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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 - Two teams in 1st in their division! Cubs-Sox World Series?

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Ok , it's May (2021) and both of our teams are in 1st in their division! Ok , it's August and both of our teams are in 1st in their division. You got to love a town that can say that! If you're downtown and want to see one of the teams, get on the Red Line and either head north to the Addison stop ( NL Cubs ) or south to 35 th Street (AL Sox ) and take a short (2-3 block) walk to the stadium. Since both teams are fighting to make sure they live to see October, don't expect to get any deals on tickets. I would suggest eBay or Stub Hub . With eBay, you should either bid high, or be there at the close of the auction to make sure someone doesn't steal your bid (the trick is to wait until there's 5 or 10 seconds left to the auction and put in a bid high enough to beat any other bids - doesn't always work, but it's better than walking away thinking you've got the tickets when there's still time left in the auction). Stub Hub has both auctions an...
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Bonus Friday for the 50th Annual Air and Water Show in Chicago!

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Over 2 million people are expected to come into the city to enjoy the annual Air and Water show. For the first time, the city will start the event on a Friday! If you can, try and get down today to see this event. See here for some tips from the Chicago Tribune for enjoying the event. Actor and commedian Bill Murray is scheduled to land by parachute a little after 3pm today! Florence Henderson (Brady Bunch) will sing the national anthem, and actor/musician Gary Sinise will perform with his band at 5pm, with fireworks at 8:45pm. Saturday and Sunday, the show starts at 9am, with the airshow starting around 11am. It's an event not to be missed if you're in town! Click here for a link to the City of Chicago's information regarding the Air and Water show with lots more information.
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Huffington Post/Chicago

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Huffington Post, the Online Newspaper (is that an oxymoron? paper online?) has decided to debut their first local edition in Chicago! Click here to check it out. They've come out strong with posts from John Cusack, Christie Hefner, lots of local interest stories, including links to news about both of our 1st place baseball teams. They also have a huge list of links to various news sources, local blogs, columnists and important City Sources. Maybe they will add mine? :) If they can keep it up, this may be my one source stop for news and information in Chicago! The Chicago Tribune comes close, but is missing something. I can't put my finger on it. I'd be curious to hear where other folks go to get their Chicago news, sports and entertainment info. Post a comment!
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