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  The South Side of Chicago, Illinois is where the Chicago White Sox play. But it has much more, from the Chicago Art District in Pilsen, Northern Italian restaurants in Heart of Chicago, to Bucktown, with boutiques, restaurants, and art galleries. Most well-known of all, Hyde Park is where President Obama lived. The University of Chicago is here, with the free Oriental Institute Museum and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel; nearby, the massive Museum of Science and Industry demands a full day visit.
  
  

Holiday Inn Countryside

• The Holiday Inn in Countryside offers free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and a free shuttle. Rooms come with a refrigerator, microwave, and coffee maker. There is a fitness center and an indoor pool. Kids eat free at the William Tell Restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner (and the free breakfast).
  
  Holiday Inn Countryside
  
  6201 Joliet Rd.
  
  Countryside, IL 60525
  
  708-354-4200
  
  ichotelsgroup.com
  
  

Doubletree Hotel Chicago Alsip

• The Doubletree Hotel Chicago Alsip provides free airport shuttle to and from Chicago Midway Airport. Rooms come with down blankets, coffee maker, and a large, flat-screen television. The hotel has an indoor pool, a destination American restaurant, Allgauer's, and a bar with specialty cocktails.
  
  Doubletree Hotel Chicago Alsip
  
  5000 W. 127th St.
  
  Alsip, IL 60803
  
  708-371-7300
  
  doubletree1.hilton.com
  
  

Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge

• The luxury, smoke-free Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge has high thread count linens, down comforters, and coffee makers in each room. The hotel has an indoor pool and hot tub, an American restaurant open for breakfast, and a Mediterranean lounge for dinner.
  
  Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge
  
  1200 Burr Ridge Pkwy.
  
  Burr Ridge, IL 60527
  
  630-986-4100
  
  marriott.com