Illinois, which bills itself as the “Middle of Everything” in an ongoing TV ad campaign, may also be in the middle of a post-pandemic tourism recovery.
The Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association says employees are frequently mistreated by customers. However, verbal abuse got significantly worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After months of planning, weeks of disruption and an 11th-hour push to complete the transformation of Grant Park into a pop-up NASCAR track, ready or not, the inaugural Chicago Street