Along with daily 90-minute and 45-minute architecture cruises, Wendella also offers a combo experience in the form of the Lake & River Cruise, which gives you an up-close view of some of the city's ...

One of the most popular Chicago attractions will soon come to an end for the 2025 season. The Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise, which takes tours on the Chicago River will run its final ...

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Bob Irving, beloved creator of the Chicago River architectural boat tour, has died at the age of 93. Thanks to Bob Irving, millions have seen Chicago’s skyline from the best seat in the house: the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Mike Borgstrom, president of Wendella Tours, ...

“Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.” — Carl Sandburg, “Chicago” Chicago is not just a big city. It’s a big deal. It is a ...

If urban legend is to be believed, the world was forever changed on a dry, windy Chicago evening on 8 October 1871 by a cow called Daisy. She knocked over a lantern, causing one of the largest urban ...