Travel
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2.8 million Illinoisans will hit the roads and airports over the holiday: Some getaway tipsJun 29, 2023 5:00 am - Itching to escape for the July Fourth long weekend? You're not alone. AAA predicts 2.8 million Illinoisans will take a jaunt between Friday and Tuesday, a spike of 120,0...
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Brace for delays: July 4 will be airlines' biggest test yet
Jun 27, 2023 1:00 am - Travelers waited out widespread delays at U.S. airports on Tuesday, an ominous sign heading into the long July 4 holiday weekend, which is shaping up as the biggest test...
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Search underway for missing deep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic wreckage
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'An amazing trip': Gurnee dad, daughter scale Mt. Kilimanjaro and back in time for Father's DayJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - Gurnee business owner Layne Pollard and his daughter, Jorie, scaled the 19,341-foot summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in the past week and celebrated Layne's 60th ...
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'I feel a lot younger': Gurnee man, daughter climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for his 60th birthdayJun 10, 2023 1:00 am - What's on your wish list? Half a world away and eight hours ahead in eastern Africa, Gurnee resident Layne Pollard and his daughter, Jorie, are on the trek of a lifetime...
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How can the suburbs get tourists racing back for a visit? New tech, big attractionsJun 09, 2023 5:30 am - The Schaumburg-based convention and visitors bureau Meet Chicago Northwest is not only marking its 40th anniversary, but it's joining similar agencies across the suburbs...
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MCC student awarded national scholarship to study in Ireland this summerJun 04, 2023 11:00 pm - McHenry County College student Alyssa Kasey was recently awarded a national scholarship to cover her studies in Carlow, Ireland this summer. The Benjamin A. Gilman Schol...
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Visitors to Chicago rose 60% in 2022, tourism group says
Jun 01, 2023 1:00 am - With the summer travel season officially underway, Chicago's tourism promoters said Thursday that the city is continuing its rebound in visitor spending and visitation c...
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Travel is up and gas prices are down, AAA reports as long weekend beckonsMay 23, 2023 5:10 am - Despite irritating gas prices and inflationary buzzkills, more than 2 million Illinoisans will escape for the first big holiday weekend of 2023, AAA predicts. Nationwide...
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'100 Things to Do in Illinois Before You Die' offers a bucket list for the Prairie StateMay 20, 2023 6:00 am - It's a five-hour drive from the Volo Auto Museum to the Cahokia Mounds. But it's all part of the same journey. Award-winning author Melanie Holmes, who hails from the so...