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A Haven Of Nautical History
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Baker’s Delight
BACK IN THE DAY, WHEN Kenwood was considered the Lake Forest of the South Side, dry-goods merchant Edward H. Turner built himself a substantial residence at 4935 South Greenwood Avenue, designed by Brooklyn-born architect Solon S. Beman. Beman had co
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Cicadapocalypse Now
ILLINOIS IS ABOUT to be swimming in cicadas, both alive and dead. This May, the Northern Illinois Brood and the Great Southern Brood will emerge from the soil simultaneously, overlapping in central Illinois. That means the Prairie State is about to b

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