Travel
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Constable: 'Miracle on the tarmac' baby turning 30Jun 11, 2022 1:00 am - Thirty years ago Sunday, Harry and Lynne Nozicka of Glenview were shopping for island hats to protect them from the sun on their “last hurrah” vacation three months befo...
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US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
Jun 10, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding thei...
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Massive fire affects 20 villas, cabins at Grand Bear Resort near Starved RockMay 30, 2022 1:00 am - Utica fire officials Sunday night said firefighters were battling a massive blaze encompassing multiple buildings at Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock. The Utica Fire De...
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Prepare for sticker shock if you are traveling this summer
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There will be no getaway from high gas prices over Memorial DayMay 16, 2022 1:00 am - Travel is expected to rebound this Memorial Day weekend after a COVID-19 slump, but road trippers should brace for regular gas to average more than $4 a gallon in 47 sta...
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Naperville 18-year-old becomes youngest American woman to reach summit of Mount EverestMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - Lucy Westlake did it. The 18-year-old Naperville native became the youngest American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, according to a post on the Instagram acc...
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Cruising the Great Lakes on an 11-day voyageMay 08, 2022 7:32 am - The COVID-19 pandemic pulled the plug on cruises of the Great Lakes after I experienced mine in 2019. Now these voyages of our inland seas are back ping-ponging between ...
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Attention, Metra passengers: More trains coming this spring as agency tweaks schedulesApr 25, 2022 5:30 am - There's a lot in motion at Metra this spring as the agency adds more trains and tweaks schedules, all in aid of recapturing riders amid a waning but volatile pandemic. T...
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No masks on planes, transit? Not so fast, Biden administration says as it files to keep mandateApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - The quandary of masks on transit and planes is back in play after the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling tossing out the COVID-19 ...
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Masks now set to come off May 3 on transit, airplanes: Here's what to knowApr 18, 2022 5:30 am - A supercontagious strain of COVID-19 poses enough of a health risk that mask requirements on planes and public transit will remain through May 3 instead of being lifted ...