Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Plaza at 211 S. Clark St., the James R. Thompson Center at 100
W. Randolph St., and a couple of blocks off the Magnificent
Mile at 227 E. Ontario St.
Taxes
In Chicago, the local sales tax is 9%. Restaurants in the
central part of the city, roughly the 312 area code, are taxed
an additional 1%, for a total of 10%. The hotel room tax is a
steep 14.9%.
Transit Info
The CTA has a useful number to find out which
bus or El train will get you to your destination:
&
836-7000
(from any area code in the city or suburbs) or TTY 836-4949.
Visas
For information about U.S. Visas, go to
http://travel.
state.gov
and click on “Visas.”