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  The 18-mile trail is the jewel of Chicago's lakefront. But the stretch between Belmont and North avenues is often more like the Dan Ryan than a day at the beach. Is it really worth it?
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• Vanishing professions

  
  

  8.25.09

  
  

  It's a legendary watering hole, named for one of the game's most iconic voices and packed to the brim with Cubby-blue brethren. But $8 drafts, real-life Bill Swerski Superfans...is it really worth it?
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• Postgame beer at Harry Caray

  
  

  8.25.09

  
  

  It's a legendary watering holes, named for one of the game's most iconic voices and packed to the brim with like-minded brethren. But $8 drafts, real-life Bill Swerski Superfans...is it really worth it?
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    Taste Buddies |
    Baltic bonanza

    8.25.09

    
    

    Our salivating duo ventures into Bridgeport for a taste of the neighborhood’s Baltic past at Lithuanian Healthy Foods. Listen below (6:56)

    
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  • The symphonists’ playlists

    8.22.09

    The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is one of the country’s top-ranked ensembles. Here's what these professional musicians have in their iPods.

    

  • Record Row: an audio tour

    8.22.09

    Lauren Hansen takes a guided tour through Chicago’s best-kept vinyl-selling venues.

    
  
  

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• Chicago crime

  8.25.09

  

  John Dillinger may have been a gun-totin', bank-robbin' rabble-rouser, but was a criminal kitten compared to some Chicago legends. From a murder castle to a crazy clown, Chicago has seen its fair share of gruesome crime. 
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• Chicago on screen

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