VISIT CHICAGO SOUTHLAND RELEASES 2026 VISITORS GUIDE

The 2026 Chicago Southland Visitors Guide has been released. So it’s time to dust off the calendars, gather your family/colleagues/friends and plan the perfect activity or getaway—while finding savings to boot!

“Our marketing team and community partners have done another fantastic job in publishing our Visitors Guide. Everything that visitors and residents alike are looking for can be found in the guide, including the finest attractions and restaurants in all of Illinois,” said Mary Patchin, President/CEO of Visit Chicago Southland. “Celebrating America’s 250th anniversary was a fitting cover choice with the Chicago Southland rich in American history.”

The 2026 Visitors Guide is Visit Chicago Southland’s thirty-eighth edition. The 84 colorful and glossy pages include sections of Things to See and Do, Arts & Culture, Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, Transportation and Golf in Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs.

As the cover suggests, 2026 will celebrate America’s semiquincentennial with the America 250 campaign. The Visitors Guide includes stories of the Chicago Southland’s connection, such as:

-1776-2026: Commemorations in Chicago Southland by historian Larry McClellan

-Southland Stories: 250 Years of American Spirit

-Red, White & Local: Celebrate with a Taste of the Southland

-Footsteps Through History

-American Made: Southland’s Legacy of Industry & Innovation

-Events: A Celebration of Patriotic Proportions

To order a hard copy of the Visitors Guide, click HERE or call Visit Chicago Southland at 888-895-8233. For a digital copy of the 2026 Visitors Guide click HERE.

Visit Chicago Southland is the official destination management and marketing organization for Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs. Visit Chicago Southland nationally markets and sells the Chicago Southland region as a destination for meetings and conventions, group tours, sports events and leisure travel. For more information, go to VisitChicagoSouthland.com. 

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