Chicago offers a large number of attractions and events for tourists to enjoy, especially in summer. Nigh outs, concerts, gallery visits, mall hopping, sports, sightseeing and adventure are part of Chicago's inherent spirit, which tourists can avail through vacation packages and many other deals from hotels, airline companies and travel agencies. Chicago's beaches also play a crucial role in the summer for the travel industry in the city.

Summer Dance in Chicago

http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/special_events/dca_tourism/Chicago_SummerDance.html

Summer events in Chicago

http://www.chicagohotblog.com/chicago-summer-events

Festivals are one of the main attractions in Chicago during summer. Street fairs and parties galore, the city of Chicago comes alive amidst festivals like Taste of Chicago. It is held in Grant Park over 10 days. The festival is known to attract a whooping 6 million as visitors to the delicacies laid out by reputed restaurants and eateries in the city. Musical performances by the likes of BB King, Buddy Guy and Barenaked Ladies are common at the Taste of Chicago.

Summer is a great time for ice-creams and Chicago knows how to deal with that. With over 25 different spots for ice-cream mania, the children in Chicago simply burst into a time of rejoice. Names like Baskin Robbins, Bobtail Soda Fountain, Cloud 9, Zanzibar and iCream are amongst the favorites in the city.

Summer party spots in Chicago

http://www.shermanstravel.com/top_tens/Summer_Party_Spots

Patios in the areas around Delaware Avenue are famous for their summer resonance amongst great places to have Mediterranean and American cuisine lunches. The beach attracts heavy crowds and is known to be a heavy competitions to beaches in Miami and California in the summer.

More places to visit in Chicago

http://prettychictravel.ca/2010/07/chicago-summer-hot-spots/