Local:
Kohl's Children's Museum
In the City:
Museum of Science and Industry - MSI
Field Museum (see the famous Sue)
Adler Planetarium
Chicago Art Institute
Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art
Local:
The Glen (shopping, Food, and Movie Theatre)
Home Alone House
Married with Children House
In the City:
Lincoln Park Zoo
Shedd Aquarium
Navy Pier
Starbucks Reserve
Eataly
Michigan Ave shopping
Green Mill - Al Capone hang out
Willis - formerly Sears tower
Architectural boat tour
Second City
Chinatown
Cloud Gate (The Bean)
Frank Lloyd Wright Homes - Oak Park
Local:
Ema
Woodfire Grill
Al Bawadi
SGD
Szechual North
Torino Ramen
In the City:
Au Cheval
Girl and the Goat
Aba
Monteverde
Maple and Ash
L'Woods
Stan's Donuts
Do-rite Donuts
Michelin (may be hard to get a table)
1 star
Galit
Boka
Next
2 star
Ever
Alinea
Oriole
3 star
Smyth
https://guide.michelin.com/en/us/illinois/chicago/restaurants/all-starred?sort=distance