Planners Guide to Chicago 2013 2013 Lake Baha’i Glenview 41 Wilmette Temple Central Old 14 45 Orchard Northwestern 294 Waukegan Golf Univ 58 Milwaukee Sheridan Golf Morton Mill Grove 32 C O N T E N T S Dempster Skokie Dempster Evanston Des Main 2 Getting Around Plaines Asbury Skokie Oakton Northwest Hwy 4 Near the Hotels 94 90 Ridge Crawford 6 Loop Walking Tour Allstate McCormick Touhy Arena Lincolnwood 41 Town Center Pratt Park Lincoln 14 Chinatown Ridge Loyola Devon Univ 16 Hyde Park Peterson 14 20 Lincoln Square Bryn Mawr Northeastern O’Hare 171 Illinois Univ Clark 22 Old Town International Foster 32 Airport North Park Univ Harwood Lawrence 32 Ashland 24 Pilsen Heights 20 32 41 Norridge Montrose 26 Printers Row Irving Park Bensenville 32 Lake Shore Dr 28 UIC and Taylor St Addison Western Forest Preserve 32 Wrigley Field 30 Wicker Park–Bucktown Cumberland Harlem Narragansett Central Cicero Oak Park Austin Laramie Belmont Elston Clybourn Grand 43 Broadway Diversey Pulaski 32 Other Places to Explore Franklin Grand Fullerton 3032 DePaul Park Milwaukee Univ Lincoln 36 Chicago Planning Armitage Park Zoo Timeline Kedzie 32 North 64 California 22 Maywood Grand 44 Conference Sponsors Lake 50 30 Park Division 3032 Water Elmhurst Halsted Tower Oak Chicago Damen Place 32 Park Navy Butterfield Lake 4 Pier 1st Madison United Center 6 290 56 Illinois 26 Roosevelt Medical Hines VA District 28 Soldier Medical Ogden Field Center Cicero 32 Cermak 24 Michigan McCormick 88 14 Berwyn Place 45 31st Central Park 32 Riverside Illinois Brookfield Archer 35th Inst of Zoo Hawthorne US Cellular Technology Race Course Pershing Pershing Field Ogden Sanitary & Ship Canal 32 43rd 34 55 171 47th 12 51st 20 This guidebook was Hinsdale Archer 16 55th prepared by the Chicago Garfield Univ of Midway Museum of Host Committee for ChicagoMidway East Airport Science & the American Planning Plaisance Industry Central Cicero 63rd Kedzie California Western Damen Ashland Racine Halsted Willow Springs Association’s 2013 Burr National Planning Marquette 67th Ridge Joliet Rd Conference.Archer 71st South Shore Research/Writing Ford 55 Kristen Andersen, AICP State Rd Columbus King Dr City 79th Yates Andrea Arnold South Chicago 83rd Ruth Broder, AICP 50 Roberts Dennis McClendon 87th Cottage Grove Illinois Waterway Willow Springs Jim Peters, AICP 90 83 171 Heather Tabbert, AICP Stony Island 95th Vincennes 12 20 Editing The Plaza Oak St Xavier Chicago State Univ Linda Fuller Univ Lawn Calumet River Jim Peters, AICP 103rd 103rd 106th 57 45 Layout/Design/Maps 1 Dennis McClendon, 111th Torrence 83 Chicago CartoGraphics 32 Lake Calumet Ave O 119th Palos Alsip 94 Heights 294 127th Wolf Ridgeland Lake 130th Cal-Sag Channel Brainard Bell Rd Calumet 7 Riverdale 50 Dolton 143rd exhibits for the coming week. Free. Look for news Welcome boxes or stacks in building lobbies. www.theonion.com Windy City Times Entertainment listings for the gay to Chicago community. Online at www.windycitytimes.com Restaurant Guides We’ve listed some restaurants near the hotel (p. 4), but you can venture further afield after consulting Chicago Any planner’s first stop should be at the www.chowhound.com, www.yelp.com, or the more Architecture Center , 224 S. Michigan. Only a few blocks local www.metromix.com and www.LTHforum.com south of the conference hotels, you’ll find a very good collection of Chicago books, maps, and gifts—plus a stunning model of the entire central city. Architectural Guidebooks As you might expect from the birthplace of modern Local Listings architecture, there are many to choose from. Our three Pick up these periodicals for up-to-date reviews favorites: and listings: AIA Guide to Chicago (Second edition 2004). A “must” Chicago Reader This free weekly is not the behemoth for those really interested in Chicago’s architecture. it used to be, but still includes ads and listings for Clear maps, cogent building descriptions, great concerts and clubs, along with “critic choices” for the photography, and a concise history. It also covers coming week. Available from yellow on-street news neighborhoods overlooked by most other guidebooks. boxes and tavern lobbies. The website Chicago’s Famous Buildings (Fifth now gets most of the attention: www. chicagoreader.com edition 2003). Less comprehensive than the AIA Guide, but it offers an Chicago magazine Comprehensive in-depth analysis of the region’s most restaurant reviews, indexed by important works of architecture. price, cuisine, and location. Also Chicago’s Urban Nature (2007). A look includes theater and music listings. at the city’s impressive parks and Its restaurant reviews can be found landscape architecture. online at: www.chicagomag.com New City This free weekly lists clubs, music, art galleries, and theater— History Books organized by day of the week. Also We’re leaving out a lot, but these online at www.newcitychicago.com. provide a variety of perspectives: Free from