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Rattlesnake in 'peril'
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterCASSOPOLIS - Thick, black mud squishes underfoot and tall reeds sway overhead, crowding this remote wetland trail at the Edward Lowe Foundation in Cass County. Eric Hileman tramps along under the blue autumn sky, carrying live cargo in a white, plastic...Tags: Forests, Genes and Chromosomes, Wildlife, Natural Resources, Wetlands
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What to see in Chicago
Overhead trains, river-touring boats, legendary dinosaurs and American Girls: Chicago's best attractions appeal to all ages. And though it's a big city, Chicago extends a warm Midwestern welcome to visitors while keeping it real with an ample dose of...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Museum of Science and Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Buckingham Fountain, Chicago Tribune
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U.S. proposes new protections for captive chimps
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed extending tough new protections for chimpanzees in captivity, a shift that would place strict limits on primates' role as human surrogates in biomedical research. In reclassifying chimps as...
Tags: Duke University, AIDS, Medical Research, Endangered Species, Government
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Hooves along the lakefront
As the weather warms, more Chicagoans are crowding onto the lakefront paths to walk, bike, skate and run. Imagine if they had to make room for horses. Not too long ago, horseback riding on the lakefront was very popular. During the warmer months,...
Tags: Jackson Park, Equestrian, Chicago Mayor, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Gold Coast
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A swing and a miss for Wrigley Field renovation plans
Wrigley Field had it right from the start. An urban ballpark close to public transportation and holding around 40,000 people is the winning ticket. Wrigley may be battered but, as it approaches its centenary, it is still authentic. So, with this real...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Hotels, Navy Pier, Baseball, Sports
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New swan chicks at Lincoln Park Zoo soon to go wild
Lincoln Park Zoo welcomed six trumpeter swan cygnets this week, but they won't stick around Chicago too long. After about four months growing up with their protective parents, the six endangered chicks will be released into the wild as part of a...
Tags: Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering
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New swan chicks at Lincoln Park Zoo soon to go wild
Lincoln Park Zoo welcomed six trumpeter swan cygnets this week, but they won't stick around Chicago too long. After about four months growing up with their protective parents, the six endangered chicks will be released into the wild as part of a...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Why frog populations are declining
Regarding Timothy B. Wheeler's recent article on declining amphibian populations, the mysterious disappearance of many frogs may be due to an invasive plant species known as buckthorn ("Alarming U.S. decline seen in environment's sentinels," May 23)....
Tags: Northern Illinois University
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Make Music Chicago festival back for a third year
More than 25 public spaces throughout the city will resound with live music of all genres when the free, daylong Make Music Chicago festival returns for a third year on June 21, the first day of summer. Hundreds of performers of all ages and levels of...
Tags: Old Town School of Folk Music, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Music, Entertainment
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'Ivywild' by the Hypocrites at the Chopin Theatre ★★
As historic types, Chicago aldermen do not lack for color. But despite the height of the bar for eccentricity on the City of Chicago's council, Ald. John Coughlin vaults over it with ease. In his time around the turn of the last century — a time...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Theme Park Vacations, Travel, Al Capone, Trips and Vacations
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Boundless energy put into tourism agency to promote the city
Don Welsh, Chicago's top convention and tourism salesman, early this month embarked on one of the most high-wire sales trips of his tenure here — flying to rival Las Vegas in an attempt to win back the National Hardware Show, once a cornerstone...
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Services and Shopping, Baltimore Hotels, Photography and Video, Chicago Hotels
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Getting 'birded' in Lincoln Park
Like at least one of them has been doing almost every morning since March, Mason Fidino and Kelvin Limbrick are standing in a flat, grassy patch north of Lincoln Park's nature museum, looking intently at sky and trees and listening like, well, hawks. ...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Tourism and Leisure, Google Inc., Gardens and Parks, North Pond
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May 29, 2013
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May 28, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
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