Travel
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Eclectic, mainstream celebrated at Publisher's GalleryNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Tucked among the galleries displaying photography and paintings at the Chicago Cultural Center, Publisher's Gallery looks much less like your typical hands-off display o...
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On the roadNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago Moonlight Mile This holiday season, you may not be able to treat the family to that 52-inch plasma, new car on the driveway with a colossal red bow or a ski trip...
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Obama slept here: Roots in 3 nations, 6 time zones
Nov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Places that presidents call home often become major tourist attractions, from estates at Mount Vernon and Monticello, to Hodgenville, Ky., where Abe Lincoln's log cabin ...
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Field's 'Aztec World' exhibit explores every layer of the massive empireNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - After more than four years of planning, 200 years of history are on display at the Field Museum. "The Aztec World" shows the explosive rise and fall of the Aztecs, who w...
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Local museums can give families a glimpse into the suburbs' pastNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - While your kids might be studying national and world history in school, there are also lessons to be learned about the past of your own community. Taking up residence in...
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Make a 180 to a legendary Chicago hotelNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Can you believe Adam West, who played Batman on TV in the 60s, turns 80 this year? (Pow! Bang! Whoosh!) So do the original Maverick and little Miss Sunshine, James Garne...
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Universal to open on holidays
Nov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES-- For the first time since opening in 1964, Universal Hollywood will be open on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Hours of operation will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. o...
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Overseas feasts make for a memorable Thanksgiving traditionNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - At this time every year, I start to make my favorite thing for Thanksgiving dinner. Reservations. And not at the local Sheraton, though it promises a giant turkey visiti...
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Wall Street museum, tours offer history of finance
Nov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The enduring symbols of Wall Street's fabled, turbulent history are inescapable on this walk through the epicenter of American capitalism. Over there, at 23 W...
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Lincoln bicentennial programs planned
Nov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Many states have established Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commissions to celebrate Lincoln's 200th birthday in 2009. Washington, D.C., plans more than 80 ex...