Travel
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‘We don’t want to see people freaking out’: Giannoulias explains REAL ID rules to prevent May 7 deadline stampedeFeb 20, 2025 12:43 pm - With a May 7 deadline looming for travelers to produce REAL IDs before boarding domestic flights, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias issued advice Thursday to forestall confusion.
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American Airlines adds flights, destinations to its O’Hare rosterFeb 20, 2025 8:46 am - American Airlines is debuting new direct service to Honolulu this winter and boosting departures from Chicago’s O’Hare by 22%, American officials announced Thursday. The airline is adding nonstop trips to Naples, Italy, this summer and will be flying to nine new cities from O’Hare in 2025, including Madrid and Halifax, Canada.
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Don’t let spring break leave you brokeFeb 18, 2025 1:59 pm - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns consumers: a heightened interest in premium vacations presents a prime opportunity for scammers. Fraudulent vacation rentals, third-party booking sites, and travel agencies are on the rise, targeting those seeking great vacation deals.
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United Airlines anticipates more O’Hare gates, flights after departure surgeFeb 04, 2025 8:34 pm - An expanded O’Hare footprint helps United compete with rival airports in Atlanta and Dallas, officials say.
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Grow your suburban business in 2025 by capturing your share of the visitor dollarFeb 04, 2025 1:01 pm - With the help of suburban convention and visitors bureaus, small local businesses can tap into the spending power of the millions of visitors who comes to Illinois each year.
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Tiptoeing through tulips on a cruise in the Netherlands and BelgiumJan 12, 2025 5:30 am - In Northern Europe, the river cruise season begins in spring with one of the most popular itineraries focused on Holland’s favorite flower, the tulip. “I always wanted to see the tulips,” said Naperville resident Kay Grossmann. “It’s been on my bucket list.”
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I drove all 2,448 miles of Route 66. What I wish I had known before starting
Jan 11, 2025 4:00 am - Last September, I crossed a dream trip off my bucket list. While I'd driven many sections of Route 66 over the years, I had never tackled the entire 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica in one trip.
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Where to next?: Bike club members plan rides for the new yearDec 27, 2024 6:00 am - Bike club members across the Chicago area are anticipating their 2025 riding goals. Clubs offer a built-in advantage: a large pool of riders often possessed with cycling ambitions to match one’s own.
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Rush hour at O’Hare and Midway, as turkey countdown beginsNov 26, 2024 12:10 pm - The Thanksgiving getaway extravaganza has landed, with 1.8 million passengers expected to surge through O’Hare and Midway international airports over the holiday.
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A brutally cold air mass is coming. How chilly will it get in your region?
Nov 26, 2024 10:41 am - The weirdly warm November weather will soon come to a crashing end, thanks to an air mass moving from the Laptev Sea north of Russia — over 4,000 miles away from the U.S....