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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

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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.

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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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

Boston Herald

Take A Look At The Cabot Trail By Motorcycle In Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Round-the-world adventurer Kinga Tanajewska and her BMW F 800 GS take on the world-famous Cabot Trail, a beautiful scenic road in Nova Scotia, Canada.

RideApart

It’s a big world after all at Disneyland Resort this holiday season

SAN DIEGO — Since Disneyland Park opened in Anaheim in 1955, The Walt Disney Co. has opened 11 more theme parks around the world, including locations in France, Japan, Hong Kong and China.

Tribune News Service

Car rental tips and tricks ahead of winter travel season

As the winter travel season approaches, AAA Travel has some car rental tips and tricks for Americans as they prepare to visit friends and family.

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Want a desert experience that’s not Joshua Tree? Here are 3

This is not about Joshua Tree, California.

Tribune News Service

This Grand Canyon destination will ditch its ‘offensive name’ after decades, rangers say

Decades ago, the National Park Service forced the Havasupai tribe from an area once known as Ha’a Gyoh, officials said.

The Independent UK

Why Tampa, Florida is the blazing beach-and-city break you’ve never thought of

This sporty coastal city has new flights, plus a growing hotel scene and sunshine on tap. Lucy Thackray checks out its highlights

Chicago Sun-Times

River North restaurants cut hours more than any area in U.S. during COVID: survey

River North restaurants have cut 20.2 hours per week, on average, since COVID hit. Restaurant owners cite reasons including inflation, lack of workers and changing consumer habits. But the biggest issue may be the sluggish return to workers downtown.

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2 more buses carrying immigrants from Texas arrive in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Two more buses carrying immigrants from Texas rolled into Philadelphia on Friday morning, the day-after-Thanksgiving arrivals offering a test of how fast and effectively the city could mount yet another welcome.

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2 more buses carrying immigrants from Texas arrive in Philadelphia

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: How casinos broke their promises to the struggling downtowns of Illinois

Back in 1992, William Weidner, then president of Hollywood Casino of Aurora Inc., set out to Springfield to kill then-Mayor Richard M. Daley’s plans for a $2 billion “mega-casino” in downtown Chicago.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Uber, Lyft and the pandemic have flattened Philadelphia’s taxi industry, leaving both passengers and cab drivers waiting

PHILADELPHIA — The clock was sliding toward 2 p.m., and Ishmail Ali’s taxi was inching toward the cab stand outside 30th Street Station, currently 12th in line.

Inverse

184 years ago, an American poet created a Thanksgiving myth we still believe today

Have you ever wondered why Thanksgiving revolves around turkey and not ham, chicken, venison, beef, or corn? A little-known poet may hold the key.

Chicago Sun-Times

New Tinley Park show leads a return to normal for outdoors shows around the Chicago area

The new Tinley Park Fishing, Travel and Outdoor Expo headlines what looks like a return to normal for outdoors shows around the Chicago area; the Boat Show and the Schaumburg Show both make their returns.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: End the romance of Thanksgiving, as a great Pequot scholar argued 2 centuries ago

In November 1620 the Mayflower deposited about 100 Pilgrims at the Wampanoag community of Patuxet, which the newcomers renamed New Plymouth. A year later, the English and Wampanoags enjoyed a three-day feast. For generations, Americans have celebrated that meal as the first Thanksgiving.

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