Chicago

Architecture. Jazz. Grit. Glamour.

Bridges, black steel, and a walk at water level past a hundred years of ambition. Featured places

Heavy coats on the racks, a jazz basement below the sidewalk, and no pretension anywhere. Featured places

Former meatpacking bays turned into the most serious restaurant strip in the Midwest. Featured places

A visitor-facing summary of the questions worth answering before you arrive — legal status, where consumption is permitted, hotel policy, and how…