Travel
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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 ...
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Metra, Pace, CTA not changing mask policy yet while some airlines do after judge's rulingApr 18, 2022 1:00 am - A federal judge's ruling throwing out the government's mask mandate on airplanes and public transit Monday has caused a bit of a free-for-all in the Chicago region and n...
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Gas prices easing slightly, but rates fluctuate wildly across the suburbsApr 04, 2022 1:00 am - Domestic and international factors are converging to give suburban drivers a slight break at the gas pump after days of budget-busting spikes. A gallon of regular averag...
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From Varble Park hill to Mt. Everest: Guido raises communities to new heightsApr 03, 2022 11:00 pm - Bensenville resident and Fenton High School graduate Mark Guido's flight departs early April 6 as he embarks on his attempt to summit Mount Everest. He has overcome seve...
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Airlines cancel more than 3,500 US flights over weekend
Apr 03, 2022 7:00 am - Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues. FlightAware, a website that tra...