Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Arts & Culture

It is a museum that showcases the history of African Americans. It has historical artifacts, art and events.
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DuSable非裔美国人历史博物馆
740 E 56th Pl
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It is a museum that showcases the history of African Americans. It has historical artifacts, art and events.
Plays, performances, art and theatre
Arie Crown Theater
2301 S Lake Shore Dr
Plays, performances, art and theatre
Vast collection of fascinating relics exhilarates history buffs and curious novices alike.
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菲尔德博物馆
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
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Vast collection of fascinating relics exhilarates history buffs and curious novices alike.

Essentials

Whole Food in Hyde Park. They have a Marshalls for shopping, and a host of other stores surrounding this store. There is parking on the street you have to pay the meter and a parking lot
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Whole Foods Market
5118 S Lake Park Ave
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Whole Food in Hyde Park. They have a Marshalls for shopping, and a host of other stores surrounding this store. There is parking on the street you have to pay the meter and a parking lot
Fine wines, beers, and spirits
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Binny's Beverage Depot - South Loop
1132 S Jefferson St
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Fine wines, beers, and spirits
Very well stocked store with a variety of foods and beverages get something to cook or something already prepared to eat
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Treasure Island Foods
1639 N Wells St
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Very well stocked store with a variety of foods and beverages get something to cook or something already prepared to eat
Dry Cleaner and Laundry walking distance to the home.
Pride Cleaners
3450 S Giles Ave
Dry Cleaner and Laundry walking distance to the home.
Please check with this facility on price of laundry and dry cleaning.
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CD One Price Cleaners
2200 S Michigan Ave
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Please check with this facility on price of laundry and dry cleaning.

