Chicago’s proposed tourism improvement district would let hotels fund marketing and convention recruitment themselves — boosting competitiveness without raising taxes on residents.

In today’s Chicago, buzzwords such as “equitable” and “engagement” are virtual necessities if you want to please City Hall. Sometimes they have worth; sometime they make no sense at all. And even ...

The increase in the city’s 17.5% hotel tax would more than double the marketing budget for the convention and tourism agency ...

Regarding the editorial “Chicago tourism fundamentally is about downtown, not all 77 neighborhoods” (Nov. 16): The world knows Chicago as a city of communities, each and every one with its own unique ...

Choose Chicago CEO Kristen Reynolds and Board Chair Guy Chipparoni say the city should follow New York's lead and start aggressively "packaging" events during the cold weather months.

While thousands of government workers face furloughs and certain government services are not available, the government shutdown also reached Chicago's Far South Side on Wednesday, where there were ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago’s image has taken a hit after months of negative headlines and amped up rhetoric. So, Chicago tourism officials are trying something new to take control of the city’s story.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- New tourism numbers paint a very different picture of Chicago than how the White House is trying to portray the city, as President Donald Trump is poised to send in National Guard ...

Gymnast Simone Biles and her NFL star husband, Jonathan Owens, have called Chicago their second home for nearly two years now—but that didn't stop the A-list duo from spending a weekend soaking up ...