July 2012
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Power outage:
Crain’s breaks down when and where the Chicago area experienced power outages and for how long. 
Jul 31st
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Jul 31st
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Chicago's 10 best beaches and pools:
With 26 miles of Chicago lakefront, national and state parks outside the city, and countless pools, there are lots of choices when you need a place to cool off. We choose the 10 best.
Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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Summer Olympics social media anticipation:
via Ad Age
Jul 27th
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Jul 27th
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10 things to do this weekend:
This weekend you can bike to Montrose Beach for a concert or head to the United Center to learn How to Train Your Dragon. We’ve made a list of 10 fun things for you to do.
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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Jul 25th
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Jul 25th
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Jul 24th
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Midnight City
Today’s “Pic of the Day” is from beesonthewhatnow: Midnight City Self Portrait - 2012 - UIC Campus Do you have a Chicago-related photo you’d like to see featured? Submit it here. 
Jul 24th
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10 great plates for seasonal dining
       Here are our choices for favorite summer dishes. From highbrow to humble, exotic to nostalgic, these plates highlight the best flavors of the season.
Jul 23rd
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Jul 23rd
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Jul 20th
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10 things to do this weekend:
Catch the work of the King of Pop, with a twist, when Cirque du Soleil’s MICHAEL JACKSON THE IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR comes to the United Center. That’s just one of the 10 suggestions we have for you for a fun-filled weekend. The rest are here. 
Jul 20th
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Jul 19th
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Jul 19th
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Jul 18th
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Jul 17th
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Summer in the city: Ten peaceful paths for runners...
Runners and bikers, odds are excellent that you’ve already heard of this thing called the “lakefront path” — and know that as beautiful as it is, summer finds much of it choked with strollers and slow-moving sightseers. Here are 10 of the Chicago area’s best alternative paths for running, biking or both.
Jul 17th
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Jul 17th
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The elite picnic scene at Ravinia
The menus are extravagant and the table settings full of flair. There’s pâté de foie gras, poached salmon, tenderloin… and no ants. Read more about this upscale picnic scene here.
Jul 16th
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Jul 16th
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Jul 16th
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Restaurant Review: Argent
Good news for the Dana Hotel: It finally may have a winning restaurant on its hands. Argent has an eclectic menu of American dishes. When chef and culinary director Rodelio Aglibot and his team venture outside the culinary comfort zone, interesting flavors abound. Read the rest of the review here. 
Jul 13th
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Jul 13th
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Jul 12th
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10 fun things to do this weekend:
Browse for arts and crafts, listen to live music and entertain the kids at this weekend’s DES PLAINES SUMMER FLING; Enjoy cabaret and Champagne during the BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATION at the Chicago French Market. These are just two of the 10 fun things going on around Chicago this weekend. Check them out here. 
Jul 12th
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Jul 12th
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Apps entrepreneurs love:
                We love lists! Here are 10 of the go-to apps of Chicago entrepreneurs who say that these little digital tools help them run their businesses better and faster.
Jul 11th
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Jul 11th
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Jul 11th
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Chicago's best al fresco dining
While Chicago’s weather is rarely perfect, eating and drinking under the stars are all the more rewarding when it is. To make the most of those ideal days and nights, we surveyed dozens of new places and perennial favorites to compile our list of the 10 best outdoor spots for drinking and dining in the city. 
Jul 10th
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WatchWatch
via Joseph Young & Vimeo Chicago River Timelapse
Jul 10th
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Jul 10th
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The benefits of a summer internship:
Source: http://wire.kapitall.com/
Jul 9th
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Jul 9th
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Jul 9th
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WatchWatch
How long do you think it would take ice cream to melt in Chicago’s heat? Watch the awesome Time-lapse video above and find out.  Source: http://allterrainjohnny.com
Jul 6th
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Restaurant Review: Volare
The location: 201 E. Grand Ave. The setting: The new look is soothing Tuscan earth tones, with plaster walls, alabaster chandeliers and crisply turned-out, mature waiters who line up for uniform inspection “every day, like in the Army,” Mr. Siddu says. The food: These reasonably priced, Neapolitan-style pies already are the hottest ticket on the midday menu and with good reason,...
Jul 6th
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Jul 6th
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Jul 6th
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Jul 5th
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Jul 5th
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Crain’s “Pic of the Day” is back! Do you have a Chicago-related photo you think is worthy? Submit it here! The photo above, courtesy of mckenziemedia, was chosen back in March.
Jul 5th
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Golf is a tough game even when you play the “easy” holes. But we’ve compiled a list of 10, five from public courses and five from private clubs in the Chicago-area, that’ll really challenge you. Have you tackled one of these holes? What did you think? Source: jurvetson / Flickr
Jul 3rd
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Chicago Skateboarding Trip by Taylor Howell
Jul 3rd
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Jul 3rd