Travel
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Midwest travel: Explore Chicago's Lincoln Park on Grave Robbing walking tourAug 26, 2017 7:31 am - Chicago Trippin' over tombstones When the area now known as Lincoln Park was City Cemetery in the 1840s-1860s, grave robbers and medical schools had their pickings among...
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Constable: No, making Cubs playoff plans now won't jinx them this yearAug 24, 2017 5:35 am - By Burt Constable A year ago today, the Chicago Cubs swept the San Diego Padres behind a nice pitching performance from Kyle Hendricks and offensive power from Ben Zobri...
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Midwest travel: Chicago Children's Museum gets in on the eclipse funAug 19, 2017 7:32 am - Chicago Follow the sun Take the opportunity to share the partial solar eclipse with your kids at the Chicago Children's Museum during a day of out-of-this-world programm...
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'Free cruise' robocalls could get you $900Aug 17, 2017 1:00 am - If you've ever received one of those annoying robocalls offering you a free cruise, you may be eligible for up to $900 as part of a class-action lawsuit. The settlement...
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'We gotta see this': Nothing can deter some suburbanites from seeing eclipseAug 14, 2017 5:30 am - Patricia DePoli called 15 southern Illinois hotels in search of a room where her family could stay the night before the Aug. 21 eclipse. The few rooms she could find - b...
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What's in southern Illinois besides the eclipse?Aug 14, 2017 5:30 am - There's a bit of irony in that a total eclipse of the sun will shine a spotlight on a region of Illinois many suburban residents never realized existed. If you are trave...
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Don't let traffic eclipse once-in-a-lifetime opportunityAug 14, 2017 5:30 am - Do enjoy that celestial, once-in-a-lifetime, transformative experience watching the solar eclipse Aug. 21. But don't get too star-struck, traffic experts say. Aiming to ...
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Midwest travel: Explore Chicago in-depth with Airbnb ExperiencesAug 12, 2017 7:32 am - Chicago Are you experienced? Airbnb just launched Experiences, bookable local-led immersions that offer visitors a closer look at Chicago's world-famous food, art, music...
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Midwest travel: Picnic in the Sky for the Chicago Air & Water ShowAug 05, 2017 7:32 am - Chicago Sky pilots Skydeck Chicago at Willis Tower invites you to experience the Chicago Air and Water Show from atop Skydeck Chicago during the third annual Picnic in t...
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Discovering a summer playground in and around northern Michigan resort areaAug 01, 2017 12:00 pm - They came by the thousands every summer. Wealthy city dwellers from Chicago and cities as far as the East Coast traveled to Northern Michigan to escape the choking smok...