on-street red news boxes. Beyond Burnham (2009). A history of TimeOut Chicago Listings, listings, and planning for the Chicago region. more listings—far more complete than any other publication—pack this Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis (1969). weekly guide. The tone and reviews After 40 years, still the best single are geared to hip urban 20somethings. book on Chicago’s history and Website: timeoutchicago.com development, primarily due to its remarkable collection of photos and Concierge Preferred Ask at the maps. hotel desk for this free pocket-sized magazine with clear, useful maps City of the Century (1996). A decent and dining and entertainment overview, from 17th century recommendations from top hotel “discoverers” to the Columbian concierges. Exposition of 1893. Few graphics. Chicago Tribune Look for Arts & Nature’s Metropolis (1993). A Entertainment listings in the Sunday bit weighty, but a very thorough paper; restaurants are reviewed on economic review of why Chicago Wednesdays. The dining guide also became the nation’s second city in the is available at the excellent www. late-19th century. metromix.com Planning Chicago (2013). APA’s new Chicago Sun-Times Friday and Sunday book on contemporary planning editions include guides to galleries, issues in Chicago. music, comedy, theater, and other The “L”—The Development of Chicago’s special attractions. www.suntimes.com Rapid Transit System, 1888-1932 (1995). The Onion This irreverent weekly For the serious transit buff; covers the humor paper includes an “A.V. Club” system’s early history. section covering music, films, and Park and Sheridan Road). A good way to tour the city is to take a bus route one way, and then return via the “L.” Getting Basic fare is $2.25, and fare cards can be purchased at vending machines at all “L” stations. With a farecard, Around transferring to a second vehicle within two hours Every visitor should ride Chicago’s elevated trains, costs 25 cents. A third ride within two hours is free. and many of the city’s attractions are accessible by “L.” If you have no fare card, the cash fare on board buses However, don’t overlook the bus system, which links the is $2.25 each time you board. Be sure to bring small “L” to most of the other attractions. Among the city’s bills; the machines do not make change. CTA system more interesting bus routes are the: #22 (Clark Street), maps should be available at any station, or can be found online at www.transitchicago.com #36CTA (Broadway), Trains #56 (Milwaukee), and #151 (Lincoln For travel information phone 312-836-7000 PURPLE LINE continues downtown weekday rush hours Linden Central CTA “L” trains Noyes Foster Davis Dempster-Skokie Dempster Main Free connection Oakton-Skokie South Blvd between routes Howard Accessible station YELLOW LINE Jarvis Morse RED LINE Loyola Park ‘n’ Ride Lot BROWN LINE Granville Thorndale O’Hare Rosemont Cumberland Harlem BLUE LINE Bryn Mawr Berwyn Argyle Jefferson Park Kimball Kedzie Francisco Rockwell Western Damen Lawrence Montrose Montrose Wilson L Irving Park Irving Park Sheridan Paulina Addison Addison Southport Addison A Belmont Belmont Wellington K Logan Square Diversey California Fullerton E Armitage Western Sedgwick Damen North/ Clark/Division Division Clybourn M Chicago Chicago Chicago Grand Merch Grand State I GREEN LINE Mart Clark transfer between elevated & subway using card or pass C Lake Cicero H Austin Kedzie Pulaski Central Harlem Laramie Oak Park Clinton Morgan California Ashland Randolph Ridgeland Wash- Washington I Conservatory- ington Madison Central Park Dr Monroe G Quincy Adams Jackson transfer between A elevated & subway using card or pass LaSalle N Forest Park Illinois Medical District Harlem Oak Park Austin Cicero Pulaski Western Kedzie- Homan Library BLUE LINE Polk LaSalle Harrison Roosevelt 18th Racine PINK LINE Clinton UIC-Halsted Cermak-Chinatown Sox- Cicero Kedzie Kostner Damen Pulaski 35th 35th-Bronzeville-IIT Western California 54/Cermak Indiana Central Park Halsted 43rd Ashland ORANGE LINE 47th 47th 35/Archer 51st Garfield Garfield Kedzie GREEN LINE GREEN LINE Pulaski Western (Ashland 63rd (East 63rd Branch) 69th Branch) Halsted King Dr Midway 79th boarding inbound only East 63rd Ashland/63 87th Cottage Grove 95th/Dan Ryan RED LINE Mar 13 2 Those planning to ride the CTA several times should consider buying a visitor pass, which provides Useful CTA bus routes for visitors unlimited rides for one day ($10), three days ($20), or seven days ($28). These passes are not available at 3 Chicago 6 Sheraton most “L” stations, but you can purchase one at the city’s Mile Wacker Hyatt visitor centers, many drugstores, grocery store service Magnificent Sheraton desks, and most downtown currency exchanges. Hyatt As with any large city, taxis also are a great way to Art Institute State Michigan get around. Basic fare starts at $2.25, plus $1.80 each Michigan additional mile.