The Willis Tower is 1,450 feet (443 meters) high, or 1,730 feet (520 meters) including twin antenna towers. Read more.
Architect Daniel Burnham & associates included plans for five Municipal Piers in their Plan of Chicago. Only one pier was commissioned and built, in Lake Michigan, near the mouth of the Chicago River. Read more.
Made entirely of Cor-Ten steel (which gives the sculpture and the Daley Center their unique rust color), Picasso's sculpture weighs a whopping 160 tons. That’s 320,000 pounds! Read more.
In "My Best Friend's Wedding" (1997), Julianne (Julia Robert) character goes to a White Sox Game with her best friend Michael (Dermot Mulroney) because his fiancée's father owns the team. Read more.
In the Lake House (2006), Kate (Sandra Bullock) watches skaters on the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink from the windows of the Park Grill restaurant, while she waits for Alex (Keanu Reeves). Read more.
Go back in time at Wrigley. The Chicago stadium feels out of the 1920s, with spectators watching from surrounding rooftops and neighborhood bars packed with fans. Read more.