hospitals
- Prentice Womens Hospital
- Clybourn Medical Center
- Stone Medical Center
- Saint Jude Childrens Research Hospital
- Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- Childrens Hospital of Chicago
- Lurie Childrens Memorial Pediatric
- Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
- Thorek Memorial Hospital
- Northwestern Community Medical
- Saint Joseph Hospital
- Chinatown Community Medical Center
- Weiss Memorial Hospital
- Chicago Lakeshore Hospital
museums
- Hancock Observatory
- Arts Club of Chicago
- Museum of Broadcast Communications
- Chicago History Museum
- Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Terra Foundation for American Art
- DANK Haus
- Spertus Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Photography
- Field Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
- Museum of Stained Glass
- EHOF International
- Maya Polsky Gallery
- Depaul University Art Museum
- Adler Planetarium
- Chicago Childrens Museum
- Architectural Artifacts Incorporated
- Sullivan Galleries
- Museum Campus
- Museum of Private Art Collection
- Richard H Driehaus Museum
- Blues Heaven Foundation
- Illinois Art Gallery
- Charnley Persky House Museum
- Martin DArcy Museum of Art
- International Museum of Surgical Science
- McCormick Bridgehouse
- Institute Museum
neighborhood
theaters
- AMC River East 21
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Griffin Theatre
- Classics On Stage Limited
- Bijou Theater
- Regal Webster Place 11
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Auditorium Theatre
- Civic Opera House
- Navy Pier IMAX Theatre
- Mercury Theater
- Oriental Theater
- Cadillac Palace Theatre
- Journey-Man Theatre Company
- Broadway Playhouse
- American Theater Company
- La Costa Theatre Company
- Theatre Building Chicago
- Goodman Theatre Center
- Kerasotes Webster Pl 11
- Black Ensemble Theater
- Pierce Hall
- Stage 773
- Studio Be
- Stage Left Theatre
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company
- New Tuners Theatre
- Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
- Pub Theater
- Riviera Theatre
- Annoyance Theatre and Bar
- Greenhouse Theater Center
- Lookingglass Theatre Company
- TimeLine Theatre Company
- Storefront Theater
- Elephant Eye Theatricals
- LaSalle Theater
- Chicago Theatre
- Library Theater At Feltre
- Uptown Theatre
- Chemically Imbalanced
- Chicago Opera Theater
- Harris Theater
- Red Orchid Theatre
- Bank of America Theatre
- Shattered Globe Theatre
- Royal George Theatre
- Roosevelt Collection
- Century Centre Cinema
- Revolution Theatre Company
- Oracle Productions
- Gene Siskel Film Center
- Theater Wit
- Live Bait Theater
- Athenaeum Theatre
- Victory Gardens Biograph
- National Pastime Theater
- Storycatchers Theatre
- Kerasotes ShowPlace
- Theatre On the Lake
- Chicago Symphony Center
- Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company
- Davis Theater
- Playground Theater
- Arie Crown Theatre
- The Vic
- About Face Theatre
- Music Box Theatre
- ComedySportz Theatre
- Improv Unlimited
- Briar Street Theater
- Profiles Theatre
- Signal Ensemble Theatre
- Showplace Icon
- Merle Reskin Theatre
- Innovative Artists Chicago
tourist attractions
- Centennial Fountain
- Historic Water Tower
- Clarence Buckingham Fountain
- McCormick Tribune Plaza
- John Hancock Center
- Cloud Gate - The Bean
- Rookery Building
- Soldier FIELD
- Totem Pole
- Oglesby Monument
- Graceland Cemetery
- Sears Tower Skydeck
- Harold Washington Library
- Millennium Park
- Chicago Cultural Center
- Grant Park
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- World Famous Laugh Factory
- Petrillo Music Shell
- Chicago Bears
- Wrigley Field
- Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
- John G Shedd Aquarium
- Navy Pier
- Lincoln Park
Chicago Parking Guide About Chicago
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third most populous city in the United States, with approximately 2.7 million residents. The city is traversed by the Chicago and Calumet rivers. Chicago's extensive parklands, including 3,000 hectares of city parks attract an estimated 86 million visitors annually.
The city has many nicknames, which reflect the impressions and opinions about historical and contemporary Chicago. Some of them are: The Windy City, the City of Big Shoulders, the Second City, and The City That Works.
Parking in Chicago Metered Parking in Chicag
Chicago Parking Meters (CPM) is the third-largest metered parking system in the United States and the largest system privately operated under a concession agreement. CPM is responsible for the operation, management, maintenance, and rehabilitation of Chicago's on-street parking, and since 2009 has invested over $35 million in system modernization and customer service improvements.
With electronic pay boxes at most of the approximately 36,000 metered spaces in the city's downtown and neighborhood areas and maintenance processes, it is one of the most sophisticated parking operations in the U.S. By limiting the time that a vehicle may park in a particular space, meters play a vital role in facilitating traffic management, promoting business, and reducing congestion and pollution.
Meters are free during evenings in most places except for City parking lots and the Loop. Days and hours of operation should be posted on the meters. Generally meters o