Friends Raise Thousands For Humboldt Park Tour Guide Hit By Driver On His Birthday is one of our hand-picked city-news finds for Chicago. The crash left Jim Collins, 64, with 34 broken bones, and he's needed five surgeries. He will be out of work for months. But "he is a fighte.
Why Chicago? Chicago is a lakefront city of bold architecture, deep-dish pride and neighborhood-by-neighborhood character along Lake Michigan. The city is known for architecture and skyscrapers, deep-dish pizza, blues and jazz and the lakefront.
Good to know: Summer and early autumn are glorious on the lakefront; winters are famously cold and windy. The 'L' train and buses cover the city; the lakefront trail is ideal for walking and biking.