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Windy City Travel Plans? Read Our Guide To Chicago Family Vacations

The Huffington Post | Dorothy Gannon | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Air & Water Show, The Skydeck, Video, Thailand, Family Travel Guides, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Children's Museum, Millennium Park, Themed Guides, Travel News

Family vacations in Chicago can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning easier, we've ...

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Cool Ways To Beat The Heat In Chicago

| Ashley Henshaw | Posted 09.24.2011

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At this point, it's getting a little hard to remember why we're supposed to love the summer heat so much. We know that snow and sleet were here just a...

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'Suspicious Package' Evacuated Millennium Park - What Was It?

AP | Posted 09.09.2011

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CHICAGO — Chicago authorities say an 18-year-old has been charged after police found a suspicious package that forced the evacuation of Chicago'...

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Three Teens Charged In Downtown Hate Crime

Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Hate Crimes, Chicago Hate Crimes, Hate Crime Laws, Mack Heard, Chicago Crime, Chicago, Kenneth Tower, Millennium Park, Chicago News

Three teenagers were charged with a felony hate crime and a misdemeanor count of aggravated assault in a public place Friday after they were accused o...

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Chicago's Best Picnic Spots & Nearby Takeout Options

| Ashley Henshaw | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Chicago Spring, Chicago Citysbest, Citysbest Chicago, Chicago Picnic, Chicago, Spring, Citysbest, Best of Chicago, Chicago Around Town, Millennium Park, Chicago News

Whether you're looking to have a romantic date or a rendezvous with friends, a picnic is a cheap, fun way to soak up the infrequent nice weather in Ch...

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This Week On The Cheap: Free Iron And Wine Concert, Outdoor Yoga

| Ashley Henshaw | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Citysbest Chicago, Chicago Deals, Chicago Events, Chicago, Mca, Best of Chicago, Chicago Around Town, Millennium Park, Chicago News

While the beaches, the festivals and the weather are all great things about Chicago in the summer, it's also the best time to take advantage of free o...

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Layoffs At Chicago's Department Of Cultural Affairs A Cause For Concern

WBEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago Culture, Chicago Cultural Affairs, Millennium Park, Chicago News

While the Mayor's Office of Special Events has been spearheading the drive to privatize the city's biggest free music festivals in Grant Park, the Dal...

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LACE UP: A Guide To Chicago's Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Park District, Chicago-Ice-Skating, Chicago Around Town, Millennium Park, Chicago Ice Rinks, Chicago, Chicago News

The forecast is calling for snow this weekend, making it a picture-perfect time time to lace up your skates and hit the ice. From Millennium Park to ...

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Increased Security At Millennium Park Kid Sister Show Raises Some Eyebrows

Chicagoist | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anyone that attended last Monday's Kid Sister show at the Prtizker Pavilion in Millennium Park was met with an unusually large showing of police force...

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Jazz Festival Bringing Big Talent To The Lakefront This Weekend

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago Culture, Millennium Park, Chicago Concerts, Chicago Jazz, Chicago Events, Chicago, Chicago News

In a year where city events are being cut left and right due to budget shortfalls (July 3 fireworks, anyone?), the Chicago Jazz Festival has pulled of...

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Be a Part of the Solution: Celebrate Chicagoans' Actions in Addressing Climate Change

Suzanne Malec-McKenna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Carbon, Climate Change, Celebration, Millennium Park, Chicago News

Beat the heat and save cold hard cash! For most Chicago residents, the summer months spark higher electricity and water use, which leads to higher mo...

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Potentially Quieter Day

Brian Dickie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frederica Von Stade, Three Decembers, Glyndebourne, Jake Heggie, Matt Worth, Chicago Opera Theater, Spring in Chicago, Flicka, Millennium Park, Cherubino, Chicago News

That was how I thought that I would mange to get over the stresses of the last few week. I managed to get a quiet few minutes in the sun at lunchtime -- bliss.

