Travel
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America's Southern tourist towns brace for a COVID winter
Aug 30, 2020 6:19 am - When Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, told Spring Break visitors to leave back in March, politicians and business owners thought a brief closure would save the tourist town...
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'Party house' leads Naperville to ban short-term rentals - for nowAug 24, 2020 5:40 am - Loud music, large crowds and late-night chaos coming from a house on Santa Maria Drive in Naperville have prompted repeated complaints from nearby residents concerned ab...
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Suburban treasures: 5 roadside landmarks to visit during the pandemicAug 20, 2020 5:30 am - An old drinking vessel for horses might sound like an unlikely downtown landmark in the year 2020. But no list of suburban treasures would be complete without Glen Ellyn...
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Want to spend a day in Chicago? Top attractions have changed in light of COVID-19
Aug 09, 2020 7:30 am - When Marianne Goss led her first tour of Chicago since the pandemic hit, she faced more obstacles than usual. In addition to the narrow sidewalks and construction noise,...
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O'Hare, Midway limiting access to people with tickets, employees starting tonightJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Access to O'Hare and Midway international airports will be limited to passengers with tickets and employees as of tonight, the Chicago Department of Aviation announced. ...
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Universal canceling Halloween Horror Nights because of virus
Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - It's hard to scare the bejesus out of someone in a haunted house while socially distancing, which may explain the decision by Universal to cancel it...
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Great Wolf Lodge to reopen Aug. 24Jul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee will reopen Monday, Aug. 24, with enhanced protocols, the indoor waterpark resort announced Thursday. Great Wolf Resorts Inc. said it has intr...
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Quick pandemic vacations from safety of your carJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - The pandemic has canceled many summer vacation plans, but Gerry Lekas of Glenview knows plenty of grisly, glamorous and eclectic places you can visit in the city and the...
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DuPage allocates $1 million to promote hotels, other businessesJul 20, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County will pursue a marketing campaign to boost its hospitality industry, despite some who question whether it's the best use of federal relief money. The county...
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United Airlines warns 36,000 workers they could be laid offJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees - nearly half its U.S. staff - they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus pandemic ...