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Millennium Park's spouting faces
Tribune staff reporterWho are the everyday Chicagoans whose glowing, 50-foot-tall faces peer out from the Crown Fountain's twin steel and glass towers, slowly blinking and smiling at the city like benevolent giants? Good question -- and more on that later. But another...Tags: Arts and Culture, Personal Service, Sony Corp., Star Wars (movie), Entertainment
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The hot list
The 4th of July has come and gone, but summer hasn't quite hit the skids. There's still plenty to do if you have time, an appetite, a bike or just this handy guide. Start the day at the Green City Market, where you can join some of the city's best chefs...Tags: Sandwiches, Arts and Culture, Six Flags Great America, Ice Cream, Festive Events
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Tempt your Taste buds
We know how you feel: Taste of Chicago is a blast, but after years of tossing back turkey legs and mingling with the masses, it can start to seem like an event better left to the tourists. Another year, another Taste: Yawn. But let's dial back that...Tags: Coldplay (music group), Taste of Chicago
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The Taste Essentials
Think 11 and 3 Taste of Chicago runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through July 2, and 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. July 3 and 4. The best times to visit, from a crowd-avoidance point of view, are a few minutes before opening and the lull between peak lunch and...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Steaks, Ice Cream, Restaurants
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Downtown Thursday Night
``Thank God it's Thursday!" That's right. Not Friday, but Thursday. Loop office-workers, visitors and theatergoers no longer have to wait until Friday to start their weekend, now that downtown Chicago attractions extend their hours every Thursday night....Tags: Chicago Loop, Dining and Drinking, Marshall Field, Plastic Surgeons, Daley Civic Center
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The most popular destinations
If you want to experience local culture and do it with the greatest number of similarly minded people, these are the places you must see. Of course, if the culture is more important than the crowd, go early in the day. Buckingham Fountain, 500 S. Lake...Tags: Cross Country Skiing, Dining and Drinking, Pablo Picasso, Plastic Surgeons, Science
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Cruise control
If you're new here, it's that big blue thing on the east side -- Lake Shore Drive is sort of named after it. In addition to fresh drinking water, coho salmon and the occasional zebra mussel, Lake Michigan has provided outstanding recreation for boaters of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Tour Operations Industry, Field Museum of Natural History, Vienna Beef, Navy Pier
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The big ones
Planning ahead? Check out our list to find out when the major events of 2003 are happening. When more information becomes available about these events, we'll add them to our database in full detail. 2003 Chicago Air and Water Show Aug. 15-17 Chicago...Tags: Chicago Flower and Garden Show, Science, Chicago Blues Fest, Old Town Art Fair, St. Patrick's Day
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City that Burnishes becoming City that Furnishes?
They're not as much fun to look at as "Cows on Parade," but the fiberglass pieces of furniture in "Suite Home Chicago" are certain to have a more lasting impact on the cityscape than the great bovine brigade did two years ago. Why? Because, taken...Tags: Arts and Culture, Water Tower, Chicago Loop, Festive Events, O'Hare International Airport
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Hot happenings
Ring in the New Year at these featured festivities.Tags: Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Dining and Drinking, Green Mill (club), Disc Jockeys, Field Museum of Natural History
Jul 13, 2001 |Story| MetromixThe making of a suite
Tribune staff reporterJo Hormuth's contribution to "Suite Home Chicago" makes one wish art were edible. That's because her work was a piece of cake. The effort required was anything but that. Hormuth and assistant Micki LeMieux spent nearly three weeks creating "Sweet Suite,"...Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Frosting and Icing, Grant Park
Jul 17, 2001 |Story| MetromixSee the sofas -- and the city!
Tribune Staff ReporterMen, women and children do not live by clever furniture art alone. Sure, the city's whimsical collection of chairs and sofas can provide a pause that refreshes: a giggle while slogging along the city's summer-cooked streets or some relief for tired feet....Tags: Dining and Drinking, Chicago Loop, Marshall Field, John Hancock, Paul Newman
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