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Memorial Day weekend

Brian Dickie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Memorial Day, McCormick Foundation, Millennium Park, Chicago, Chicago News

Chicago has been invaded by visitors, and by its own residents I guess as well. The city is en fête big time. And with the coming, and already pres...

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Kid Sister on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kid Sister, Hideout, Rap, Kanye West, Flosstradamus, Chicago, Hip-Hop, Millennium Park, Chicago News

Kid Sister stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer, at The Hideout, in Chicago, to talk about her debut CD, her career and her life in Chicago.

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Cultural Transformation: '00s Clock In Big Changes For Chicago

chicagotribune.com | Mark Caro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Wing Art Institute of Chicago, Cultural Transformation, Cloud Gate, Chicago, Decade, Decade in Review, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago Museum Campus, 2000s, Millennium Park, Culture, Chicago News

You would have needed a powerful crystal ball if you were standing at the corner of Monroe Street and Columbus Drive on Jan. 1, 2000, trying to glimps...

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Millennium Park Ice Skating Rink Opening Delayed

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wet weather is postponing the start of ice-skating season at Millennium Park. City officials announced Wednesday they are pushing back today's schedu...

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Millennium Park Seating Should Be Reserved For Chicago Residents: Alderman

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eugene Schulter, Millennium Park Concerts, Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Lois Weisberg, Chicago News

Fed up with suburbanites who park their fannies in Millennium Park's 4,000 seats, a Northwest Side alderman on Wednesday suggested preferential seatin...

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Life as General Director of Chicago Opera Theater ...

Brian Dickie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Mies Van Der Rohe, Chicago College of the Performing Arts, Henry Fogel, Chicago Opera Theater, Mayor Daley, Millennium Park, Al Capone, Chicago Opera, Chicago News

... And there are days when it would be good to illustrate the varied stuff I have the pleasure of dealing with, enjoying, or whatever ... I had a go...

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Entire ATM Stolen In Millennium Park

Chicago Sun-Times | Neatorama | Posted 05.25.2011

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Police were notified at 7 a.m. that the ATM was taken from 11 N. Michigan Ave. in Millennium Park near the Bean, according to a Central District polic...

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New Millennium Park Burnham Pavilion Already Closing For Repairs

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Burnham Pavilions, Millennium Park Pavilions, Millennium Park, Ben Van Berkel, Chicago News

Now that one of the pavilions celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Burnham Plan has opened, nearly seven weeks late, organizers plan to close the ...

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Zaha Hadid's Burnham Pavilion Opens In Millennium Park

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zaha Hadid, Travel, Burnham Pavilions, Millennium Park, Zaha Hadid Millennium Park Pavilion, Chicago News

It's a shame that Zaha Hadid's pavilion for the Burnham Plan centennial isn't opening until tonight, nearly seven weeks behind schedule. The pavilion...

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Tour the New Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago

Edward Lifson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Institute of Chicago, Architecture, Chicago Architecture, Renzo Piano, Millennium Park, Modern Wing Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago News

With a stunning addition by architect Renzo Piano -- filled with natural light and beautifully detailed-- the Art Institute of Chicago becomes the sec...

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Sitzprobe

Brian Dickie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marius Constant, Alexander Platt, Chicago Summer, Carmen, Millennium Park, Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago News

The little orchestra that Marius Constant contrived for the Peter Brook adaptation of Carmen which opens next week is a miracle of compactness.

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Millennium Park Burnham Centennial Pavilions Unveiled

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicagoans got their first glimpse late Tuesday of the two temporary pavilions designed by internally-celebrated architects that will setup shop in Mi...

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Daley: Bill The Vandals For Reparing The Bean

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Bean, Cloud Gate Vandalism, Video, Cloud Gate Vandalized, Cloud Gate, Bean Graffiti, Mayor Daley, Bean Vandalism, Millennium Park, Chicago News

Message to the vandals who scratched graffiti on Chicago's stainless steel sculpture known as "The Bean": The mayor wants you to pay for the repair. ...

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