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07/13/11 DECATUR, IL- A quarter-mile part of Decatur's Lake Shore Drive could be closing permanently. The Decatur Park District says the plan is part of the Lakefront Redevelopment Plan. If approved, Lake Shore
07/08/11 A man, his two young daughters and another boater were rescued by helicopter Thursday night after their speed boat struck a Lake Michigan break wall and flipped over, throwing them overboard.One of the victims immediately placed a distress call, summoning emergency crews to the site of the wreck about two miles offshore from 800 N. Lake Shore Drive, according to a police.All four, including two ...
05/21/11 The Waco Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a sneak peek weekend from 1 to 6 p.m. today and Sunday at Waco Water Park, 900 Lake Shore Drive.
03/05/11 The Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 129 will conduct a flag and memorial marker dedication at 3 p.m. today on the Interstate 35 access road between Behrens Circle and Lake Shore Drive.
03/03/11 US 127 will be closed between Lake Shore Drive and Fayette Street in Celina beginning Monday, March 14.
02/09/11 The spaceship on Lake Shore Drive sits empty and dormant, with the ghost of cheers and boos alike echoing off its futuristic walls, waiting for its next U2 concert. All the while, Curly Lambeau Field is still selling out long after the season's final snap as Green Bay hosts its first Super Bowl title celebration since Bill Clinton was auditioning interns and becoming a cigar aficionado. The ...
02/07/11 Some stretches of Lake Shore Drive have long been plagued by the winds of Lake Michigan.
02/07/11 Why didn't the city follow its own template for Lake Shore Drive from the 1999 storm that was similar in size, scope and warning?
02/04/11 White dress? Check. Boots? You bet. You don't plan a February wedding if you don't have a sense of humor, but getting 20 inches a snow before your walk down the aisle can really stress you out. Maybe. Anne Walsh, an Elmhurst native, said she'll bring boots to the church and her florist isn't one of the people stuck on Lake Shore Drive. "I'm just glad the storm is finally here and getting cleaned ...
02/03/11 Backyard arteries are vital to Chicago's health, even when snow-clogged Lake Shore Drive is open, as are other major thoroughfares, and city crews have started to clear side streets. But snowplows have yet to go down alleys, arteries that are no less important to many city dwellers.
02/03/11 Backyard arteries are vital to Chicago's health, even when snow-clogged Lake Shore Drive is open, as are other major thoroughfares, and city crews have started to clear side streets. But snowplows have yet to go down alleys.
02/03/11 Backyard arteries are vital to Chicago's health, even when snow-clogged Lake Shore Drive is open, as are other major thoroughfares, and city crews have started to clear side streets.
02/02/11 Those who left cars on Lake Shore Drive can get them back at no charge; most others will likely have to pay towing charge The nearly 1,000 motorists forced to abandon their cars on Lake Shore Drive woke up to a bit of much-needed good news Wednesday when they learned their cars had likely been towed somewhere close to where they left them, and that they wouldn't have to pay to get them back.
02/02/11 It's the first time in years that Chicago has shut down its Lake Shore Drive. An untold number of motorists were stranded overnight after a series of crashes on the roadway.
02/02/11 The storm that's socked a wide swath of the country has given Chicago its third-largest snowfall on record and trapped hundreds of cars on Lake Shore Drive.
02/02/11 A winter storm that stretched from the Midwest to Maine, grounding thousands of flights, blanketed Chicago with its third-largest snowfall on record as 70-mph winds off Lake Michigan closed Lake Shore Drive and stranded hundreds of cars and buses.
01/30/11 West Milford is holding a stakeholders' meeting next month regarding the traffic light that is due to be installed at the intersection of Warwick Turnpike and Lake Shore Drive near Upper Greenwood Lake.
01/19/11 Coalition of environmental groups says there is much for the next mayor to accomplish Twenty years ago, access to Chicago's riverfront was often blocked by fences, Lake Shore Drive separated the Field Museum from its neighbor cultural institutions, and unsightly parking lots and train tracks sprawled across the land north of Grant Park.
01/16/11 Buenos Aires, Argentina, is like a Rorschach test. Depending on the angle, the picture changes. One visitor was reminded of his native Savannah, Ga., with its palmettos. Another found that it resembled Chicago, with high-rise neighborhoods that look an awful lot like those along Lake Shore Drive. A couple of jet-setters said it looked like Paris, with its neoclassic French architecture.
01/09/11 For those who might be going through some seasonal cabin fever, it's time to shake off those cobwebs and check out the Chicago Boat, RV and Outdoors Show, taking place Wednesday through Jan. 16 at McCormick Place, North Building, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive.
12/13/10 A jogger passes a fence downed by ice along Lake Shore Drive south of North Avenue. Two right lanes of northbound Lake Shore Drive were closed today because of high waves and ice. (Chris Walker/ Chicago Tribune ) The furious weekend winter storm has left the Chicago area with arctic wind chills, flood warnings along the lakefront and O'Hare and Midway airports struggling to get back on track ... |