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Spring break at North Avenue Beach

North Avenue Beach is not your typical spring break destination but the amazing weather this week changed all that.The snack shop was open for...
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A walk in the woods in winter

Winter brings solitude to the woods, and silence. All the sounds of summer are absent – motorcycles and lawn mowers heard in the distance,...
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Fall color fantasia - see the slideshow

If you live in or around Cook County, we hope you've been out to the forest preserves to enjoy what turned out to be a lovely color season this...
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Spotlight on fall farmer's harvest markets - final week

It's the final week for farmer's markets around town so here's our recommendation for the best markets featuring harvest bounty.  ...
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Fall Color on the North Branch : Celebrate the season

The North Branch runs through this narrow strip of forest that's filled with old growth maples and oaks ablaze in red, gold and rust. One of the...
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Fall Color along the Des Plaines River

Maple woodlands stretching for milesjust east of the Des Plaines River are in their glory this week.There's such a profusion of color along the...
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Deer Grove Forest Preserve : A fall color favorite

A favorite fall color destination in the Northwestsuburbs the Deer Grove Forest Preserves were the Cook County Forest Preserve District's first...
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Family Fun at River Trail Nature Center Annual Fall Festival - October 18, 2009

Celebrate the season at the River Trail Nature Center 36th annual Fall Festival, sponsored by the Cook County Forest Preserve District.The festival...
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The Chicago River - Discovering the North Branch

The Chicago River, for most of us, is that downtown waterway with all the bridges that gets dyed bright green on St. Patrick's Day. The section we...
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The Riverwalk - Welcome to Chicago's other waterfront

The Chicago Riverwalk, Chicago's most scenic east-west pedestrian thoroughfare is now open to foot traffic. Running below street level along Wacker...
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