Travel
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American Writers Museum to open May 16 in ChicagoFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - American Writers Museum, a first-of-its-kind national museum that celebrates more than 300 American writers ranging from Studs Terkel to Dr. Seuss, will open in down...
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Midwest travel: See experimental artists take chances at Chicago's OnEdge seriesFeb 18, 2017 5:15 am - Chicago Edgy stuff Snag the opportunity to witness free experimental solo performances, live music, spectacles and dance by national and international artists and compan...
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Good luck getting government, military discounts at Trump's D.C. hotel
Feb 12, 2017 6:12 am - Donald Trump may be a federal employee now, but fellow government workers won't be getting discounts at his Pennsylvania Avenue hotel - even if the hotel's website promi...
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Midwest travel: Roll out the barrel(s) for Oak & Iron beer tasting in ChicagoFeb 11, 2017 6:00 am - Chicago Oak, iron and beer Jerry's sixth annual Oak & Iron beer tasting features barrel-aged brews on tap, plus medieval attire and sword-wielding cinema. Count on obscu...
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No whining on hiking, biking tours along Sonoma County vineyardsFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - The breeze rushes over my shoulders and the sun kisses my face as I pedal along a country road winding through vineyards an hour north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bri...
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Midwest travel: Get folksy at University of Chicago's Folk FestivalFeb 04, 2017 6:00 am - Chicago World music Celebrate traditional music from around the world at the University of Chicago's 57th annual Folk Festival. On Saturday, get in on free daytime works...
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Her dad helped restore Statue of Liberty 'so ain't nothing gonna shake that crown'Feb 03, 2017 5:00 am - When visitors to the Statue of Liberty climb to the crown's observation deck and peer out onto the harbor where 12 million immigrants crossed to come to America, they lo...
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Lawyers to visa, green card holders: Don't travel abroadFeb 03, 2017 4:00 am - Nearly two dozen lawyers and interpreters have been camped out in the arrival area of O'Hare Airport's international terminal since President Donald Trump banned refugee...
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Do the Super Bowl like the super rich for $400,000
Feb 03, 2017 12:00 am - Oh, you think sitting at the 50-yard line is the most extravagant thing you can do on Super Bowl weekend? Try hobnobbing with celebrities and supermodels, chowing down a...
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Real places that inspired scenes in Oscar-nominated filmsJan 30, 2017 5:00 am - NEW YORK - A diner in Miami, a house in Pittsburgh and a pier in Los Angeles: All of them are real places where Oscar-nominated movies were filmed. Part of "Moonlight" w...