Business Contacts
Mobile phone hire: Ace Telecom Corp. on 305 409 6161 or email: acetele@aol.com. Office rental and secretarial services: HQ Global Workplaces on 888 633 4237 or visit www.hq.com.
Car hire: Avis 800 331 1212, www.avis.com Enterprise Rent-A-Car 800 845 1551, www.enterprise.com
Hertz 773 686 7272, www.hertz.com Chicago Limousine, 800 944 8006 or visit www.chicago1limo.com

Excursions
River tours: Guided boat tours are a popular way to experience the city. Mercury, Chicago's Skyline Cruiseline specialises in history (Tel: 312 332 1353) while Wendella Sightseeing Boats focuses on architecture (Tel: 312 337 1446).

Chartered bus tours: Chicago Trolley Co./Double Decker Co. run year-round guided sightseeing tours with on-off privileges. Tel: 773 648 5000 or visit www.chicagotrolley.com or www.chicagodoubledecker.com.

To visit Al Capone's old haunts and learn about Chicago's infamous mob history, call Untouchables Tours on 800 660 8824.

Local Press
The venerable Chicago Tribune is the city's trusted daily source for local and international news. For a racier version of the daily news – especially local dirt – pick up the Chicago Sun Times. Every Thursday, pick up a free copy of The Chicago Reader, the essential guide to all of the week's movies, shows, plays, concerts and gallery openings, plus comprehensive restaurant listings. For 25 cents, the daily tabloid Red Eye provides a shorter, more manageable selection of what's hot around town.