Category Archives: Illinois

This is where Chicago-style deep dish pizza was invented, and it may well still make the best. Back in 1943, owner Ike Sewell invented deep dish pizza in an attempt to get customers to think of pizza as a meal … Continue reading →

After riding to Michigan Avenue on the Water Taxi, we walked around three sides of the Tribune Tower. Over the years, more than 130 pieces of famous sites and buildings have been embedded in the exterior walls. Below or next … Continue reading →

Why walk from the train station to Michigan Avenue when you can take a pleasant boat ride on the Chicago River — for free — on the Water Taxi? It’s only free for the first two weeks of service, but … Continue reading →

We took the Metra into Chicago for a day of adventure. (In case you haven’t figured it out, we’re vacationing close to home this year.) Our first stop after we got off the train was Batcolumn at the Harold Washington … Continue reading →

We stopped here for lunch on the way home from the Chicago Botanic Garden. Sal got a gyro with fries. I had a Polish sausage with onion rings. It’s a typical hot dog grill, with a large menu. It was … Continue reading →