Travel
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Midwest travel: Mother's Day 2015 hotel packages to the rescueApr 25, 2015 7:00 am - Chicago Mother and child reunion The Biggest Loser Resort's Mother's Day package beckons moms and their kids to sample the results-oriented Biggest Loser Resor...
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European airlines compete to release apps for first Apple WatchApr 25, 2015 6:48 am - European airlines British Airways and Air France will be among the first companies competing with applications for the Apple Watch when the device is released this week....
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Midwest travel: Spring Festival ushers in warm weather (we hope)Apr 18, 2015 7:00 am - Chicago Go fly a kite A harbinger of spring in Chicago, the 17th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival returns to Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park for free family...
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Could be summer of roadtrips with cheap gasApr 12, 2015 7:29 am - HOUSTON - Vacations will be a bit cheaper this year with gasoline prices the lowest since 2009. U.S. consumers will pay $1.14 a gallon less this summer than in 2014 and ...
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See Iceland's top sights en route to or from EuropeApr 12, 2015 7:00 am - Second of two parts Such a deal: Fly to Europe and tack on a trip to Iceland at no additional airfare. Since the 1960s, Iceland's budget, no-frills airline, Icelan...
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Midwest travel: Sasheer Zamata joins Improv festApr 11, 2015 6:45 am - Chicago Funny girl The 18th Annual Chicago Improv Festival features acts such as Sasheer Zamata of "Saturday Night Live," Nicole Byer, Trainwreck, the Katydids, Wild Hor...
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Iceland's Ring Road a tale of fire and ice told in scenic topographyApr 10, 2015 6:00 am - First of two parts “See you on the Ring!” We bid our breakfast companions a cheery farewell and prepare for another day of traveling Iceland Route 1. Yesterday we p...
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Midwest travel: Sample meats, cheeses at artisan festivalApr 04, 2015 7:00 am - Chicago Cheesy rider Take in Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine's fifth annual Artisan Producer Festival at the Chicago French Market, one of the largest fr...
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Carry-on luggage a weighty subjectApr 03, 2015 6:00 am - Last week, while waiting to check-in for my flight to Dallas, I watched a man carry on about his carry-on. An agent asked him to place his bag in the sizing box. It almo...
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Midwest travel: Hyatt makes a splash with Shedd packageMar 28, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO One fish, two fish Make a splash this spring at Hyatt Regency Chicago with a new Shedd Aquarium package. You'll hook overnight accommodations in a stan...