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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

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Happy Independence Day!

Jul 4, 2008

To all our U.S. readers, Happy Independence Day! I hope you’re out there having fun and being safe. Photo credit: (c/o SXC) Ben Shafer Tags: chicago, holiday, independence-day

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Fourth of July Celebrations 2008

Jul 4, 2008

To all our U.S. readers, happy Fourth! If you want to celebrate without the traditional explosions and fireworks, here are a few other options… • Continuing from yesterday’s festivities, the Fourth of July Celebration …

Tagged: entertainment, events, shopping, chicago, educational, japanese, restaurants, sushi, spirits, suburbs, cocktails, fairs, clubs, festivals, parades, museums, bars, brookfield, family oriented, martinis, downtown, wicker park, live music, independence day, bars and clubs, ukrainian village, river north, river west, humboldt park, deerfield, bucktown

Independence Day Fireworks 2008

Jul 3, 2008

Tomorrow, the United States will celebrate Independence Day, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. There are several fireworks displays all across the city of Chicago and …

Tagged: entertainment, fireworks, basketball, sports, events, shopping, chicago, beer, free, cooking, recreation, volleyball, suburbs, fairs, festivals, parades, bars, gold coast, family oriented, barrington, downtown, independence day, lake michigan, bars and clubs, streeterville, navy pier, wheeling, elmwood park, oak lawn, hoffman estates

Chicago Celebrates Independence Eve

Jul 3, 2008

The United States celebrates Independence Day tomorrow, but many fireworks displays will be going on tonight… More than a million people gather along the lakefront to catch the Independence Eve Fireworks, accompanied …

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Chicago Hit with Highest Sales Tax

Jul 2, 2008

Cook County encompasses the entire city of Chicago along with a number of suburbs. As of 2006, it was the second largest county by population in the country. [1] And now, at 10.25%, it has the highest sales tax in the …

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