My wife accompanied me to the last National in Chicago and despite her never setting foot in the show, had a wonderful time. We stayed at one of the hotels right next to the show and the hotel was nice and extremely convenient. We were able to join Tim and Mike for drinks before the Cubs game at Wrigley and my wife managed to travel around the area and see a lot of museums and places of interest. We also rode the train down to the Comedy Club one night to see Second City. The only time we used a car was when we joined several 54ers and went to eat at a restaurant. Great time...
