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Museums, zoos and nature centers
This list is not all-inclusive Addison Village of Addison Century House 129 Army Trail Blvd. 630-628-1433 www.addisonadvantage.org/visitors/history.shtml Village of Addison Balzer House 135 Army Trail Blvd. 630-628-1433 www....
Tags: Arts, Museums, Arts and Culture
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Harold J. Muehlfelt, 1928-2013
Harold J. Muehlfelt, an expert in the specialized field of moving houses and shoring up sagging structures, spent nearly 60 years with his family's business in Wheaton and was the president of Muehlfelt & Sons from the 1970s until the early 2000s. Mr....
Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Human Interest, Winnetka (Cook, Illinois), Richmond (McHenry, Illinois), Antioch (Lake, Illinois)
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Col. McCormick might have approved
Change of SubjectVia Romenesko: All of my students spell ludicrous as "ludacris". All of them.— Beatrice Marovich (@beamarovich) April 21, 2013 Her site says Marovich is "A writer & academic, currently working on my PhD at Drew University's Graduate Division of... -
Part one: Zell's big gamble
Aside from the business suit he was wearing, which he joked was rented for the occasion, Sam Zell was never more himself than when he appeared at a New York lender conference in April 2007 to hawk his $8.2 billion buyout of Tribune Co. Slinging one-...
Tags: Tribune Tower, Queens (New York City), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Media Industry, Music
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Rosenthal: Content has power to keep media king
There's a famous story, perhaps apocryphal, that pundit Chris Matthews and others tell about former politician Bill Bradley. The featured guest at a banquet, Bradley asked for a second pat of butter and was rebuffed by the waiter, who insisted each...Tags: Media Industry, New York Knicks, Computer Hardware, Corporate Officers, NBCUniversal
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It's Romney by a head
There's only one race in America that matters, and we have the exclusive on the winner: It's Mitt Romney by a (Chia) head. The much-anticipated head-to-head contest between the President Barack Obama Chia Head and the Mitt Romney Chia turned out to be...
Tags: Bob Dylan, Bozo the Clown (fictional character), Barack Obama, Wicker Park, Chicago Tribune
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About those stones
There are nearly 150 fragments of famous structures and historic sites from around the world and all 50 states embedded in Tribune Tower. These pieces of history reflect the aspirations of the Tribune Tower's creators: To make the fledging skyscraper one...
Tags: Landforms, Tribune Tower, Springfield, Nathan Hale, China
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50 in 100: One couple's challenge to run 50 half marathons in 100 hours
For RedEyeWhat happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas … But this isn't always associated with sin and squalor. For Mike and Kristin Kiss of Palatine, a visit to Sin City to take in the sights and run a half marathon along the famous strip inspired...Tags: Road Running, Running, Sports
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April 17: Focus on Family - Father and Son Outings
WGN NewsKidwinks Father and Son Outings First Division Museum at Cantigny Park Cantigny Park was the home of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, former editor and publisher of The Chicago Tribune. Now it houses the McCormick Museum, beautiful gardens, the First...Tags: Des Plaines, Winfield, Armed Forces, Auto Racing, Museums
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Gunned-down mob reporter kept a dark secret
The Tribune's Prohibition-era mob reporter Alfred "Jake" Lingle got a little too close to his subject. On June 9, 1930, he was murdered in cold blood at the southwest corner of Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue. (Today the location is the pedway...Tags: Chicago Cultural Center, Al Capone, Metra
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National Louis celebrates 125 years with Pioneer Awards
It was an evening of accolades for National Louis University, one of the city's oldest private universities, as it celebrated its 125th anniversary with an awards program and dinner to honor its continuing efforts as a pioneer in education. Elizabeth...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Colleges and Universities, WTTW, Groupon, Inc., Colleges and Universities
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NATO/G-8 fundraising must move at feverish pace
The task of raising tens of millions of dollars in donations for the NATO and G-8 summits means fundraisers will need to move as aggressively as the Art Institute did in its campaign to build the Modern Wing.
Boding well for the effort is that former...Tags: Millennium Park, Human Interest, Rahm Emanuel, NATO, Companies and Corporations
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