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The city’s eclectic performance scene is the Silicon Valley of theatre, flourishing amid tough economic times.
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08 May 2012
The country’s most eco-friendly cities feature plenty of parks, efficient public transit and sustainable restaurants.
18 April 2012
This Midwestern city’s architecture, cultural and culinary scenes are easily pulling even with, and in some cases surpassing, New York and Los Angeles.
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25 January 2012
US Prohibition left behind plenty of colourful history for travellers to explore today.
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08 July 2011
As soon as the snow melts and the city heats up, Chi-Town throws a three-month party, featuring iconic baseball, street festivals nearly every weekend and 26 miles of free lakefront.
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21 June 2011
A growing number of eateries are making change the original concept, switching up decor and menus monthly.
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20 April 2011
Throughout its history, Chicago has had ambitions to be a great city, and nowhere is this more evident than in its world-beating classical music scene.
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14 April 2011
Whether portraying a criminal underworld or a high–school utopia, Chicago always looks right at home on the silver screen.
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22 February 2011
The devastation of the Great Chicago Fire gave the city a chance for a new life, and some of the most innovative structures the world had ever known emerged from the ashes.
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03 August 2010
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