Interested in Chicago as a destination city for your internship? The Chicago city guide presents companies that offer summer internship programs across a variety of concentration areas and industries.
Visit each company link to locate internship applications and deadlines.
You will find things to do in the city: places to eat, top attractions, sport events, shopping and Chicago neighborhoods.
Food and Drink: Voted America’s Best Restaurant City by Bon Appetit magazine, Chicago is home to Michelin-rated and James Beard awarded world cuisine nestled beside iconic Chicago style hot dog joints and deep dish pizza parlors. And with over 65 breweries, Chicago boasts the most active craft brewery scene in the nation.
Tours and Attractions:Multi-sensory art, architecture, and green space at Millennium Park; theater, music, boat rides, and more at historic Navy Pier; architectural cruises along the Chicago Riverwalk’s skyscraper canyon — awe- inspiring tours and attractions abound throughout the city, offering visitors the most unique of experiences.
Chicago Sports: Chicago is the ultimate sports-fan city, with pro-season professional teams playing all year round. Baseball, football, soccer, basketball, hockey — you name it, Chicago plays it. Not only that, but Chicago is home to Wrigley Field, one of the oldest and most iconic ballparks in the country. Take a tour and catch a little sports fever.
Shopping: The world-famous Magnificent Mile is a 13-block stretch of 50 landmark buildings, 460+ stores, 275 restaurants, and 60 hotels, making it more like a super-charged sightseeing tour than a mere shopping expedition. And it’s that same cultural experience combined with unique boutique shopping that awaits you in every one of the city’s diverse neighborhoods.
Chicago Neighborhoods: Access to a plethora of cultural activities every day of the week. In fact, Chicago ranks as one of the best cultural cities in America.
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