The WIRED Guide to Chicago for Business Travelers

Are you a tech industry professional making a business trip to Chicago? Here is WIRED’s guide to where to lock in, power down, and actually enjoy your trip.

Chicago always has something to prove. When it went up against New York for the 1893 World's Fair, a New York Sun reporter called out its "windbag" campaigners. Illinois ended up hosting the fair, and Chicago embraced its new identity as the Windy City. That chip-on-the-shoulder energy still defines this metropolis, a city that builds, innovates, and competes like it has everything to lose.