Chicago, Illinois is a major U.S. city located along the shoreline of Lake Michigan, defined by a dense downtown skyline, grid-based streets, and long lakefront corridors that read clearly from above.

Chicago’s skyline may steal the spotlight, but some of the city’s most memorable walks happen far from the downtown crowds.

Waymos are coming to Chicago — but they’re not driving themselves yet. The self-driving taxi company is deploying about 10 vehicles in Chicago to start mapping the city’s streets — thus “laying the ...