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Maps for sale in Chicago

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OK, I'm a map junkie.  Whenever I travel somewhere, I need to go out and find a map of the city or area.  As I'm reading the guide books about the city, I like to lay out the map and get a feel for the surrounding area.  Sure, the little maps in the guide books will do in a pinch.  But for me, there's nothing better than laying out a full size map to get a big picture of the area I'm reading about (or ready to travel to). There used to be a bricks and mortar Savvy Traveler on Michigan Avenue, but they are only online now.  I'm sure they still have the great selection they had at the store, but sometimes you like to walk into an actual store and check out the goods.  Rand McNally used to have a beautiful store on Michigan Avenue (444 N Michigan) as well, but that has since closed. The various Barnes and Noble stores have a respectable map section.  If you're looking for good travel books and maps, try these folks out before they go the way of Bord...
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Chicago Radio Stations AM

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670 WSCR The Score Mike North talks sports in the morning, and Boers & Bernstein talk sports in the evening. Currently they are the place to catch the Blackhawks games, and in general a good station to listen to talk about Chicago sports. update No more Mike North! :( But you can now hear Mully and Hanley in the morning drive slot. I miss Mike, but these two are entertaining to listen to. Also, if you're a Dan Patrick fan, he's on at 10 or 11 at night. See here for the schedule. 720 WGN ' World's Greatest Newspaper' (owned by the Chicago Tribune Company for you trivia buffs) Good all around station for talk, news, sports, and more. Maybe you want to join Kathy and Judy's Radio Readers Book Club? Click here . Other popular radio personalities include Spike O'Dell , Paul Harvey, John Williams, Steve Cochran & Milt Rosenberg. 780 WBBM News Radio 780 Great station for news, traffic, weather, sports and business. Tune in at noon on weekdays ...
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Chicago Radio Stations FM

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91.5 WBEZ Chicago Public Radio... need I say more? They have the normal NPR type stuff you're probably used to hearing in other cities: Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, BBC programming, Wait.. wait, Don't Tell Me! and Car Talk on the weekends, along with Prairie Home Companion. They also have some excellent original programming, like This American Life, which they describe as "documentaries, essays and narrative exploring everyday life" (really, it can be very entertaining!). Or Ken Nordine's Word Jazz on at Midnight, Sunday. It's not easy to describe Word Jazz, you'll have to listen to understand! One of my favorites at 2pm on Sundays is Dick Buckley. He plays and talks about old jazz songs. Give him a listen if you're into old jazz music. 93.1 WXRT Since having moved to Chicago in 1990, this station and NPR have been the standards that haven't changed formats 3 or 4 times! What do they play? Here's what had played on XRT ...
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