Travel
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Visitors find Michigan's largest city transformedDec 09, 2016 5:00 am - You've seen the headlines: “Record Bankruptcy for Detroit” on the front page of The Wall Street Journal in 2013, “THE MOTOR CITY GOES BUST” screamed USA Today. As the l...
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Gifts for the traveler on your shopping listDec 04, 2016 6:20 am - The holidays are upon us and it's time to think about what to give everyone - including the travel junkies - on your shopping list. Make travel more efficient, more com...
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6 ways to score deals and discounts on ski trips this winterDec 04, 2016 6:15 am - Want to bust your winter vacation budget? Buy a one-day lift ticket at a ski resort on a holiday weekend. That's "the most expensive way to go skiing. And that's what pe...
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Midwest travel: Chicago Botanic Garden celebrates spirits of the seasonDec 03, 2016 6:22 am - Chicago Seasonally spirited Drink in the season with tastings of local spirits, wine and winter brews at the Chicago Botanic Garden's seasonal tasting. Check in at Burns...
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Google, online travel agents no longer living in perfect harmony
Dec 03, 2016 6:12 am - At the largest online travel conference last week, industry executive Steve Hafner was asked an unusual question: What's the first word that comes to mind when you think...
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Constable: 'I consider myself an artist,' taxidermist says of mounted menagerieNov 27, 2016 4:00 am - A lush garden with a well-stocked koi pond welcomes guests to George and Slawa Swiderski's Palatine home, where majestic spaces showcase his stunning paintings, her beau...
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Midwest travel: From Chicago's One of a Kind Holiday Show to Polar PaloozaNov 26, 2016 6:20 am - Chicago Most ONEderful time The 16th annual One of a Kind Holiday Show offers unique gifts for everyone on your holiday list. More than 600 artists from across North Ame...
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Midwest travel: Tour the city's lights on a Chicago TrolleyNov 19, 2016 6:21 am - Chicago Pretty lights! Light up your holidays with a spin on the Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co.'s Holiday Lights Tour. It launches on Michigan Avenue, with a stop b...
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10 tips and tidbits to make Thanksgiving travel easierNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - Turkey thawed? Tank full of gas? Nothing over 3.4 ounces in carry-on? Sounds like you're prepared for the big one, but just in case, here's a refresher course to make Th...
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Holiday strike threatened at O'Hare AirportNov 16, 2016 10:00 pm - Labor leaders Thursday said "hundreds" of low-wage workers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport have voted to strike and warned that those employees may not show up...