Holiday.

[Reel Deal]

If that's your criteria, at that time of the year, I'd highly recommend Chicago. If you go during the first week in July you can hit the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park (70+ food vendors from all over the city set up in the Park for a week of great food and free concerts). There's great live music at any of the blues bars, lots of great night life spots in Lincoln Park and for sports you can't beat a day at Wrigley Field (ask Shabi)... if you can't get tix to a Cubs game then you can always slum it and head to the South Side and watch the World Champion White Sox. On top of that there are tons of great museums, a great world-class aquarium, a beautiful lakefront, boat tours, a clean city, nice people and tons of other stuff to do.

Here's a link to the Taste of Chicago website:

[jimmym]

Thanks , we were considering Chicago and so far its top of the list.

[Reel Deal]

You seriously can't go wrong with a trip there in the summer time. Let me know if that's where you finally decide upon as I lived there for 4 years and can definitely give you some good tips on places to see and things to do.