Last May, I took a trip to Chicago for three days. The reason for my trip was to see my niece graduate from the University of Illinois. Not only did my niece manage to get her Bachelor’s degree in only three years, but she also got accepted directly into Law School at the University of Illinois. As you can imagine, our entire family was very proud of her accomplishments, and was excited to see her receive her degree.

Although my sister told me that she would be happy to pick me up from the airport and drive me around, I decided that it would be easier for everyone if I simply got my own rental car. Prior to my trip, I got online and used Hotwire to get a really low rate on a rental car. When my flight arrived at the Chicago airport, I was able to get off and have my rental car within fifteen minutes. Not only did I get to enjoy attending my niece’s graduation, but having a rental car allowed me to visit a lot of great places throughout the city of Chicago (including the John Hancock Observatory and the Lincoln Park Zoo).