Cheap Hotels in Chicago

The city can be a super place to a visit. Many like to vist the city to see the historic sites, the culture, the the skyscrapers, the tourist attractions. Some would like to use the city as a base to explore the whole region. Some would like a luxury or cheap hotel in the city.

Chicago is the largest city by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest. It is a dominant center of finance, industry and culture in the region. The city, for much of its history, has been known informally as America's Second City.

Chicago's history and economy are closely tied to its proximity to Lake Michigan. While the Chicago River historically handled much of the region's waterborne cargo, today's huge lake freighters use the city's far south Lake Calumet Harbor. The Lake also moderates Chicago's climate, making it warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.

Chicago is located in northeastern Illinois at the southwestern tip of Lake Michigan. It sits on the continental divide at the site of the Chicago Portage, connecting the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes watersheds. The city lies beside Lake Michigan, and two rivers, the Chicago River in downtown and the Calumet River in the industrial far South Side, flow entirely or partially through Chicago. The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal connects the Chicago River with the Des Plaines River, which runs to the west of the city.

"Chicagoland" is an informal name for the Chicago metro area, used primarily by copywriters, advertising agencies, and traffic reporters. Regardless of the lack for an exact definition of the area's boundaries, it is clear that the suburbs of Chicago, and therefore by default the Chicagoland area as well have expanded rapidly in recent years. The term itself is largely a state of mind defined by those living in a given area, i.e. do the residents consider themselves as being "from Chicago." Usually, however, a loose boundary of Chicagoland would be equal to a 400-mile irregular radial drive starting and ending in the Loop, going as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin, as far northwest as Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, as far west as DeKalb, as far southwest as Morris, as far south as Kankakee/Bourbonnais, and as far east as Portage, Indiana. Some of the largest cities within the Chicagoland area are the adjacent suburbs of Aurora and Naperville, as well as Waukegan, Gurnee, Joliet, Schaumburg and Gary, Indiana.

The Magnificent Mile is the portion of Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois extending from the Chicago River to Oak Street in Near North Side community area. Located one block east of Rush Street, which is known for its nightlife, the Magnificent Mile serves as the main thoroughfare between Chicago's Loop business district and its Gold Coast.

The Wrigley Building is a skyscraper located directly across Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Tower on the Magnificent Mile. It was built to house the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company.

Soldier Field (formerly Municipal Grant Park Stadium) is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, and is currently home to the NFL's Chicago Bears.

The city is home to two Major League Baseball teams: the Chicago Cubs of the National League play on the city's North Side, in Wrigley Field, while the Chicago White Sox of the American League play in USA Cellular Field on the city's South Side. The White Sox recently won the Major League Baseball World Series. Chicago is the only city in North America that has had more than one Major League Baseball franchise every year since the American League began in 1900. The Chicago Bears, one of the 2 remaining charter members of the NFL, have won nine NFL Championships. The Bears play their home games at Soldier Field on Chicago's lakefront.

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