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Enjoy free music at the annual Chicago Jazz Festival Sept. 3-6 in Millennium Park. Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jose James and Muhal Richard Abrams are among this year's featured artists.
![The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret Community exhibit by...]()
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The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret Community exhibit by JooYoung Choi is on display at the National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., in Pilsen.
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Greeter Morene Dunn, left, points out sites and history in the River North area to Shona Clay, of Houston, Texas, and Sean Rodriguez, of Los Angeles. The city's office of tourism's Chicago Greeter program matches tourists wanting to explore the city with a native.
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Enjoy natural beauty at The Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier.
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Enjoy a free Saturday morning workout on the Great Lawn in Millennium Park. Workouts are open to people with all levels of experience.
![Visitors can enjoy bike rides along The 606 Trail from Bloomingdale...]()
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Visitors can enjoy bike rides along The 606 Trail from Bloomingdale Avenue through Bucktown.
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Check out "North Korean Perspectives" on exhibit through Oct. 4, 2015, at The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College.
![The spring flower show at Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago...]()
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The spring flower show at Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago is a bright and colorful place to spend a sunny afternoon.
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A duck and flamingo share a pond while searching for food at Lincoln Park Zoo on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015.
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Downtown visitors can research their family history, see visual art by more than 50 artists and much more at The Harold Washington Library Center.
Chicago offers residents and visitors many high-end options, but the diverse city is just as accessible to those on a budget. Here are 12 free activities that prove the world-class city is a prime cultural destination, according to Travel and Leisure.
![NEW YORK (AP) — A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 44-foot (13-meter) dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said. The whale, identified as an endangered sei whale, was caught on the ship’s bow when it arrived at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration […]](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/09/17/YNEADLAFKNBKPIRMBZSJEKNB5Q.jpg?w=535 "NEW YORK (AP) — A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 44-foot (13-meter) dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said. The whale, identified as an endangered sei whale, was caught on the ship’s bow when it arrived at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration […]")