Illinois

Chicago

Chicago plugged the blues into an amplifier and never unplugged it.

Best forNightlife
Approx. flying time~3h 55m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportChicago (MDW)

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About this place

Kingston Mines and B.L.U.E.S. sit across Halsted Street from each other, trading bands deep into the small hours, while the Green Mill in Uptown — Al Capone's old local — runs jazz nightly beneath its original 1920s decor. Arrive before 9pm for a booth at the Mill, and don't talk during the sets; the bartenders enforce the silence with Chicagoan directness.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 1°C in January to 26°C in August. Wettest in April, with rain on about 13 days.

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August26° · rain 10 daysWarm with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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