Travel
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On the road: Sweet on SaturdaysFeb 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Chicago Sweet surrender The third annual Sweet Saturdays, a family-friendly event highlighting plants that help create different varieties of candy we love, re...
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Tourists plumb the depths of Carlsbad CavernsFeb 02, 2011 10:00 pm - CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. — One by one, the tourists' headlamps grow dim and disappear as they venture farther into a fracture in the limestone, deep beneath ...
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O'Hare, Midway almost back to normalFeb 02, 2011 10:00 pm - Chicago officials say O'Hare International and Midway International Airport are getting back to normal operations after Wednesday's record snowfall. City Aviation Commis...
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History, cowboys and shopping await visiting Super Bowl fansJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - DALLAS — The temperature might be 75 during the first Super Bowl week in Dallas-Fort Worth. It could be 25. Or both. So while Super Bowl travelers are packing everything...
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Hotel fitness centers shape upJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - After years of neglect, hotel fitness centers are finally getting into shape. In the before picture, we see a wimpy gym housed in a claustrophobic, overheated room spars...
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Log cabin getawaysJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Letting your children close their eyes and wake up again, cozy in a log cabin, is probably one of the best ways to let them relate to life in earlier times, particularly...
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Lerna: Lincoln's last stop in state before White HouseJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - If visiting east central Illinois is more convenient for you or if you don't get enough Lincoln from visiting Springfield, you might want to make another field trip with...
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Springfield area sites offer good look at LincolnJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Pile the kids into the car and travel south to the Springfield area for a few days where you can revel in all things Abraham Lincoln and also catch a glimpse of other si...
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Guess who invented Lincoln LogsJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Consider buying your child an old-fashioned set of Lincoln Logs and take the time to get down on the floor and build with them. Some of the Bicentennial Edition logs, pu...
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On the Lincoln bookshelfJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Encourage your children of all ages to read about Abraham Lincoln. In honor of the 200th anniversary of our log cabin president's birth in 2009, the Chicago Public Libra...