The fireworks at http://www.navypier.com/ are on Wednesday (and Saturday) nights during the summer. So if you are in town that night, just thought I'd let you know.
We went last year and they put on quite a show!! We were impressed. Depending on your hotel view, you may be able to see it from there, but we weren't able. So we went to a later dinner and then rode rides with my kids (who were with me) until the fireworks were close to starting. We walked back to hotel (4-5 decent blocks to Embassy Suites, but Sheraton is just another block over).
We went last year and they put on quite a show!! We were impressed. Depending on your hotel view, you may be able to see it from there, but we weren't able. So we went to a later dinner and then rode rides with my kids (who were with me) until the fireworks were close to starting. We walked back to hotel (4-5 decent blocks to Embassy Suites, but Sheraton is just another block over).