Commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chicago-set film by retracing the steps that Ferris and his friends took on their famous day off.
DOWNTOWN — Forty years ago, Ferris Bueller ditched school, checked out a Cubs game, hijacked a Von Steuben Day parade float and became an icon.
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” filmmaker John Hughes’ ode to Chicago told through the antics of an authority-... [4279 chars]

