Travel
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Magnificent Miles Lights Festival a Chicago traditionNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Lighting up the holidays The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, taking place Saturday, Nov. 21, has become a Chicago tradition with all-day music, activ...
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Wi-Fi for travelers becomes Web marketing lure
Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the Web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves this holiday season: temporarily providing free Wi...
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World's biggest cruise ship arrives in Florida home port
Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The world's largest cruise ship has arrived in South Florida. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s 16-deck Oasis of the Seas docked Friday at Port Eve...
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Historic Deadwood marks 20 years of legal gambling
Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - PIERRE, South Dakota -- Legalized gambling began in Deadwood on Nov. 1, 1989, when an actor portraying Wild Bill Hickok, accompanied by a woman portraying Calamity Jane,...
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France to boost tourism in Martinique after strike
Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique -- France's overseas minister is in Martinique to help the French Caribbean island revive its tourism industry, slammed by a monthlong labor s...
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Barrington-area artist Elizabeth Cameron featured at galleryNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie Elizabeth's art The Gallery at The Garlands is now featuring its new Elizabeth Cameron Art Exhibit. Dogs, horses and people with their canine and equin...
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Enthusiasts hop on board model train showNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - The reason behind the Great Midwest Train Show's success is most likely its ability to adapt. What started 30 years ago as a way for a model railroad club to pay for it...
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Prudence prevails: Cycling sisters call trip quits in St. Augustine, Fla.Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - On Aug. 19, Evie Weber, 72, of Arlington Heights and her sister, Norma Witherbee, 76, began their latest bicycle Odyssey, a 2,700-mile trip from Bar Harbor, Maine to...
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WWII Museum adds theater, restaurant and "canteen"
Nov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Peter Vandyke's steps have slowed since he stormed Normandy Beach, but his 1942 Army uniform still fits and he wore it proudly as the National World War I...
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Cantigny Park plans special veterans' memorial eventNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie Candles in the wind Take part in honoring more than 650,000 American veterans who have given their lives in combat since the Revolutionary War, during ...