[chiphile]

Easy government fix: Capitalize on the increased TV production and give tax incentives for movies SET and FILMED in Chicago. Filming only and letting people think it's New York only makes people want to visit New York. Eventually, one of these movies will make it big (billion plus revenues); that's 2 hours of Chicago advertising around the globe.

Somewhat doable: submarine tours of the lake departing navy pier, a climbing wall along the full height of a major skyscraper, a major new museum (ok fine, not that).

Not so easy/infrastructure: Express rail to/from O'Hare, a domed stadium like normal cities so we can host every sporting event, cap the Kennedy and make Millennium Park West, glass ceilings and other indoor greenhouse areas in major parks so they are usable in winter.