Press Releases

The Chicago and Illinois Tourist Office creates and distributes a variety of press releases each year on topics ranging from the urban architecture in Chicago to the exciting festivals held in Illinois’ state capital, Springfield. To read the latest press materials on what’s happening in Illinois, click on the links below.

If you are a media professional and need more information, please e-mail Chicago@jcpr.com.

Click here to download the Chicago and Illinois Tourism Profile PDF.

2007 impact numbers.

Chicago: feel like it’s made just for you

What's New in Chicago & Illinois in 2008

Chicago Celebrates 25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival

From Lloyd-Wright to Gehry:
Chicago is the home of modern American architecture

26th Annual Taste of Chicago Festival

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

Attractions in Chicago

Illinois Architecture Soars to Unparalleled Heights

Dining: The Great Tastes of Chicago

Shopping in Chicago

Frank Lloyd Wright and His Architecture in Chicago and Illinois

Illinois’ Route 66 Offers a Glimpse of Classic Americana

Millennium Park

Illinois Fact Sheet

Music - Home of the Blues and More

Museums and More
Media Contacts:

The Chicago and Illinois Tourist Office is happy to provide you with information concerning the events and attractions in Illinois, as well as assistance in planning a press trip to the Land of Lincoln. 

For information, please contact:

UNITED KINGDOM:
 Jackie Cooper PR
London
44 020 3047 4000
chicago@jcpr.com

IRELAND:
 Katie Markese
Edelman Dublin
353 1 678 9333
katie.markese@
edelman.com

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