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Couples can get hitched in high style with $500,000 wedding package at Chicago’s Langham hotel

August 23, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

Chicago’s Langham hotel recently rolled out the “ultimate luxury wedding package,” priced at $500,000. That’s about 15 times the cost of the average U.S. wedding. But as the steep price...

WTTW show ‘Chicago on Vacation’ is nostalgic ode to Midwest family road trips

August 23, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

Midwest family road trips sure have changed since the era of wood-paneled station wagons, optional seat belts and fold-up maps. These days, good luck getting the kids to take out...

More than 130 miles of pavement make up The Loop, an urban trail network that reaches beyond Tucson city limits.

Tucson on two wheels: Arizona city an oasis for cyclists of all speeds

August 23, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

I love cycling, which is why I hate winter in Chicago. I’d rather bird box on a balance beam than pedal outside through slippery slush in the freezing cold. But...

‘Top Chef’ fans can dig into Sara Bradley’s winning dishes at her Kentucky restaurant

August 23, 2019 at 5:12 p.m.

“Top Chef” guest judge Art Smith knows a thing or two about fried chicken. In last week’s Quickfire challenge, Smith heaped the praise on contestant Sara Bradley’s fried chicken, so...

Peninsula Chicago staff help guests in the luxury hotel's lobby in 2013. Forbes Travel Guide has given the hotel a Five-Star rating every year since 2002. This year, all 10 Peninsula Hotels received the same lofty rating.

The Peninsula makes history as first hotel brand to sweep Forbes’ Five-Star ratings

August 23, 2019 at 5:12 p.m.

Forbes Travel Guide is out with its annual list of “Five-Star” hotels, a prestigious distinction that was awarded to every one of the Peninsula properties — a first in the...

Fulton Market’s Hoxton hotel is taking reservations, and early birds can swoop in for $77

August 23, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

The Hoxton, Chicago started started booking room reservations Wednesday in advance of the Fulton Market District hotel’s opening in April. The Chicago outpost of the hip, London-born brand is Hoxton’s...

SX Sky Bar's glass walls are retractable, so they can open to the lake in warmer months.

Opening date, new details divulged about Hotel Essex in the South Loop

August 23, 2019 at 5:09 p.m.

Developers have unveiled new details — and an opening date — for a roughly $250 million project that includes the transformation of the old Essex Inn into a “luxury lifestyle...

Once again, The Peninsula Chicago has clocked in at No. 2 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's annual roster of best hotels.

2 of the top 5 U.S. hotels are in Chicago, report says

August 23, 2019 at 5:09 p.m.

U.S. News & World Report is out with its annual rankings of the best hotels, and a couple of Chicago properties snagged spots in the country’s top 5. Just like...

Old jail in Galena has been named the best B&B in the U.S. by TripAdvisor travelers

August 23, 2019 at 5:08 p.m.

The best B&B in the country — and the second best in the world — is about a three-hour drive from Chicago, according to the travel website TripAdvisor. Jail Hill...

Workers build an ice castle on Jan. 21, 2019 in Lake Geneva, Wis.

It’s so cold, even Ice Castles is temporarily shutting down

August 23, 2019 at 5:08 p.m.

Ice Castles can’t seem to catch a break. Warm weather and rain in December and early January forced the Lake Geneva, Wis., attraction to postpone its opening until last week,...

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