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Artist Sick Fisher goes big with murals visible from the L in Rogers Park and Logan Square
Fisher created the Big Fruit mural visible from the Howard Street station, and a new mural — a facade on a facade — can be ...
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Illinois state parks, historic sites see highest visitor numbers in over a decade
At the end of national tourism week, Governor JB Pritzker announced that over 41 million people visited Illinois state parks ...
Pullman's historic Greenstone Church likely to get $1.2 million grant to restore bell tower
A $1.2 million grant to restore the aged 92-foot bell tower of Pullman’s historic Greenstone United Methodist Church was ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Pope John Paul II’s visit in 1979
Rumors began to circulate in June 1979 that Pope John Paul II might travel to Chicago, which was then home to 2.4 million ...
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DePaul Student’s ‘Grant Slam’ Music Fest To Draw 500 Attendees — And It All Began In His Dad’s Basement
What began as Grant Lendvay's high school graduation party at his dad's house has morphed into an annual music fest in ...
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Touring the Historic Home of President Ulysses S. Grant
Join us on a special visit to the historic Galena, Illinois home of Ulysses S. Grant—Civil War general and 18th President of the United States. This well-preserved house reveals the private life of ...