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Grant Park: Chicago's Front Yard As a Chicagoan (not by birth, but by choice), I choose to take the above quote as a sign of a characteristic to make the best out of a bad situation. (Consider the beloved Cubs: hey, if they don't win, at least we'll make a party out of it.)Grant Park, Chicago's "front yard", owes its current glory to two very different reasons. The first is the fact that it was a landfill. After the Chicago Fire...... Similar Editorial : Write A Grant Application by Sam Ness. | Source : Florida Travel Packages
Chicago Traffic Reports Briefly, here are what those names are referring to, so next time you hear "20 minutes outbound from the split to O'Hare" you'll know that's a GOOD thing! Outbound: Leaving downtownInbound: Heading downtown The Kennedy: I-90 and I-94 together north of the Loop (approx.I-290). I-90 continues to be the Kennedy after the Split until O'HareThe Split/The Junction: When I-90 and I-94 break off from each...... Similar Editorial : Chicago Residents by Megan Stansfield. | Source : Florida Travel Packages
