My family and I stayed for one night at Kaushal and Lisa's apartment. They were very helpful. The location was close to restaurants. We had three children age 8, 6 and 1 and they were enjoying the stay too.
Not too far from chicago tourists area. About 20 mins drive with some traffic, you guys should be prepared for Chicago traffic!
We went to the winter wonder fest right at the Navy Pier. It was a fun experience for our family. We also tried Chicago pizza Giordano's.
Overall a great value and definitely will come back again.