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    Aug 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Marathon swimmers were mere minnows against mighty Lake Michigan

    Joe Griffith thought he could get the better of Lake Michigan. In the late 1950s, the lifeguard tried four times to swim the 38 miles from Chicago to Michigan City, Ind. Through the years, he faced stomach cramps, indigestion, 15-foot waves, navigation errors, heavy fog, a seiche, multiple rainstorms and relentless currents before the lake spit him out for good. From his hospital bed after that fourth attempt, he said, "I'll never talk about crossing the lake again."
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    Joe Griffith thought he could get the better of Lake Michigan. In the late 1950s, the lifeguard tried four times to swim the 38 miles from Chicago to Michigan City, Ind. Through the years, he faced stomach cramps, indigestion, 15-foot waves, navigation...

    Tags: Hobbies, Swimming, Illinois Institute of Technology, Lakes and Ponds, Lake Forest College

    2. May 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Stretches of Lake Shore Drive, I-55 to be closed during NATO summit

    Lake Shore Drive and Interstate Highway 55 near McCormick Place will be closed during the NATO summit, federal and Chicago officials announced today.
    Tribune reporters
    Lake Shore Drive and Interstate Highway 55 near McCormick Place will be closed during the NATO summit, federal and Chicago officials announced today. In addition to the highways, the security measures for the summit also will close significant portions...

    Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Chicago Transit Authority, Field Museum of Natural History, NATO, Chicago Police Department

    3. Jun 9, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Let us be your guide to Chicago tour trivia

    On one of my days off, I decided to take my "resident" cap off and do Chicago's most touristy things possible. I hopped on a trolley, waited in lines with the throngs at Garrett Popcorn and did that thing at the "Bean" where you stand back and pretend to squeeze it between your fingers. Mostly, I did it to reconnect with my adopted hometown and to be amazed by weird and wonderful tidbits about Chicago. Did you know …
    On one of my days off, I decided to take my "resident" cap off and do Chicago's most touristy things possible. I hopped on a trolley, waited in lines with the throngs at Garrett Popcorn and did that thing at the "Bean" where you stand back and pretend...

    Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Heads of State, Chicago Tribune, Homes, Benito Mussolini

    4. Apr 14, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  4. More liquor could flow at lakefront parks

    Clout St
    Posted by John Byrne and Hal Dardick at 11:03 a.m.; updated at 2:21 p.m. The number of liquor licenses would more than double on Chicago Park District property along the lakefront under a proposal Mayor Richard Daley introduced today. Daley......
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