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    Aug 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Marathon swimmers were mere minnows against mighty Lake Michigan

    Joe Griffith thought he could get the better of Lake Michigan. In the late 1950s, the lifeguard tried four times to swim the 38 miles from Chicago to Michigan City, Ind. Through the years, he faced stomach cramps, indigestion, 15-foot waves, navigation errors, heavy fog, a seiche, multiple rainstorms and relentless currents before the lake spit him out for good. From his hospital bed after that fourth attempt, he said, "I'll never talk about crossing the lake again."
    Chicago Tribune reporter
    Joe Griffith thought he could get the better of Lake Michigan. In the late 1950s, the lifeguard tried four times to swim the 38 miles from Chicago to Michigan City, Ind. Through the years, he faced stomach cramps, indigestion, 15-foot waves, navigation...

    Tags: Hobbies, Sports, Lakes and Ponds, Illinois Institute of Technology, Swimming

    2. May 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Stretches of Lake Shore Drive, I-55 to be closed during NATO summit

    Lake Shore Drive and Interstate Highway 55 near McCormick Place will be closed during the NATO summit, federal and Chicago officials announced today.
    Tribune reporters
    Lake Shore Drive and Interstate Highway 55 near McCormick Place will be closed during the NATO summit, federal and Chicago officials announced today. In addition to the highways, the security measures for the summit also will close significant portions...

    Tags: Metra, Museums, Chicago Transit Authority, Adler Planetarium, Rahm Emanuel

    3. Jun 9, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Let us be your guide to Chicago tour trivia

    On one of my days off, I decided to take my "resident" cap off and do Chicago's most touristy things possible. I hopped on a trolley, waited in lines with the throngs at Garrett Popcorn and did that thing at the "Bean" where you stand back and pretend to squeeze it between your fingers. Mostly, I did it to reconnect with my adopted hometown and to be amazed by weird and wonderful tidbits about Chicago. Did you know …
    On one of my days off, I decided to take my "resident" cap off and do Chicago's most touristy things possible. I hopped on a trolley, waited in lines with the throngs at Garrett Popcorn and did that thing at the "Bean" where you stand back and pretend...

    Tags: Benito Mussolini, Chicago Public Library, Prostitution, Homes, Chicago Tribune

    4. Apr 14, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  4. More liquor could flow at lakefront parks

    Clout St
    Posted by John Byrne and Hal Dardick at 11:03 a.m.; updated at 2:21 p.m. The number of liquor licenses would more than double on Chicago Park District property along the lakefront under a proposal Mayor Richard Daley introduced today. Daley......
    5. Dec 19, 2007 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. The Lakefront

    For the fourth time, Montgomery Ward was entangled in a lawsuit over the destiny of the lakefront. For the fourth--and, as it turned out, the last--time, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld Ward's position. Grant Park must remain clear of buildings, the court ruled on this date, and the officials who had wanted to build the Field Museum in the park had no choice but to look elsewhere. The ruling was crucial in protecting Chicago's breathtaking lakefront, one of the city's chief glories.
    Tribune staff reporter
    For the fourth time, Montgomery Ward was entangled in a lawsuit over the destiny of the lakefront. For the fourth--and, as it turned out, the last--time, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld Ward's position. Grant Park must remain clear of buildings, the...

    Tags: Transportation, Illinois, Illinois Supreme Court, Travel, Grant Park

    6. Apr 24, 2002 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Commentary: The fine print on Soldier Field

    Tribune architecture critic
    Everybody knows the sinking feeling you get after you shake hands on a deal, then realize you've been snookered. It might happen at a used car lot. And now, as Chicagoans may be coming to realize, it can also happen when your mayor signs off on a massive...

    Tags: Politics, Sports, Chicago Bears, Regional Authority, Contracts

    7. Apr 5, 2001 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Soldier field plan: On further review, the play stinks

    Tribune Architecture Critic
    The more things dribble out about the Soldier Field deal -- things the Chicago Bears and the Daley administration were careful to downplay or conceal when they began their hurry-up offense to pass the plan last fall -- the more it is apparent that what is...

    Tags: Sports, Defense, George Ryan, Travel, Grant Park

    8. Sep 13, 1998 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Chicago's new sparkle

    "The time has come to bring order out of chaos incident to rapid growth," wrote the architect Daniel H. Burnham. The year was 1909. The place, Chicago. The occasion, the unveiling of Burnham's sweeping, visionary plan to change the face of the city on the...

    Tags: History, Mrs. O'Leary, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Buddy Guy, Michael Jordan

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