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		<title>Take Ten: Gems in, near Galena</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Near the northwest corner of Illinois is resilient little Galena, which wears its history as a badge of honor and foundation for tourism. Galena got <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/take-ten-gems-in-near-galena/" title="Take Ten: Gems in, near Galena">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chicago Detours: Get to know the neighborhoods</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 03:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One way to get to know a city is through its attractions – the monuments, museums, biggest and best local marks of distinction. We seek <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/chicago-detours-get-to-know-the-neighborhoods/" title="Chicago Detours: Get to know the neighborhoods">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>American Writers Museum opens in Chicago</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2017 19:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the same room are Julia Child, Alex Haley, Prince, Patrick Henry and Hunter Thompson. What do they have in come, besides being dearly departed? <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/american-writers-museum-opens-in-chicago/" title="American Writers Museum opens in Chicago">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chicago overnight: a frugal mix of spontaneity, research</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2016 14:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Where to next? My reply to that frequent question inevitably prompts this follow-up: For business or pleasure? “Both” is almost always my answer. Almost all <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/chicago-overnight-a-frugal-mix-of-spontaneity-research/" title="Chicago overnight: a frugal mix of spontaneity, research">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chicago Restaurant Week: From the Farmhouse and beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 05:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Downtown Chicago might seem about as far away as you can get from rural America, but think again. At Farmhouse Chicago restaurant, an antique tractor <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/chicago-restaurant-week-from-the-farmhouse-and-beyond/" title="Chicago Restaurant Week: From the Farmhouse and beyond">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Early O&#8217;Hare flight or layover? Check out Rosemont, Ill.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am a fickle consumer when it comes to airline transportation and spend way too much time weighing fares and gateways. I favor no airline <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/early-ohare-flight-or-layover-check-out-rosemont-ill/" title="Early O&#8217;Hare flight or layover? Check out Rosemont, Ill.">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chicago gangster tours delve into bullet-riddled history</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2014 00:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mobster Al Capone was released from federal prison 75 years ago and sent home to Chicago. He was 40 years old and in bad health, <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/chicago-gangster-tours-delve-into-bullet-riddled-history/" title="Chicago gangster tours delve into bullet-riddled history">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mennonite Relief Sale: quilts, bakery, &#8216;Menno food&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2014 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Less than 200 miles separate Wisconsin from Bloomington, Ill., but what a potential difference in buffet lines: Red beet eggs. Ham loaf. Vareniky (stuffed dumplings). <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/mennonite-relief-sale-quilts-bakery-menno-food/" title="Mennonite Relief Sale: quilts, bakery, &#8216;Menno food&#8217;">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>John Deere Pavilion in Moline: ag life in the fast lane</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While scooting behind the wheel, I&#8217;m not sure what astonishes me more: the windshield view, or the fact that I&#8217;ve gained eyes in back of <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/john-deere-pavilion-in-moline-ag-life-in-the-fast-lane/" title="John Deere Pavilion in Moline: ag life in the fast lane">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Karpeles manuscript museum at Rock Island, Ill.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Is “fool” or “numskull” the best way to describe a poor card player? After learning a lesson, he never “tasted a drop” or “drank a <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/new-karpeles-manuscript-museum-at-rock-island-ill/" title="New Karpeles manuscript museum at Rock Island, Ill.">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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