We are fortunate to have had some well-reported analysis from Crain’s Chicago Business on my agency’s valuation of downtown hotel properties. I wanted to add some more color to the conversation. It is ...

The reasons to visit Chicago are nearly endless. Home to world-class art—like the famous Anish Kapoor “Cloud Gate” sculpture, otherwise known as “The Bean”—fascinating historic and architectural sites ...

Chicago is taking fire from President Donald Trump, but visitors don’t seem to mind. Hotels in the Central Business District booked nearly 3.6 million room nights from June through August — a 4.3 ...

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Lollapalooza fans return to Grant Park this weekend, and the wave of visitors should keep most downtown hotel rooms and many restaurants filled, a much-needed boost at a time when overseas tourists ...

In Carl Sandburg’s famous 1914 poem “Chicago,” he praised the Windy City for its hardworking “Big Shoulders.” He might also have lauded the city’s sturdy and architecturally attractive buildings that ...