In order to travel to Chicago, you must be in possession of a valid passport. You need to apply for the passports in Government office or some passport agencies in your city.

Some of the passport activities are First Time Passport, Child Passport, Lost or Stolen Passport, Add Passport Pages, UK Passport, Renewal Passport, Passport Name Change, Lost or Stolen Child Passport, Second Valid Passport.

Check the following link for the government passport website:

http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

Some of the private companies working in this field are:

http://www.g3visas.com/v2/index.html

http://www.passportvisasexpress.com/index.xml

http://metropolitan-express.com/

http://www.abriggs.com/#

There are lots of special carnivals which are held in and around Chicago, IL. They are:

- Gaelic Park Irish Fest

- Yorkville Hometown Days

- Carnival Celebration at Oak Lawn

- DuPage County Fair

- Elm Fest

- Festival at the Lakes

- Winnerbago County Fair

- St. Michael Fall Fest

The Gaelic Park Irish Fest includes Irish Dance Competition, an exhibition from the Irish Music Archives, a lovely Dogs of Ireland exhibition and a parade and lots of Irish activities. There are unlimited carnival rides with lots of events and activities for the kids.

The Yorkville Hometown Days is a Labor Day Weekend tradition in the city of Yorkville, near Chicago, IL. It is a four day festival where people enjoy the food, contest, Bean Bag Tournament, nightly entertainment, the annual Pride and Joy Car Show and lots more.

Carnival rides are $1 per ride. There are also fireworks on Sunday finale day.

http://www.chicagogaelicpark.org/Irish_Fest/index.htm

http://www.yorkville.il.us/HometownDays/