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  • Where was the first Starbucks in Chicago?

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    The first Starbucks in Chicago opened at 111 West Jackson Boulevard in the Loop on October 19, 1987. There is no longer a Starbucks at this location. Read more...
  • What is the Sears Tower called now?

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    Chicago’s Sears Tower was renamed Willis Tower in 2009 as part of a lease agreement with a key tenant, global insurance broker Willis Group. The Sears Tower name was officially used between 1973 and 2009, despite the naming rights expiring in 2003, and continues to be widely used colloquially. Read more...
  • Where is the Megabus stop in Chicago?

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    The Chicago stop for Van Galder-operated Megabus services to and from Madison, Wisconsin is located outside the Union Station entrance on South Canal Street, just north of West Jackson Boulevard. Check your reservation carefully as these services are indicated by a reservation number containing the letters CVG. The Megabus stop for all other arrivals and departures in Chicago (including services Read more...
  • Where is the Megabus stop in Chicago?

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    The Megabus stop for all arrivals and departures in Chicago operated by Megabus or Windstar Lines is on West Polk Street between South Clinton Street and South Canal Street. However, check your reservation carefully as the stop for Megabus services operated by Van Galder to and from Madison, Wisconsin (reservation numbers containing the letters CVG) is located outside the Union Read more...
  • Are Ogilvie and Union Station connected?

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    Chicago’s Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center are not directly linked. However, across the street, one block east of Ogilvie, is the Madison Street Entrance to Union Station which goes underground along the platform between Tracks 5 and 7 emerging on Union Station’s North Concourse. Read more...
  • What does Chicago OTC stand for?

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    Chicago OTC means the Ogilvie Transportation Center, the commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, sometimes referred to as North Western or Madison Street Station. It occupies the lower floors of 500 West Madison Street and is the terminus for the three Union Pacific Metra commuter rail lines. Read more...
  • What is the NPR station in Chicago?

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    The NPR member radio station in Chicago, Illinois is WBEZ which broadcasts to the Chicago metropolitan area on FM and HD Radio at 91.5 MHz, and also streams online. The main WBEZ transmitter is located on the east tower of the John Hancock Center in Chicago, with a repeater transmitter, WBEQ, broadcasting at 90.7 MHz in Morris, and relay stations Read more...
  • Is there parking at Navy Pier?

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    Chicago’s Navy Pier has on-site self parking at the West and East Garages on the Pier’s north side. Accessed from East Grand Avenue, they offer tiered hourly parking payable at pay stations located throughout the Pier. Motorcycle parking and valet parking are available at Entrance 1, located just after the West Parking. Harry Caray’s Tavern and Riva Crab House will Read more...
  • Is there a 24 hour Starbucks in Chicago?

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    Chicago has a 24 hour Starbucks Coffee at Piper’s Alley near the corner of North Avenue and Wells Street in Old Town. Read more...
  • Where do the Chicago Blackhawks play?

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    The Chicago Blackhawks NHL ice hockey team plays its home games at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Read more...
  • What happened to Juice WRLD?

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    American rapper and singer-songwriter Juice WRLD died on December 8th, 2019, aged 21, after suffering a seizure, induced by drug intoxication, at Chicago Midway International Airport. Juice WRLD, whose real name was Jarad Anthony Higgins, had landed at Midway aboard a private Gulfstream jet from Van Nuys Airport, Los Angeles. On arrival at a private hangar, the airplane, passengers and Read more...
  • Does Northwestern University have a radio station?

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    WNUR is the student radio station of Northwestern University, broadcasting to Chicago, Illinois, and its northern suburbs at 89.3 MHz FM and HD1, and streaming online. The station has studios on the university’s Evanston campus in the Barbara and Garry Marshall Studio Wing of John J Louis Hall, with its broadcast transmitter located on Nathaniel Leverone Hall. Listener-supported WNUR is Read more...
  • Why is Chicago O’Hare called ORD?

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    ORD is the IATA code for Chicago O’Hare International Airport, which is derived from the airport’s former name, Orchard Douglas airport. The airport originated as an airfield attached to the Douglas Aircraft Co manufacturing facility during World War II, in an area northeast of Chicago called Orchard Place, at which time it was known as Douglas Field. After Douglas vacated Read more...
  • Where is the Home Alone house?

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    The house used as the McCallister family home in the first two Home Alone American Christmas family comedy movies is at 671 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka, Illinois, some 16 miles (or 26 kilometers) north of downtown Chicago. The iconic private residence was used for exterior scenes, and some interior shots were filmed in the home for the first Home Alone Read more...
  • Are dogs allowed on Waukegan Beach?

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    Dogs are not permitted on any of the sandy areas of Waukegan Municipal Beach. The only areas where dogs and other pets are allowed is in the beach parking lots and grassy areas. The restriction does not apply to service dogs or dogs being used for law enforcement purposes. Read more...
  • Where is the Fonz statue located?

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    The Bronze Fonz statue is located on North RiverWalk Way just south of East Wells Street in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The life-size sculpture by Gerald P Sawyer depicts the character Arthur Fonzarelli, also known as The Fonz or Fonzie, played by Henry Winkler in the 1970s television sitcom Happy Days, which was set in 1950s Milwaukee, although never filmed there. Read more...
  • How did the French chapel end up at Marquette University?

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    Saint Joan of Arc Chapel was moved to the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during 1964 and 1965 from its previous location on Long Island, New York, after being gifted to the university by Marc and Lillian Rojtman. The Rojtmans acquired it in 1962 as part the Graenan estate in Brookville, Long Island, previously owned by Michael Gavin and Read more...
  • Can you view the J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts at Marquette University?

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    Marquette University’s original Tolkien manuscripts are not on display, but microfilm and selected reproductions are held at the Raynor Library’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Non-campus visitors must present a valid photo ID at Raynor’s visitor registration counter. The Raynor Library hosts public showings of the original manuscripts on scheduled dates throughout the year. Each date is limited Read more...

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