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The Chicago Fire
Chicago TribuneThe whole Midwest was parched, caught in the thrall of a mighty drought. Chicago, with its preponderance of wooden buildings, inadequate fire codes and inferior firefighting equipment, was a conflagration waiting to happen. On this Sunday evening, it did....Tags: Death, History, Elections, Fires, Local Elections
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Chicago's Palmer Castle
Chicago TribuneChicago's merchant prince, Potter Palmer, did the unthinkable on this date: He crossed north of the Chicago River and bought part of a filled-in frog pond on what would become Lake Shore Drive, forever changing the fashionable address for chic Chicago....Tags: University of Chicago, Near South Side, Navy Pier, Charles Sumner, Defense
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SHASHI TANDON: Fulfilling Hindu priestly duties and starting a quiet revolution
Chicago Tribune reporterAmid the noise and bustle of downtown Chicago, the groom rode a white horse, shaking to Indian drumbeats in procession to the Palmer House Hilton hotel. Inside, the bride and groom took seats under thered mandap, or wedding canopy, and the priest began...Tags: Rituals, India, Hinduism, Family, Weddings
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Upcoming Guests, Topics and Sports
Check below to see what's coming up on your favorite shows. All scheduled guests are subject to change. (Segments airing before 2:00am are listed as late night programming for the previous day.) Cubs Baseball broadcasts are not available on wgnradio.com....Tags: Ernie Banks, Sports, Baseball, Field Hockey, Entertainment
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Chicago, city of the uplifted gaze
Special to The TimesBy 8:50 a.m., they temporarily had to close the women's restroom at the Chicago ArchiCenter. "There were so many people here already, they had to restock all the toilet paper," said Elaine Rosen, a retired biology teacher from the Streeterville area of...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago, Rivers, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles International Airport
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Southeastern Connecticut
Wood Pond PressAs it nears the end of its 400-mile journey from the Canadian border, New England's longest river wends beneath majestic hillsides before emptying into Long Island Sound. Its unspoiled nature, its verdant and steep banks, and the historic small towns that...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration, Restaurants, Hotels and Accommodations, Television
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Cape Cod - Massachusetts
Wood Pond PressNew England's best-known, most popular oceanfront resort area is Cape Cod, an expansive sandbar that stretches out like an arm with a clenched fist into the Atlantic. Cape Cod is multi-faceted, holding attractions for visitors with varying interests....Tags: Japan, White House, Family, Heads of State, Wildlife
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Real deal in New York State
There are delectable edibles inside the Runcible Spoon café, but visitors must be lured by aroma alone. The display cases are hidden by the picture window. Yes, hidden, because it's covered with handbills. There are various offers for massage therapy,...Tags: Richie Havens, Clubs and Associations, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Kurt Weill
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Fears, protests, patriotism arise as air attacks begin
Marie Marsalli marched in the Columbus Day parade. Tourist Matt Dunn stared at the John Hancock Center and wondered whether to go up to the observatory. Marco Belmontes gave blood in the Loop. Such was life Monday, as people observed a nervous holiday....Tags: Justice System, United Air Lines, Road Transportation, Indiana, Judges
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A visitor's guide to a place we call home
Tribune staff writerWeek after week, in the pages of Travel, we tell readers about every place in the world they can visit -- except Chicago. We're not tourists in our own town, editors think, so Chicago isn't a travel experience; it's home. But not for every Tribune...Tags: Cary Grant, Tickets, Restaurants, Harry Caray, Hotels and Accommodations
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More `sleeps' in downtown Chicago
Tribune staff reporterBesides the three luxury hotels featured on our cover, downtown Chicago has more than 90 hotels, most of which are big-name chain affiliates in all price ranges. Since we don't have space to mention them all, what appears below is a representative cross-...Tags: Services and Shopping, Restaurants, Hotels and Accommodations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Television
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A dozen visual gems you probably won't find listed in a travel guide
- Details atop entrances and exits to Quincy "L" stop (Wells and Quincy Streets). Decorative chess pawns were a part of the original station structure, at the base of slanted roofs covering the staircases, in the late 19th Century. They disappeared before...Tags: Moby, Herman Melville, Frank Stella, Politics, World War II (1939-1945)
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