Travel
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What's with the license plate stickers? It's a supply-chain thing
Aug 8, 2022 10:00 AM - Less is not more when it comes to curt license plate stickers, some drivers think. Plus, here's a speed trap you'll want to avoid when traveling to the Hawkeye State.
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Constable: Prius, columnist are racking up miles on the way to the finish
Aug 4, 2022 5:20 AM - After nearly 275,000 miles, my Toyota Prius is showing signs of aging. After about 5,000 columns, this columnist is, too.
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The not-so-great escape: Why travel is so fraught this summerAug 1, 2022 9:23 AM - Is the golden age of travel dead? Must we resign ourselves to rental car clerks asking us to inflate the tires on the way out and airlines switching direct flights to connecting ones on a whim? Experts explain our summer of travel disconnect.
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Constable: Glen Ellyn seeker is less tourist, more detour-ist in journey toward home
Jul 14, 2022 5:25 AM - From his smalltown roots to his world travels, Glen Ellyn author and retired College of DuPage English teacher Tom Montgomery Fate takes the long way home.
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Rocky Mountaineer rail journey connects Colorado Rockies to Utah's Red Rocks in styleJul 10, 2022 6:00 AM - Averaging just 35 mph in the two days the Rocky Mountaineer would travel 354 miles to Moab, Utah, from Denver, speed isn't the point. Stellar service and spectacular views seen at more than a blur set this luxury train apart from other journeys by rail.
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Business for a Better World: MyPineraryJul 11, 2022 2:39 PM - Why Lake Bluff-based MyPinerary is a Business for a Better World.
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'Definitely a big deal': Renovated lakefront hotel at Illinois Beach State Park ready to reopenJun 30, 2022 10:48 AM - After sitting vacant for 18 months, the completely renovated hotel at Illinois Beach State Park is re-opening Friday with new management. "It's definitely a big deal," said Maureen Riedy, president of Visit Lake County.
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Constable: Divided Americans still driving together across common ground
Jun 28, 2022 5:30 AM - In a divided nation, one thing many Illinoisans have in common despite record-high gas prices is 2.4 million of them are hitting the road this Independence Day holiday weekend. Columnist Burt Constable reflects on driving across common ground.
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After a devastating 2018 fire, Gold Pyramid House rises from the ashesJun 13, 2022 5:30 AM - The Gold Pyramid House in Wadsworth is set for a comeback. "You have to see it to understand it," says Monica Lundeen, event planner for the curious attraction.
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Constable: 'Miracle on the tarmac' baby turning 30
Jun 12, 2022 8:14 AM - In June of 1992, a vacation turned traumatic for Harry and Lynne Nozicka of Glenview, when Lynne went into premature labor on an aiport tarmac in Jamaica. That "miracle" baby is healthy and happy today, and about to celebrate her 30th birthday in Palatine.
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