How can you get to Chicago?

Assuming you mean when flying direct, then it is actually mostly north and a little west.

Yes there is.

There is one in one suburb, but none in the city. In the city there are, however, many authentic (and better) taverns/restaurants of the type that Old Chicago was modelled after.

They are different. The Village of Chicago Ridge is a southwest suburb of the City of Chicago. It is a completely separate municipality.

Why? Money shortage in 1920 because of a recession forced them to move from Decatur, IL:George Halas was hired in 1920 by A. E. Staley of the Staley Manufacturing Co. (whose primary product was...