Food Scene

The desserts are scrumptious. Everything on the menu is good here and they have something on the menu for everyone.
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Grand Lux Cafe
600 N Michigan Ave
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The desserts are scrumptious. Everything on the menu is good here and they have something on the menu for everyone.
They have a great brunch. I love the Sunday brunch. There's a variety to choose from, free parking, and reasonably priced. Also they have a great sports bar for night time cocktails and food.
Lake Shore Cafe
4900 S Lake Shore Dr
They have a great brunch. I love the Sunday brunch. There's a variety to choose from, free parking, and reasonably priced. Also they have a great sports bar for night time cocktails and food.
If you need to order that late night pizza, they will deliver to the home
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Italian Fiesta Pizzeria
1306 E 47th St
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If you need to order that late night pizza, they will deliver to the home
Walk from home to 39th St/Pershing Road and one block south for some delicious southern cuisine. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Chicago's Home of Chicken & Waffles
3947 S King Dr
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Walk from home to 39th St/Pershing Road and one block south for some delicious southern cuisine. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Coffee and fresh smoothie bar. Please check in to see if they will be having entertainment such as poetry or live music
Some Like It Black Creative Arts Bar
810 E 43rd St
Coffee and fresh smoothie bar. Please check in to see if they will be having entertainment such as poetry or live music
Fresh sandwiches and soup made to order
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Ain't She Sweet Cafe
526 E 43rd St
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Fresh sandwiches and soup made to order
Great Food, Great Vibes and Great Entertainment
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The Promontory
5311 S Lake Park Ave W
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Great Food, Great Vibes and Great Entertainment
Delicious southern cuisine. If you have a taste for cheese grits, croquettes, fried chicken and signature omlettes. This is the best kept secret on the south side.
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5 Loaves Eatery
405 E 75th St
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Delicious southern cuisine. If you have a taste for cheese grits, croquettes, fried chicken and signature omlettes. This is the best kept secret on the south side.
Can I say, OMG. I had the homemade sausage and sampler french toast. The french toast are so delicious you do not need syrup. This place can get very crowded. Best times are weekdays. A weekend wait can be up to 2 hours. But it is worth the wait. BYOB. So if you need a mimosa with your breakfast bring it.
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Batter & Berries
2748 N Lincoln Ave
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Can I say, OMG. I had the homemade sausage and sampler french toast. The french toast are so delicious you do not need syrup. This place can get very crowded. Best times are weekdays. A weekend wait can be up to 2 hours. But it is worth the wait. BYOB. So if you need a mimosa with your breakfast bring it.
It is a quaint neighborhood true coffee shop. So comfortable. A sip of coffee and pastry a nice place to meet and chat or sit and take care of business.
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Sip & Savor 43rd
528 E 43rd St
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It is a quaint neighborhood true coffee shop. So comfortable. A sip of coffee and pastry a nice place to meet and chat or sit and take care of business.
Coffee chain Starbucks always good coffee and tea. Close to the red line train and the state street bus that goes downtown and to Navy Pier
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Starbucks
210 W North Ave
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Coffee chain Starbucks always good coffee and tea. Close to the red line train and the state street bus that goes downtown and to Navy Pier
If you love meat, sausages, this is your spot
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Links Taproom
1559 N Milwaukee Ave
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If you love meat, sausages, this is your spot
Specializing in providing an array of healthy breakfast and lunch options,
Cafe On The Grove
4317 South Cottage Grove Avenue
Specializing in providing an array of healthy breakfast and lunch options,
Middle Eastern, Turkish, Mediterranean. Shawarma & other regional dishes served in sleek, modern surroundings with Bring your own booze. There's a liquor store next door. I love the laid back atmosphere and the free parking in the lot. The food is good and the portions are generous. Be mindful that in Hyde Park and most popular neighborhoods do not leave your car in the lot and got to stores outside the lot. It could be towed.
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Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen
1206 E 53rd St
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Middle Eastern, Turkish, Mediterranean. Shawarma & other regional dishes served in sleek, modern surroundings with Bring your own booze. There's a liquor store next door. I love the laid back atmosphere and the free parking in the lot. The food is good and the portions are generous. Be mindful that in Hyde Park and most popular neighborhoods do not leave your car in the lot and got to stores outside the lot. It could be towed.
Food good for the Soul. Walking distance from the house.
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Pearl's Place Restaurant
3901 South Michigan Avenue
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Food good for the Soul. Walking distance from the house.
delicious pastas, breaded steak, appetizers, soups open late
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Fabulous Freddies Italian Eatery
701 W 31st St
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delicious pastas, breaded steak, appetizers, soups open late
Quaint, comfy neighborhood staple serving traditional Italian pasta & meat entrees.
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Franco's Ristorante
300 W 31st St
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Quaint, comfy neighborhood staple serving traditional Italian pasta & meat entrees.
The menu is simple and easy to understand, with the option of their new Remedy Menu that gives the customer a variety of new options to choose from. Open since 2009 Han 202 is not your average “Asian” cuisine.
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Han 202 Restaurant
605 W 31st St
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The menu is simple and easy to understand, with the option of their new Remedy Menu that gives the customer a variety of new options to choose from. Open since 2009 Han 202 is not your average “Asian” cuisine.
Known for its ever-changing menu at 3267 S. Halsted St., Nana serves season-centric dishes and popular lunchtime items like grilled shrimp and fried oyster po’boy.
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nana
3267 S Halsted St
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Known for its ever-changing menu at 3267 S. Halsted St., Nana serves season-centric dishes and popular lunchtime items like grilled shrimp and fried oyster po’boy.
Esquire Magazine named The Duck Inn, 2701 S. Eleanor St., one of the “Best New Restaurants in America," lauded for its rotisserie duck for two, duck-fat potatoes and back patio seating.
