Travel
-
Arlington Heights hotels say village must do more to keep visitors in townJun 07, 2016 1:00 am - Arlington Heights hotel managers say they are doing their part for the village's economy by bringing approximately 250,000 people to town each year, but they need offici...
-
Return to Cuba: 56 years after leaving, sisters revisit land of their birthJun 05, 2016 3:00 pm - For the past few years, my sister, Clara Basch Stone, and I have been exploring opportunities to travel to Cuba, our birthplace and childhood home. Our father, Gerardo, ...
-
Midwest travel: Smoky bones mean Ribfest Chicago June 10-12Jun 04, 2016 7:22 am - Chicago Take a ribbing Chow down on some smoky bones while sipping a cold one at the annual Ribfest Chicago. It all happens in Chicago's Northcenter - where Lincoln Aven...
-
How Hawthorn Woods businessman vanquished Mount EverestMay 29, 2016 7:15 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that about 500 climbers per year reach the summit of Mount Everest. Two years ago, Joel Schauer was about to s...
-
Midwest travel: American masters on display in new Art Institute exhibitMay 28, 2016 7:00 am - Chicago Free falling “America After the Fall: Painting in the 1930s,” a new exhibit opening at the Art Institute of Chicago, features 50 seminal works by Edward Hopper (...
-
Seattle museum celebrates Star Trek at 50 with artifacts, tribblesMay 22, 2016 7:21 am - SEATTLE - It's been 50 years since the Starship Enterprise began its five-year mission to boldly go where no man had gone before, and Seattle's EMP Museum is marking the...
-
Midwest travel: Gear up your bike for Chicago's Bike the DriveMay 21, 2016 7:24 am - Chicago Ride your bike on LSD Release the daily grind and glide down Lake Shore Drive, minus exhaust fumes and apoplectic drivers, with thousands of other biking enthusi...
-
What's new at Disney World this summerMay 19, 2016 6:00 am - Disney World is a bucket list destination for families with petite princesses and junior Jedi Knights. If you're planning a visit, here are a few of the rides, shows an...
-
Midwest travel: Go Wright to the source during Great American HousewalkMay 14, 2016 7:23 am - Chicago Turn to the Wright Every year on the third Saturday in May, owners of historic Frank Lloyd Wright houses and other landmark residences invite the public inside t...
-
100th running of the Indy 500: Museum, tours and Main StreetMay 13, 2016 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - It's a big year for a big race. Sunday, May 29, will mark the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, which claims to be the largest single-day sporting ev...