Sometimes, being a dyed-in-the-wool local can get in the way of finding some amazing fun. Case in point: A friend recently invited my husband and me to join a group on the Odyssey Premier Dinner ...

The Odyssey Chicago River, a glitzy new 140-foot glass-enclosed vessel, is ready to go where no ship has gone before: serving expensive white-tablecloth dinners to boatloads of tourists and ...

A rendering of the new boat’s fully enclosed dining cabin. Odyssey Cruises Starting next summer, the Chicago River will welcome a new glass-topped boat offering its 200 passengers dinner service and ...

HAMMOND | The eighth annual Odyssey dinner cruise, the kickoff event for the Festival of the Lakes, sets sail on July 19 from the Hammond Marina. Boarding begins at 6 p.m.; the Odyssey sets sail for ...

The woman at the ticket office looked up at me with pity in her eyes. “Just one?” she said. “My husband had to work,” I lied. Actually, Steve was at home because he did not want to “pay $86 to eat bad ...

Chicagoans now have a new way to cruise through the heart of the city in style thanks to the highly anticipated launch of the glass-topped boat known as the Odyssey Chicago River. Custom-designed and ...

Dismiss dinner cruises all you want as a tourist thing. When you first set eyes on the stunning glass-topped, flat-bottomed ship christened Odyssey Chicago River, your citified skepticism will be ...

HAMMOND | Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Parks & Recreation are pleased to announce that tickets are on sale now for the kick-off event of the 8th Annual Festival of the Lakes. The ...