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The Duck Inn
2701 S Eleanor St
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Esquire Magazine named The Duck Inn, 2701 S. Eleanor St., one of the “Best New Restaurants in America," lauded for its rotisserie duck for two, duck-fat potatoes and back patio seating.
Warm friendly atmosphere, great margaritas
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Pancho Pistolas Authentic Mexican Restaurant
700 W 31st St
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Warm friendly atmosphere, great margaritas
Upscale and delicious dining. Game, Oysters & tap brews are served in a stylish lodge space with TV's, a fireplace & beer garden
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Frontier
1072 N Milwaukee Ave
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Upscale and delicious dining. Game, Oysters & tap brews are served in a stylish lodge space with TV's, a fireplace & beer garden
Chicago Pizza
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Gino's East
162 E Superior St
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Chicago Pizza
This Senegalese restaurant is a 5 minute walk from the house. Dibi chicken and the Yassa whole tilapia with djolof rice are delicious.
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Yassa African Restaurant
3511 S King Dr
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This Senegalese restaurant is a 5 minute walk from the house. Dibi chicken and the Yassa whole tilapia with djolof rice are delicious.
Here are some reviews: Great service and food. All the staff are Senegalese so you know it's authentic. The peanut sauce is my favorite. From the initial welcome while walking in to the outstanding food, Goree Cuisine is a winner. Love the nem and fataya. And the yassa shrimp, at my server's recommendation, was a huge hit.
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Gorée Cuisine
1126 E 47th St
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Here are some reviews: Great service and food. All the staff are Senegalese so you know it's authentic. The peanut sauce is my favorite. From the initial welcome while walking in to the outstanding food, Goree Cuisine is a winner. Love the nem and fataya. And the yassa shrimp, at my server's recommendation, was a huge hit.
The restaurant's menu features its signature fried chicken, either soy garlic or spicy. As part of a lunch special, you can get eight wings, four drumsticks or eight chicken strips for $8.95 along with one side. It also serves a variety of other dishes like salmon avocado balls and Korean tacos. The restaurant, at 2163 S. China Pl., though, has limited hours — it opens at noon Monday to Wednesday and at 3 p.m. the rest of the week. It closes at 8 p.m.
Bonchon
2163 S China Pl
The restaurant's menu features its signature fried chicken, either soy garlic or spicy. As part of a lunch special, you can get eight wings, four drumsticks or eight chicken strips for $8.95 along with one side. It also serves a variety of other dishes like salmon avocado balls and Korean tacos. The restaurant, at 2163 S. China Pl., though, has limited hours — it opens at noon Monday to Wednesday and at 3 p.m. the rest of the week. It closes at 8 p.m.
Online review not from me: This place is always packed for good reason. We put our name on the waitlist on the train from O'Hare after seeing that the wait time was almost an hour (even on a very cold, wet and dreary Sunday morning) and made it just in time to be seated. The Intelligentsia coffee is great and pairs perfectly with the sweeter breakfast options. The Signature Berry Bliss French Toast was very delicious and the topping was just the right combination of sweet and tart. My only regret is not trying the pancakes.
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Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe
130 E Randolph St
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Online review not from me: This place is always packed for good reason. We put our name on the waitlist on the train from O'Hare after seeing that the wait time was almost an hour (even on a very cold, wet and dreary Sunday morning) and made it just in time to be seated. The Intelligentsia coffee is great and pairs perfectly with the sweeter breakfast options. The Signature Berry Bliss French Toast was very delicious and the topping was just the right combination of sweet and tart. My only regret is not trying the pancakes.
A Chicago staple. Harold's Famous Fried Chicken. Place always packed with people who appreciate great fried chicken, fried gizzards, fried livers. Mild Sauce or Hot. Yummy! After eating you can walk fabulous Hyde Park.
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Harold's Chicken Shack Fish & Pizza
1208 E 53rd St
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A Chicago staple. Harold's Famous Fried Chicken. Place always packed with people who appreciate great fried chicken, fried gizzards, fried livers. Mild Sauce or Hot. Yummy! After eating you can walk fabulous Hyde Park.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good Food, Great Music, and delicious drinks
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Norman's Bistro
1001 E 43rd St
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Good Food, Great Music, and delicious drinks
Plenty of bars and great nightlife
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River North
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Plenty of bars and great nightlife
Chicago's beautiful river has river boat cruises, cafes, and drinks. Also the boat cruise showcases some of Chicago's most beautiful architect.
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Chicago Riverwalk
306-370 W Wacker Dr
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Chicago's beautiful river has river boat cruises, cafes, and drinks. Also the boat cruise showcases some of Chicago's most beautiful architect.
If you like the blues you'll love The Underground
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Underground
56 W Illinois St
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If you like the blues you'll love The Underground
Down Home Blues Chicago Style. Pop your finger, stomp your feet to these down home blues. Good Food, Good Drinks, Good Time. Check their website for who's performing, price and menu.
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Kingston Mines
2548 N Halsted St
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Down Home Blues Chicago Style. Pop your finger, stomp your feet to these down home blues. Good Food, Good Drinks, Good Time. Check their website for who's performing, price and menu.
Reggae Music, Food and Drinks
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Reggies Chicago
2105 S State St
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Reggae Music, Food and Drinks
The Wild Hare & Singing Armadillo Frog Sanctuary
2610 N Halsted St
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Reggae Music
Audiences never know quite what to expect at the Brown Derby Jazz Revue. Sure, every Thursday night features some of Chicago's best jazz musicians—whether they're singers or musicians jamming on the guitar, horn, piano, and another instrument. But each weekly show also showcases a different guest artist, as well as a new buffet created by Chef Robert.
Great Lakes Elks Lodge
5108 S Prairie Ave
Audiences never know quite what to expect at the Brown Derby Jazz Revue. Sure, every Thursday night features some of Chicago's best jazz musicians—whether they're singers or musicians jamming on the guitar, horn, piano, and another instrument. But each weekly show also showcases a different guest artist, as well as a new buffet created by Chef Robert.

