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A weekend in Springfield, the city that Lincoln loved
With the recent celebrations to mark the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, all things Abe are all the rage. But I’ve always been a big fan of our 16th president, which is a good thing, since I...
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A Family-Friendly Weekend Trip to Charming Galena
Illinois is a wonderful state, but it lacks a certain topographic charm. In other words, it is really, really flat. Downtown Galena is lined with historic brick buildings.That’s not the case, however,...
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A Go West Getaway to St. Louis, Missouri
So, why would someone who lives in the Chicago area want to visit St. Louis? St. Louis has professional baseball, hockey and football teams, an exciting children’s museum, an amazing botanic garden, a...
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A Go West Getaway to Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, has the benefit of being home not only to Wisconsin’s state government but also a Big Ten university -- and that combination gives the city of 230,000 a real vibrancy. Madison is...
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