My Chicago

By Wendy Cole Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002
    • A Satisfying Breakfast
    Lou Mitchell's Diner, on West Jackson Boulevard. Old-fashioned and in the shadow of the Sears Tower

    A Between-Meetings Walk
    Any route along the Michigan lakefront that passes Buckingham Fountain

    A Freebie Cultural Fix
    Suburban Oak Park, for a drive-by of Frank Lloyd Wright's houses; or the Art Institute on Tuesdays

    An Unusual Sport
    Lake Michigan, where fishing for silvery, finger- size smelt is permitted only during April

    Impressive Eating
    Charlie Trotter's. Get there before he opens his London place in March. Expect to spend $175 each.