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neighborhood look08.24.09 -- 10:15 a.m.//
posted by Hilary Gowins
A thriller followed by a romantic comedy! Gasp! What could the Century Theatre in Evanston and the film community at large have been thinking? more ... 08.19.09 -- 9:41 a.m.//
posted by Lauren Hansen

Chariots of Fire;-esque music and four words in blue lettering: DAMON…SODERBERGH…AND CORN. Need they go on? No, but luckily they do,
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08.15.09 -- 11:12 1.m.//
posted by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Director Guy Ritchie might be ruining the legend, but he sure is trying to sell a funny plot.
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08.24.09 -- 2:48 p.m.//
posted by Hilary Gowins
When two noxious relatives came to town, I reached into my back pocket of Chicago tourism and pulled out Millennium Park! I still hadn’t been! It was the perfect answer: An outdoor adventure that also got my obligatory sightseeing out of the way.
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08.20.09 -- 2:48 p.m.//
posted by Ellen Thompson
Sea otters, jellyfish, penguins, seahorses, beluga whales…oh, my goodness!
Is there anything in the world more awesome than these little darlings?
Actually, yes -- finding them all under the same roof at the Shedd Aquarium.
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08.18.09 -- 2:02 p.m.//
posted by John Miley
The Art Institute’s reconstructed stock exchange is hard to find, but worth it for museum-goers with money on their minds
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08.25.09 -- 12:02 p.m.//

The 18-mile trail is the jewel of Chicago's lakefront. But some stretches look more like the Dan Ryan than a day at the beach. Is it really worth it?
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08.15.09 -- 8:37 a.m.//

Chicago is a different city seen from the river -- one of gleam and glass and goofy tour guides. But a $30 ticket for a boat ride...is it really worth it?
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