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Chicago museums: Get cultured on a budget

Jul 15, 2011 by kspringer

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Posted under: free summer

No money? No problem. Check out our map of Chicago-area museums that offer free admission during “discount days” throughout the summer and fall. Art museums are marked in pink, history in yellow and the rest in blue.

Chicago’s favorite Fourth of July memories

Jul 1, 2011 by kspringer

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Posted under: 4thofjuly, History

Photo by Panu Tangchalermkul.

From the World Fair to last year’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon filming, Chicago has had many a sparkling Independence Day. Check out our timeline on Dipity to learn about Chicago’s quirkiest holiday moments:

Independence Day in Chicago on Dipity.

What’s your favorite Fourth of July memory?

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Generation Y has grown up in threatening economic times, but interestingly this crop of young adults is particularly self-assured, liberal, optimistic and open to change. In an age of Internet and social media, its lingo is clipped from pervasive media technologies. Its dreams are defined by economic turmoil and images that are produced by a plethora of screens all around. It’s certainly a vibrant generation living in interesting times.

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