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Chicago Originals Restaurant Week

<a href="http://www.chicagooriginals.com/" target="_blank">Chicago Originals</a> is a group of independent restaurants who've banded together to promote local...
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Chicago Trivia: Police, Schmolice

Chicago has a reputation for political corruption and police brutality, and both have been in the forefront lately. There was a time when Chicago was entirely without a police force after the whole...
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February's Major Events

<img src="http://www.thelocaltourist.com/images/thumbnails/mill-park-ice-skating.jpg" alt="Ice Skating In Millennium Park" align="right" vspace="5" hspace=...
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Chicago Choir Goes To China

Some very lucky local high school students are getting the opportunity to go to China. Five US choirs are participating in Beijings' Countdown Festivities for the 2008 Summer Olympics, and...
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Museum of Modern Ice

Typically, the thought of February in Chicago brings to mind frigid temperatures, snow, and ice. At least this year it will be really pretty ice. For the entire month, Millennium Park will host the...
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This week's band: Munroe

<img src="http://www.thelocaltourist.com/images/bands/munroe.jpg" alt="Munroe" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="5"/>I've had my "ear...
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