Shopping

This shopping area features a TJ Maxx, Marshals, Whole Food Store, Pet Smart, and a Portillos (Yummy).
Jackson & Canal station
South Canal Street
This shopping area features a TJ Maxx, Marshals, Whole Food Store, Pet Smart, and a Portillos (Yummy).
This store has everything including a wine bar, salad bar, coffe, breakfast, pick fresh raw meat or chicken and they will cook it for you, full bakery, pharmacy and so much more.
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Mariano's
2021 W Chicago Ave
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This store has everything including a wine bar, salad bar, coffe, breakfast, pick fresh raw meat or chicken and they will cook it for you, full bakery, pharmacy and so much more.

Entertainment & Activities

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Grant Park
337 E Randolph St
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The South Side Chicago White Sox are a few blocks from my home. You can cheer when you hear the boom boom boom of the fireworks.
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Chicago White Sox
333 W 35th St
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The South Side Chicago White Sox are a few blocks from my home. You can cheer when you hear the boom boom boom of the fireworks.
They don't call it Wrigleyville for nothing. The whole neighborhood is festive and flying the flag, W
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里格利球场
1060 W Addison St
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They don't call it Wrigleyville for nothing. The whole neighborhood is festive and flying the flag, W
Can you say "The Bulls"
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Chicago Bulls
1901 W Madison St
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Can you say "The Bulls"
Hockey season is a big deal here in Chicago. Can you say, Winners!!
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Chicago Bulls
1901 W Madison St
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Hockey season is a big deal here in Chicago. Can you say, Winners!!
#1 team in the #1 City. The stadium is absolutely beautiful. The area is festive and can keep you entertained with the many bars and restaurants. So easy to get to from our home. Take the Green Line on 40th Indiana to Roosevelt and switch over to the Red Line to Addison. You'll see the sea of cubby blue.
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Chicago Cubs
3725 N Clark St
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#1 team in the #1 City. The stadium is absolutely beautiful. The area is festive and can keep you entertained with the many bars and restaurants. So easy to get to from our home. Take the Green Line on 40th Indiana to Roosevelt and switch over to the Red Line to Addison. You'll see the sea of cubby blue.
Play, cruise, eat and visit
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海军码头
600 E Grand Ave
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Play, cruise, eat and visit
Go Online and check out this venue. Located nearby in Hyde Park. Hyde Park is a walking community with plenty of places to stop, eat, drink. Promontory has live entertainment of all sorts.
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Promontory Point
5491 S Shore Dr
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Go Online and check out this venue. Located nearby in Hyde Park. Hyde Park is a walking community with plenty of places to stop, eat, drink. Promontory has live entertainment of all sorts.

Getting Around

Car rental is on 2640 S Michigan. The bus and trains are steps from this home. There is one bus #3 that will take you downtown and back. Both expressways are very close.
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
20 E Randolph St
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Car rental is on 2640 S Michigan. The bus and trains are steps from this home. There is one bus #3 that will take you downtown and back. Both expressways are very close.
Chicago Water Taxi operates its boats on a closed loop route on the Chicago River connecting commuters and tourists to their destinations with its 7 dock locations.
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Chicago Water Taxi
400 N Michigan Ave
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Chicago Water Taxi operates its boats on a closed loop route on the Chicago River connecting commuters and tourists to their destinations with its 7 dock locations.