Student-led Trips
Meet our Chicago Ambassador!
“I enjoy leading trips into Chicago because there is so much to explore and learn about the city. Lake Forest College’s proximity to Chicago really expands our borders for exploration and growth.”
- Chicago Ambassador Kari Bailey (far left) with fellow Foresters at the Ice Rink in Millennium Park
The Center for Chicago Programs’ Chicago Ambassador Program offers free trips to the city for entertainment several times each semester.
These trips, planned and led by students familiar with Chicago, have included canoeing down the Chicago River, seeing a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, sipping tea at a private tea sampling, and watching an improv show at Second City.
Chicago Ambassador Trips: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Celtic Fest, Chemically Imbalanced Theatre, Chicago River canoe trip, Gene Siskel Film Center, Goodman Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Theatre, International Film Festival, Michael Fronti and Spearhead concert, Old Town School of Folk Music, TeaGschwendner (Private Tea Sampling), River North Art Galleries tour, Second City, Steppenwolf Theatre, World Music Festival and more!
