In November of 2006 I took a weekend trip to Chicago to see the town with my brother who is going to Notre Dame in nearby South Bend. I got an excellent taste of the city, Chicago is a great town, much more mellow then NYC, easy to get around, nice people. I visited the Field Museum, Grant Park, Millenium Park, the Art Institute of Chicago, road the "el-train" several times, took a great night walk thru the city, road the speedy elevators to the top of the John Hancock and Sears Tower, visited Wicker Park, and Wrigleyville. On top of the trip to the windy city, I experienced a classic football game day at Notre Dame, where they beat Army 41-9.