Travel
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On the road: Polar Adventure Days returns to Northerly IslandFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Chicago Cold play Northerly Island is the perfect place for a day of outdoor winter activities courtesy of Polar Adventure Days. The sixth annual indoor-outdoo...
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Critical shift? New reviewer named for California wineFeb 14, 2011 11:00 pm - There’s a new critic in town for California wines and oenophiles are buzzing about what that could mean. Robert M. Parker Jr., the influential wine critic and founder of...
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On the road: 'Horse' exhibit opens at the FieldFeb 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Horses and humans have had a profound relationship for thousands of years that have shaped human civilization. At the Field Museum's new exhibit, “The Horse,” you'll see...
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Winter camping trips require planning, proper gearFeb 10, 2011 10:00 pm - The solitude, quiet and frozen cold of a winter landscape are great reasons to head outdoors in February. You can snowshoe, ski, trek or go sledding. Sleep overnight in ...
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Des Plaines photographer finds the beauty, and ferocity, of nature.Feb 05, 2011 10:00 pm - “Celebrating Nature,” the February show in the third floor periodical reading room gallery of the Des Plaines Public Library, is a collection of 24 16-by-20-inch color p...
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Royal wedding bonanza for London homeownersFeb 04, 2011 10:00 pm - LONDON — They may not get chocolate on the pillow — but at least they'll have a pillow. Tourists eager to soak up the pomp of this spring's royal wedding will be hard pr...
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Capture picture-perfect memories from your vacationFeb 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Last week my husband and I spent the evening at his brother's house watching a slide show of his trip to Paris. Whoever said, “A picture's worth a thousand words,” never...
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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...