Things to Do

Step inside a children’s holiday classic and mark this entrancing season in unforgettable style aboard the Polar Express Train Ride along the Chicago River! You’re but a short train or bus ride from the city’s iconic Union Station, where this one-of-a-kind, family-friendly experience begins. Chicago’s Polar Express Run by Amtrak, Chicago’s Polar... Continue reading

Chicago is a world-class city with a world-class way of celebrating New Year’s. Join us in glitzy River North here at Hotel Chicago and ring in 2019, Windy City-style! You’ll get to savor our Autograph Collection accommodations and amenities while enjoying front-row seats to the year’s-end festivities spread across Chi-Town.... Continue reading

Join us at Hotel Chicago in River North this holiday season and experience the magic of the Windy City in this most festive time of year! From ice skating to Old World-style Christmas markets, here’s a mere sample of some of what you’ll be able to enjoy during your luxurious... Continue reading

Chicago’s one of the best cities in the country when it comes to holiday shopping, and with an Autograph Collection room or suite at Hotel Chicago here in River North you’re beautifully positioned to take advantage! Today we’re going to briefly sketch out just a few of Chicago’s major holiday-shopping... Continue reading

Step aside, Macy’s: The Windy City boasts its very own signature, mega-scale Turkey Day celebration, and with Autograph Collection accommodations in River North at Hotel Chicago, front-row seats for it will be easy to come by. The Chicago McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade will once again be marching, dancing, strutting, and floating... Continue reading

Casting about for Halloween plans this year? Come experience the world-class celebrations of this spookiest holiday that the Windy City serves up, and allow our Autograph Collection hotel here in River North to be your Halloween H.Q. We’ll give you the luxurious and well-appointed accommodations and hospitality for whatever sort... Continue reading

The Windy City, of course, is a haven for art lovers all year round, what with outstanding institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the National Museum of Mexican Art as well as an extensive collection of galleries. In September, Chicago ups the... Continue reading

Celebrate autumn while experiencing a bit of transplanted Bavaria at Oktoberfest Chicago at St. Alphonsus, and call Hotel Chicago here in River North your festival headquarters for the occasion! There’ll be beer, brats, lederhosen, and dirndls aplenty for this 17th edition of one of the Windy City’s merriest events, coming up fast... Continue reading

Calling Hotel Chicago your home base in the Windy City, you’ve got some of the best-known urban landmarks in the country within minutes of your Autograph Collection room or suite. Among them is the spectacular public space of Millennium Park just across the Chicago River. Opened in 2004 as part... Continue reading

Chicago is one of the country’s musical epicenters, no question, and some of the best performances are yours to enjoy without laying down a dollar. Summer in the Windy City means a lineup of free concert events, among them some of the largest of their kind in the world. Let’s... Continue reading