Travel
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Great Wolf expected to open in Gurnee in mid-2018Apr 19, 2017 1:00 am - Great Wolf Resorts Inc. has finalized a deal to buy KeyLime Cove Indoor Waterpark Resort in Gurnee, with plans to renovate the property for about a year before debuting ...
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Big summer for Disney parks: Pandora and Guardians of GalaxyApr 18, 2017 6:00 am - Disney theme parks have a big summer ahead of them with major new attractions opening May 27 based on two movies, one about the Marvel Comics superheroes from "Guardians...
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Midwest travel: Giordano's pizza plus Skydeck Chicago equals high-flying funApr 15, 2017 7:29 am - Chicago Pie in the Sky What can make a trip up 103 floors to Skydeck Chicago Willis Tower even better? Having a pizza might do it. Pie in the Sky packages allow Skydeck ...
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Midwest travel: Intuit fetes Chicago artist Darger with new exhibitApr 08, 2017 7:00 am - Chicago Use your intuition Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art will soon host “Betwixt and Between: Henry Darger's Vivian Girls,” the third exhibition in a...
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A Minneapolis-area Prince pilgrimage a year after his deathApr 07, 2017 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - Prince's hometown of Minneapolis offers many places where fans can pay homage on the anniversary of his death, from his favorite record store to the humble...
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Centennial of U.S. entrance into WWI lures visitors to museumApr 07, 2017 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Crossing a glass walkway that spans a field of 9,000 poppies, visitors to the official U.S. memorial to World War I are transported to a time when tan...
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River cruises open doors in Eastern EuropeApr 04, 2017 6:00 am - Ten of us sat around a kitchen table in a tidy home in eastern Croatia. Over cake and coffee, our hostess answered questions about life in villages still reeling from th...
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Midwest travel: Hunt for 10,000 eggs at inaugural Great Chicago Egg HuntApr 01, 2017 7:00 am - Chicago Put your eggs in one basket More than 10,000 candy-filled eggs will have kids scrambling for prizes during the first Great Chicago Egg Hunt, presented by Medieva...
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Niagara Falls' Maid of the Mist boats planning early launch
Mar 27, 2017 7:00 am - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - The Maid of the Mist tour boats at Niagara Falls are being readied for their earliest launch ever. The famed boats that bring passengers from the N...
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Midwest travel: Sample goodies on the Gold Coast, arts fest in IowaMar 25, 2017 7:00 am - Chicago Gold nuggets The eighth annual Taste of the Gold Coast brings the opportunity to sample innovative bites from some of the neighborhood's renowned restaurants. Ea...