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Chicago casino won’t be a ‘glitzy Las Vegas strip joint’ but a ‘series of experiences,’ developers say

CHICAGO — Plans to build a permanent casino and entertainment district in Chicago’s River West continue to evolve based on feedback from residents, Bally’s officials said at a community engagement meeting for the project Monday evening.

Chicago Tribune

As a sacred minnow nears extinction, Native Americans of Clear Lake call for bold plan

LAKEPORT, Calif. — Spring runs of a large minnow numbering in the millions have nourished Pomo Indians since they first made their home alongside Northern California’s Clear Lake more than 400 generations ago.

Los Angeles Times

Cherokee Nation wants to send a delegate to the House – it's an idea older than Congress itself

In 1835, the Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate in Congress as part of the same treaty – Treaty of New Echota – that led to the death of thousands on the Trail of Tears. Nearly 200 years later, the Cherokee are still fighting to make that promise a reality.

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Jackson, Adams bridges over Kennedy reopened as Jane Byrne Interchange work nears end after 9 years

Later this month, the Jackson ramp and the Adams ramp to the outbound Kennedy will also reopen, providing access to Washington Boulevard and Madison and Lake streets.

Chicago Sun-Times

This Florida tourist spot can’t catch a break. First came Hurricane Ian, then a big crash

MIAMI — Tin City is one of those tourist spots that’s easy to forget about.

Miami Herald

Under 21? Here are some things you can do on the Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS — Let’s face facts. Not everyone who visits the Las Vegas Strip is old enough to drink or gamble, even if the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s latest ads might want you to believe otherwise.

Tribune News Service

Disneyland reveals new details about ride that will replace Splash Mountain

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Disneyland visitors riding Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will float through a swamp illuminated by fireflies while being serenaded by audio-animatronic critters playing zydeco music on instruments fashioned from objects found in the bayou when the attraction opens in 2024, officials announced last week.

The Orange County Register

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Myscha Theriault: New Orleans offers high-value holiday delights

NEW ORLEANS — While most people know this Louisiana city for its food, jazz and Mardi Gras, many travelers are unaware of just how spectacular a job New Orleans does putting their own spin on the winter holidays. With amazing food, abundant atmosphere and plenty of free and inexpensive options…

Tribune News Service

Renaming Chicago’s oldest house was a needed tribute to city’s Black history

The new name will prompt those interested in history to discover this African American family actually lived in and retained ownership of the house longer than any of its previous owners.

Chicago Sun-Times

NYC pickpockets target holiday crowds — and NYPD targets them; ‘Be aware and always try to hide your stuff’

NEW YORK — Pickpockets are taking advantage of unsuspecting people in big holiday season crowds throughout New York City, police officials warned Saturday.

Tribune News Service

From casino plans to building preservation, 2022 was a busy year in Chicago architecture

And there will be much more to come in 2023.

Chicago Sun-Times

New York Times writes ‘unsurprising’ report on Boston’s reaction to William and Kate visit

‘Boston doesn’t care for the royals? Ya don’t say’

The Independent UK

The One Motorcycle Show Opens Ticket Sales For 2023 Event

See-See Motorcycles and ticket purchasing platform Tixr have opened ticket sales for the 2023 One Motorcycle Show in Portland, Oregon, on April 28-30, 2023.

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Auto review: Payne: Big ute in the big city, GMC Yukon Denali holidays in Chicago

CHICAGO — This is a big city. Big buildings. Big avenues. Big sports teams. Big shoulders. Big swagger.

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People can learn to coexist with urban wildlife. Lincoln Park Zoo is showing how.

By studying animals in urban habitats, we’re learning not just about them, but also about us, and how our worlds affect one another. The zoo is working with nearly 50 cities across the world to promote coexistence

Tribune News Service

Heidi Stevens: A stranger gave her his Christmas tree when she lost her job. It's been her guiding light ever since.

CHICAGO — It was the second week of December, and Amanda Ullah was counting the minutes to payday so she and her roommate could purchase a Christmas tree for their little apartment, perched above a bar on Chicago’s North Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Things to Do in Chicago Dec. 1-7: The Mix

Violinist Itzhak Perlman at Symphony Center, holiday fun at Skydeck Chicago, and the Pentatonix Christmas Spectacular are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Tribune News Service

Biden announces new national monument near Nevada-California border

SAN JOSE, Calif. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he will establish a new national monument across a vast landscape on southern Nevada’s border with California to protect an area sacred to 12 Native American tribes and rich with big horn sheep, Joshua tree forests, desert tortoises, ancient petroglyphs…

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Biden: Nevada site sacred to tribes to be national monument

President Joe Biden says he intends to designate a broad rugged mountain area considered sacred by area Native Americans in southern Nevada as a new national monument

Chicago Sun-Times

IDNR extends the deadlines for spring turkey applications

Because of an issue with the permitting system, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has extended the deadlines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pedestrian struck by Metra UP Northwest train in Arlington Heights

The incident happened before 6:30 a.m. near the railroad crossing at Ridge and Northwest Highway.

Chicago Sun-Times

Spot on: Parking and fishing along the Chicago lakefront

Driving and checking parking for anglers (and others who drive and use the lakefront) from south to north, Calumet Park to the Evanston border.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bison’s relocation to Native lands reviving spiritual bonds

Decades after the last bison vanished from their tribal lands, the Cherokee Nation is part of a resurgence of Indigenous people seeking to reconnect with the animals.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: The far right is losing. That's why America has never been so dangerous

'Tis the season, apparently. Pre-Thanksgiving travelers who clogged the busy Gate D10 at Seattle-Tacoma International were shocked — although maybe slightly less shocked than they would have been five years ago — to see a young-adult male passenger abruptly throw up a Nazi salute and begin a barely comprehensible antisemitic…

Boston Herald

Seaplane soars above traffic as Boston-to-New York City gets closer than ever

The fastest commute to Manhattan by land, sea or air takes just 20 seconds to catch wind.

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