Old Town

An upscale neighborhood of 19th-century townhouses homes and narrow, cobblestone streets, this Near North Side community is a thriving entertainment district. Wells Street is the site of Zanie’s Comedy Club and The Second City, the celebrated improvisational comedy club and training ground that produced John and Jim Belushi, Tina Fey, Bill Murray, Alan Arkin and many other outstanding entertainers. A few blocks west, along Halsted Street, is the Tony-award-winning Steppenwolf Theatre and the Royal George Theatre Center. Old Town has many popular restaurants and unusual boutiques and hosts one of the nation's oldest summer art fairs.