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10 museum exhibits for your fall 2012
Here are some shows and exhibits to watch for at Chicago's museums and zoos this fall, roughly in order of appearance: "Kouzina": Annual celebration of Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 20 at the National Hellenic Museum, 333 S....
Tags: L. Frank Baum, Shedd Aquarium, Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown (fictional character), Arts
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No, I Did Not Cry When the Mars Rover Landed
I have to clear something up. Apparently, a bunch of haters have been running around libeling and slandering me at every opportunity, claiming that I cried like a bitch when NASA’s Curiosity rover touched down on Mars. It’s a shameful and...
Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Sports, Polo
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Emanuel: Meigs gone, Northerly Island park is 'right thing to do'
Tribune reporterMayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday endorsed predecessor Richard Daley’s infamous late night bulldozing of the runway at Meigs Field on the grounds the destruction of the airport opened Northerly Island to use by many more Chicagoans. The new mayor...Tags: Michael Kelly, Maggie Daley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley
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Around Town: Adler Planetarium
WGN NewsANA IS AROUND TOWN, EXPLORING THE GALAXIES THIS MORNING …. AT THE NEW MILION-DOLLAR EXHIBITION AT ADLER PLANETARIUM, *The Universe: A Walk through Space and Time* …. visitors witness an interactive history of time and space, with physical... -
Sunday, July 29, 2012
5 - 5:30 a.m. The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter 5:30 - 6 a.m. Love Changes Life 6 - 6:30 a.m. The Lutheran Hour 6:30 - 9 a.m. The Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan 7:35 a.m. Learn about an upcoming salute to old-time radio stars at the Museum of ...Tags: Entertainment, Radio
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March 21: Your Money Matters - How to Stay Green and Save Green on Spring Break
WGN NewsShawna Coronado Spring Break Staycation Ideas: Pizza-PJ Movie Marathon Frozen pizzas, your favorite family movies, PJ's, for a great movie marathon. Museum Extravaganza Buy a Citipass! Get admission to the Shedd Aquarium, The Field Museum, Skydeck...Tags: Spring Break, WGN, Wii, Marathon, Shedd Aquarium
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
5:30 - 9 a.m. Jonathon Brandmeier 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Brian Noonan in for Mike McConnell 9:05 a.m. It hasn’t happened since 1882 and won’t happen again until 2117…Brian Noonan (in for Mike McConnell) visits with an astronomer from...Tags: Entertainment Events, Facebook, Awards and Prizes, Nobel Prize Awards
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Midwesterners will have good view of Transit of Venus
Tribune reporterVenus will begin its twice-a-century trip between the Earth and the sun this evening, and Midwesterners will have a decent view of a celestial event that will not occur again until the year 2117. The Transit of Venus will be visible starting around 5 p....Tags: Astronomy, Science and Technology, Science
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Transit of Venus draws crowds across U.S.
If you missed it Tuesday, you won't have a chance to see it again.
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Adler Planetarium to catch a glimpse of a rare event, the transit of Venus.
It happens when the planet Venus passes directly between the earth and...Tags: Chicago
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Motorcyclist flees after hitting Chicago Police officer
Tribune reporterA motorcyclist fled the scene after running into the Chicago Police officer who pulled him over for causing a disturbance at the Museum Campus late last night on the Near South Side. The female officer was not badly hurt and has been released as of...Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Soldier Field
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Transit of Venus transfixes folks across Chicago area
TribLocal - Glen Ellyn » NewsAmateur Chicago-area astronomers turned their attention skyward Tuesday evening to catch a glimpse of a pinprick-size disc — Venus floating past the sun. The planet's …... -
Burke wants hearing on Adler Planetarium $2 admission fee hike
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 1:10 p.m. Powerful Ald. Edward Burke today called for a hearing on a proposal by the Adler Planetarium to raise admission fees. Speaking at a meeting of the council Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs......
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