YOUR VISIT TO CHICAGO!

By definition...."Chicago  is the largest city of Illinois, in the northeast part of the state on Lake Michigan. It is a major port and the commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural center of the Midwest. It is also the third-largest U.S. city. Chicago was nearly destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1871.  The population: 2,830,0000".  See http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Chicago...."Chicago covers over 200 sq mi (520 sq km); it extends more than 20 mi (32 km) along the lakefront, then sprawls inland to the west. Its metropolitan area stretches in the north to the Wisconsin border and in the south to industrial suburbs on and beyond the Indiana border. In addition to its noted expressways and boulevards, Chicago has a system of elevated (partly underground) railways that extend into the heart of the city, making a huge rectangle, the celebrated Loop, which gives its name to the downtown section....or near the center of the city are the Merchandise Mart, the world's largest commercial building; the Chicago Public Library, with the Harold Washington Library Center downtown as well as neighborhood and traveling branches; the Chicago Board of Trade building; and the homes of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Civic Opera. La Salle Street is the financial center. On the lakefront, which has many beaches, are Grant Park, with the Art Institute of Chicago, the Field Natural History Museum, the Adler Planetarium, the Buckingham Memorial Fountain, and the John G. Shedd Aquarium; and Millennium Park, with the Jay Pritzker Pavilion (designed by Frank Gehry...Nearby is Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears (National Football League). To the north is the Navy Pier recreation and entertainment complex (opened 1995) and along Michigan Avenue lies the "magnificent mile," Chicago's famous shopping district...." 

 

Chicago is also one of the most exciting and dramatic cities in the world! It's a city of neighborhoods, where people live within the city limits along our breathtaking lakefront! Each neighborhood has distinct flavors and dynamics. Visit http://yochicago.com/guides/, www.chicagoneighborhoods.com or a new site www.nabewise.com for a description and pictures of neighborhoods. Coldwell Banker just launched a new website www.coldwellbankeronline.com/sherrikramer. Check out 'Communities' for a description of  neighborhoods, stats and available properties...http://www.coldwellbankeronline.com/real_estate/Illinois/Chicago/neighborhood-guide.htm?x=1

The shopping is the best, as is the dining experience...some of the most famous restaurants in the country.  Visit chicago.metromix.com or http://www.centerstagechicago.com/.

There are things to see and visit and experience from the lighting of Michigan Avenue before the holidays to music events, theater and neighbornood street festivals all summer. The city's official site is your best resource www.cityofchicago.org. Also visit www.choosechicago.com which is Chicago's official
tourism site.

 

Chicago is a 'midwestern' city and as sophisticated as it is, it is still conservative in many aspects. Real estate tends to appreciate and depreciate with market trends, but not as drastically as the east or west coasts. For information on properties in Chicago, visit www.coldwellbankeronline.com/sherrikramer