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Emanuel names Desiree Rogers chairman of Choose Chicago
By Tribune staffMayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday appointed former White House social secretary Desiree Rogers as board chairman of Choose Chicago, as has been expected. Rogers, now CEO of Ebony and Jet parent Johnson Publishing Co., steps into the volunteer post vacated...Tags: Peoples Energy Corporation, Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Travel, Dwayne Johnson, Barack Obama
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State grant to help upgrade Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove
With a newly awarded state grant of $400,000, Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove will undergo construction next spring for a new playground, a performance stage, pathways and landscaping. Gov. Pat Quinn announced May 11 the Buffalo Grove Park...
Tags: Travel, Pat Quinn, Gardens and Parks, Buffalo Grove
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M&T Bank executive named chair of Baltimore Convention and Tourism Board
M&T Bank Corp. executive Atwood "Woody" Collins III has succeeded Edwin F. Hale Sr. as chair of the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Board, city officials said Monday. The appointment of Collins, an executive vice president of M&T, became effective...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Travel, First Mariner Bancorp, Visit Baltimore, Ed Hale
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Delicious Delaware is tasty beach retreat
Many summer resorts boast spectacular beaches and a vast array of fabulous accommodations. So what distinguishes one beach town from another? Along coastal Delaware, it's the indigenous flavors that set it apart from its sand-strewn neighbors to the north...
Tags: Potatoes, Dining and Drinking, Apple iPhone, Travel, Prices
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Bombs, bowls and bass: Fishing and studying at Wilderness State Park
A hazy heat lay over the flats. Water blurred into sky at the horizon, and dunes to the south faded into the lake. In shallow water, fish played spawning tag in the shallows. If you wanted to, you could drop a fly or a spinner in front of their faces and...
Tags: U.S. Army, Lakes and Ponds, Environmental Issues, Fishing, Travel
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Funds needed to restore Willis Russell House in Danville
smojica@amnews.comVolunteers with the Boyle Landmark Trust are hoping grants and donations come through in the near future to literally save the foundation of the Willis Russell House onWest Walnut Street. Barbara Hulette, chairwoman of the committee, is urging people...Tags: Justice System, Science and Technology, Human Interest, Walnuts, Travel
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Tourism Officials: Visitation To CT's Major Attractions Sees Improvement
The Hartford CourantThe state's year-old "Still Revolutionary" campaign is working, and visitation to six major Connecticut attractions increased 6.8 percent from 2011 to last year, according to the state Office of Tourism. The news was released Tuesday during the...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Connecticut Economic Development, Hobbies, Mark Twain House and Museum, Mystic Seaport
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Ancient redwood forests evoke look of future in 'After Earth'
When producers of the upcoming science fiction movie "After Earth" wanted to create an image of what the planet might look like 1,000 years in the future, location manager Dow Griffith knew just the place. He immediately thought of the mystical...
Tags: Travel, Jaden Smith, Gardens and Parks, Fiction, Credit and Debt
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Highland Park mulls government efficiency
When Highland Park City Councilman Paul Frank looks at his property tax bill, he wonders if all those governmental agencies are worth keeping. Frank has requested the creation of a temporary City Council subcommittee to evaluate the efficiency,...
Tags: Deerfield, Highwood, Bannockburn, Travel, Gardens and Parks
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Anchors away! Golf adopts rule to outlaw putters anchored to the body
AP Golf WriterGolf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 600-year-old sport is still played under one set of...Tags: The Open Championship, Tim Clark, Keegan Bradley, Tiger Woods, Travel
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Niantic Voted Favorite CT Town
The Hartford CourantLooking for the place to go this summer as you cruise around the state? Head to Niantic! The coastline community was named the first ”Fan Favorite” at the Connecticut Conference on Tourism Industry Forum Tuesday at the Connecticut...Tags: Online Advertising, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Essex (Middlesex, Connecticut), Travel
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Harrodsburg's Marcheta Sparrow to retire from Kentucky tourism post
FRANKFORT (KPNS) — Gov. Steve Beshear announced Friday that Marcheta Sparrow of Harrodsburg will retire May 31 from her post as Kentucky secretary of Tourism, Arts and Heritage. “Secretary Sparrow has done a fantastic job of continuing to...
Tags: Wildlife, Executive Branch, Human Interest, Kentucky Derby, Steve Beshear
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