 per night, including linen!(subject to increase)
Number of Beds; 10 - Dormitory Style
* Separate Rooms for Males and Females
* No Lock-Out, No Curfew
* FREE Storage Area for Valuables
* Ample Street Parking, in Residential Area
* Full Use of Kitchen
(773) 254-0836
2822 W. 38th Place
Chicago, Illinois 60632

HOSTELS.COM
http://www.hostels.com/

FINDHOSTELS.COM
http://www.find-hostels.com/


CHICAGO WEB SITES OF INTEREST

Chicago Public Library
http://www.chipublib.org

Chicago Sun-Times Online
http://www.suntimes.com/

Chicago Reader Online - Great Alternative Source for Information
http://www.chireader.com/



ATTRACTIONS

The New Maxwell Street Market-FREE!
Canal Street and Rooselvelt Road
7 am to 3 pm
Open every Sunday year-round
"...over 480 local and international vendors who sell:  imported items; fresh produce; prepared food, "antiques", clothing and household goods and much more at low price."
TIP:Great place to shop for tools and equipment!!!

Lincoln Park Zoo - FREE!
http://www.lpzoo.com/

Navy Pier
Beautiful views of the lake and Chicago.
http://www.navypier.com/

John Hancock Observatory (1,127 feet)
Get a bird's eye view of Chicago and Lake Michigan.
http://www.hancock-observatory.com/

The Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/index.html

The Peace Museum
http://www.peacemuseum.org/

International Museum of Surgical Science
http://www.imss.org/

JERR-Y! JERR-Y! JERR-Y!
http://www.universalstudios.com/tv/jerryspringer/
(Go for it! We'll try not to think any less of you!)
Jerry Springer Show
NBC Tower
454 N. Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL
(312)321-5365

ENTERTAINMENT

METROMIX
Chicago's leading entertainment guide, online.
http://metromix.com/

CHICAGO FESTIVALS LISTING
* http://www.ci.chi.il.us/SpecialEvents/Festivals.html

 

TRAVEL

CTA
(Please DON'T explore their property! There's nothing to see anyway.)
* http://www.yourcta.com/

Real Expressway Travel Times
http://www.ai.eecs.uic.edu/GCM/tt.html

* Indicates that CUE is not willing to link to these sites. (Mainly because they are city government web pages!)

4 CHICAGO TIPS

1.) Be careful where you park!
Chicago loves to ticket and they probably make a sizeable income off of parking tickets! (Believe me! I live here...It"s EVIL!!!)
Parking lots are EXPENSIVE!!! Ranging from $5-$15 - per hour!

2.) Take the "L"!
It's easy to use and can be very enjoyable. It might seem confusing at first. (like be careful which "Blue Line" you get on), but it is cheap and fairly efficient.

3.) Learn the Grid!
"Chicago is conveniently laid out in a grid system, although because the city isn't a perfect rectangle, the grid doesn't always go straight. Some diagonal streets help ease the pain of getting around.
* Diagonal streets that you are likely to come in contact with: Lincoln Avenue, Clark Street, Clybourn Avenue.
* Almost all of Chicago's main North-South and East-West streets are spaced by increments of 400 in addresses. Each addition or subtraction of 400 numbers roughly equals half a mile. Point Zero is at the downtown intersection of Madison (east-west) and State Street (north-south). So when you are traveling north along State Street for one mile, starting at Madison, you'll come to 800 N. State (which intersects with Chicago Avenue). Keep traveling North another half a mile and you'll hit 1200 N. State. The same is true if you are heading south east or west."-CIF website
Chicago Improv Festival

4.) Toilets
Especially if you're visiting from another country, Chicago does not have public toilets! Use the bathroom when you get the chance!