LAX to O’Hare (by The Academy Is…)

Actually, I’m taking off from Long Beach, but DETAILS.

I’ll be spending the next week in Chicago with a friend of mine who moved out there seven years ago for her husband’s grad program. (They live about an hour outside the city.) This is the first time I’ve been to see them, and while I feel a little crappy about that, truthfully this is the first summer since they moved that I’ve had money saved up, and a steady job to come back to here in SoCal.

In addition to Chicago, apparently we are taking a day trip to Wisconsin as well. Beer and cheese – how can I go wrong?

So, 43T friends, any suggestions for things I MUST see in Chicago? I’ve been told about the Skydeck/Sears Tower, the Bean/Millenium Park, Navy Pier, Wrigley Park, and a number of food places…what am I missing? I’ll be there for a week, I got time for stuff!