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January 18: halfway point of winter
Long term weather records reveal that, on average, as many days of sub-32° and sub-zero cold are on the books by Jan. 18 as are likely to occur from this date forward in what remains of the cold season.
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February 28: chicago's first 60-degree day
On average, Chicago registers its first 60o temperature of the spring season on Feb. 28. T
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April 18-28: chicago planting
John tells us the start of planting has occurred on average between April 18th and the 28th in the past 10 years
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Oct 3: first 39 degrees
39 degrees has occurred on average on or about Oct. 3 over the past 136 years.
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March 26: first 70-degree day
On average, Chicago experiences its first 70-degree day on March 26
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WGN Weather Center Blog: What U.S. city has the most sunny days in a calendar year?
On average, Chicago logs 84 sunny days per year
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May 29: first 90-degree day
On average, the 90-degree day first occurrence lands on May 29.
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Work Comp Chicago Illinois Workers Compensation Attorneys
Chicago Attorneys in Illinois workers compensation work accident and work injury litigation. Construction, manufacturing and transportation litigation.
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Image:Ohareairportmap.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You can get almost anywhere in the world from Chicago-- only an hour on the train from South Bend. Beats the hell out of traveling from Gainesville.
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Mark Cuban to Purchase the Chicago Cubs?
Great overview of Mark Cuban's potential purchase of the Chicago Cubs
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The Chicago Spire.
2,000 foot tall residential building going up near Navy Pier. Looks a lot like a screw.
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Asparagus, Sauce Mimosa
Eat Seasonal Food The other day, I mentioned that I am an invariant collector of free publications. I am also a collector of herbs. A hobby that costs me a bit more, but not too much more. It's also a hobby that drives me a bit batty. Tomorrow night we have to have beans with dinner because…
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Acupuncture Chicago, Northbrook, Traditional Chinese Medicine & Herbs
Portia Pettit told me about him when I ran into her. He works with cancer patients quite successfully...
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Flat Fee Listing MLS
Providing Flat Fee MLS residential service to For Sale By Owner sellers.
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Mess Hall
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Canady Le Cocolatier, Ltd. - Gourmet Chocolate Truffles - Chicago
Another Chicago-specific Chocolatier. This one looks fantastic.
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Belgian Chocolatier Piron :: handmade chocolate from Evanston, Chicago, Illinois
Local Chicago chocolatier, north Chicago.
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Extra Extra
mcfembot perfectly captures one of our guilty pleasures. Another power struggle brews within the Chicago Teachers Union. Governor Sound Byte gave state funds to his daughters' Montessori school. Two workers were electrocuted while sandblasting a bridge in Kane County. An 8th grader was…
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Straw Poll
Jones Soda (the pop with the whacky photographs on its labels), is prognosticating the election's outcome by selling bottles of Campaign Cola on their web site. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Yes We Can Cola is currently about 2,000 votes ahead of Pure McCain and Capitol Hillary Colas.
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Jeff Carter
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Books for Dad
The GB Book Club has some suggestions for books for dad for this Father's Day.
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FILM REVIEW; 'Chicago,' Bare Legs And All, Makes It To Film - New York Times
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DANCE; It's a Noisy Hall With a Nightly Brawl, but No Fosse - New York Times
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THE NEW SEASON/MOVIES; It Ought to Be a Movie, They Said, and Said . . . - New York Times
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Movie Musical's Hard-Won Harmony; 'Chicago' Is a Hit, but Its Path to the Oscars Was Paved With Feuds - New York Times
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Chicago-y My Boys Returns to Basic Cable
Season two of Chicago-centric sitcom My Boys premieres tonight on TBS at 8:30pm. My Boys was created by Northwestern grad Betsy Thomas and centers around the social life of fake Sun-Times sportswriter P.J. Franklin and her "boys." The first season included shout-outs to the Art Institute,…
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Father, 3 sons charged in attack on motorist -- chicagotribune.com
"mancharged w/a hate crime&his3adultsons..chargedw/felonyaggravatedbatt ery..attackon motorist ..racial epithets..shouted "Alkhazalehcalled victim "blue-eyed devil"&an" 'American [expletive]'duringa physicalattack..throwing rocks&spitting"
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R.I.P., Algis Budrys
Evanston-based science-fiction writer, editor, and teacher Algis Budrys passed away on Monday. The author of such books as Rogue Moon and Who?, Budrys wasn't a household name, but his friendship with and encouragement, critique, and mentoring of numerous sci-fi writers—many of whom have written…
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How much for just one peanut?
Today, United Airlines announced it's following the trend set by American Airlines a few weeks ago, and will start to charge you $15 for that first checked bag. Analysts expect other airlines will follow suit with similar fees, as well as some others popping up for luxuries like selecting your…
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Common Threads
The Mission of Common Threads is to educate children on the importance of nutrition and physical well-being, and to foster an appreciation of cultural diversity through cooking.
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Wordle: So Fun
Wordle is a sweet little applet that takes text and turns it into a word cloud. You can customize the layout, font and color scheme, too. We made this one with some of today's posts.
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