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Buckingham Fountain to be turned on Thursday
The Chicago Park District will turn on Buckingham Fountain for its 86th season on Thursday, the district announced today. The fountain, a memorial to Clarence Buckingham, was donated to the South Park Commission by his sister, Kate Buckingham, cost...
Tags: Chicago Park District, March of Dimes Foundation, Sears Holdings Corp.
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'Mr. Selfridge': The man who invented retail therapy
Until recently, the Vera Wang bridal shop in Singapore imposed a non-refundable $482 fee to try on dresses. And last month a health food retailer in Australia posted this notice on its door: “As of the first of February, this store will be...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Ike Barinholtz, Jeremy Piven, Music Box Theatre, Netflix Inc.
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Former accidental tourist to Chicago now works to bring more people into the Loop
Chicago Tribune reporterLife's unexpected detours aren't always a bad thing. Just ask Ty Tabing. The man behind the rebirth of State Street fell in love with Chicago two decades ago when a cross-country road trip gone bad left him stranded in the Windy City for three weeks with...Tags: Arts, Chicago, Tourism and Leisure, Looptopia, Real Estate
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City announces proposed food truck stand locations
Food trucks may soon find special parking spots near City Hall, NBC Tower, Harold Washington College, Buckingham Fountain and Lincoln Park Zoo, among other high-traffic locations in Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday presented the City Council with...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Wrigleyville, Groupon, Inc., Chicago Loop, Chicago City Hall
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Lemonade stand seeks new heights for charity
Panera Bread is raising money for the Make-A-Wish foundation, so the company took its efforts to new heights. They set up a lemonade stand by The Ledge on the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower. The custom-designed lemonade stand is bicycle powered and...
Tags: Panera Bread Company, Human Interest, Willis Tower, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
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2 rescued from lake near Buckingham Fountain
A man and a woman who were hanging on a breakwall in the lake near Buckingham Fountain were pulled from the water this afternoon and taken to the hospital, officials said. The incident happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Lake Shore...
Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago Police Department, Hospitals and Clinics
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Best and worst of Sunday at Lollapalooza
5 best things 1. Toro Y Moi – “Electronic pop” has not been a difficult phrase to come by in the last three days. I've used it so many times while describing shows I was going to see or had seen, that I'm starting to roll my eyes at...
Tags: Grant Park, First Aid, Arts and Culture, Lollapalooza, Sony Corp.
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Totally 'Boss' summer
RedEyeA cunning vampire overlord, a murderous meth maker and an oil baron carrying a Texas-size grudge: In a summer TV schedule stuffed with bold, brash characters, Mayor Tom Kane vanquishes all pretenders. He's the biggest, the boldest. He is the "Boss."...Tags: Boss (tv program), Grant Park, Ezra Stone, Jeff Hephner, Jonathan Groff
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Windy City Wine Festival
Staff reporterWindy City Wine Festival is happening on September 7 from 4-10 PM and September 8, from 3-9 PM at Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park Chicago, IL. Chicago's Windy City Wine Festival, a late-summer tradition in the heart of downtown, celebrates its 8th...Tags: Grant Park, Dining and Drinking, Arts and Culture, Wines, Chicago Restaurants
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'Floating above the city'
Breathtaking views from high-rise condos are a quick cure for Chicagoans suffering from winter blahs.
The city's gems are framed in windows like artwork: a panorama of Lake Michigan as far as the eye can see, a front-row seat to the kinetic action at...Tags: Grant Park, Human Interest, Millennium Park, Chicago Loop, Aon PLC
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Cloudy skies mark start of Race to Mackinac
Tribune reporterSailors and boating enthusiasts crowded Chicago’s harbors today for the Chicago Yacht Club’s Race to Mackinac, where 355 boats began racing to Michigan’s Mackinac Island. In its 103rd year, the oldest freshwater race in the world drew...Tags: WGN, Boats, Marathon, Sports, Tom Skilling
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Honest Tea company tests Chicagoans' honesty
Tribune reporterThe hidden cameras were perched in Grant Park near Buckingham Fountain. What they captured, at least from what we could tell during a few minutes of watching, were tentative creatures circling an odd structure constructed for a few hours. It was not as ...Tags: New York, Grant Park, Human Interest, Seattle, Companies and Corporations
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