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	<description>Chicago-based freelance writer and editor; mom of 2</description>
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		<title>Insiders&#8217; Guide to Chicago: CityPASS to the Field</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second book I wrote for Globe Pequot Press, the Insiders&#8217; Guide to Chicago, is a 336-pager covering everything from tourist hot spots to local hidden gems, from dance clubs to deep dish pizza. The chapter on Attractions and Museums features a sidebar about the Go Chicago Card and the Chicago CityPASS, whose senior director [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuff My Kids Say #10</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lindsey, on the way home today: &#8220;If we lived in our car we would never have to drive home.&#8221; Good point. Then Haley added, &#8220;And we&#8217;d have a secret door that would lead to our bedrooms.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Day Trips From Chicago: Getaways With Holiday Spirit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getaways With Holiday Spirit When the weather outside is frightful, it’s time for a change of scenery. But you don’t have to go very far to feel a world away. Worth the Drive At the Grand Geneva in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, less than two hours from the city, decking the halls means months of planning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuff My Kids Say #9</title>
		<link>http://elisadrake.com/2011/11/stuff-my-kids-say-8-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lindsey, my little goofball, apropos of nothing says, &#8220;Aliens can have any number of eyes.&#8221; Then&#8230;&#8221;I have three eyes.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>5 Museums to Honor Veterans Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter what you believe about the good or bad of war, the people who fight in them deserve a nod of respect. Pulled from my books, I&#8217;ve gathered five museums that honor, commemorate, celebrate and remember our veterans of yesterday and today: 1. Kenosha Civil War Museum. 5400 First Ave., Kenosha; (262) 653-4140; www.thecivilwarmuseum.org. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day Trips from Chicago: Say Cheese</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry to break the news, but the Wisconsin Cheese Originals Festival is sold out. So, make like a mouse and go sniff out your own wedges at these two favorite spots: Babcock Hall Dairy Store and Plant. 1605 Linden Dr.; (608) 262-3045, (608) 265-4039. I scream, you scream, UW students all scream for Babcock ice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuff My Kids Say #8</title>
		<link>http://elisadrake.com/2011/10/stuff-my-kids-say-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a day of not seeing Lindsey from drop-off at 9 am until nearly 5:30, but picking up Haley at 2:45 for tennis, I said to Haley, &#8220;It&#8217;s weird that I haven&#8217;t seen Lindsey all day.&#8221; Haley&#8217;s response: &#8220;That&#8217;s OK; you have me.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Day Trips from Chicago: Kohler</title>
		<link>http://elisadrake.com/2011/10/day-trips-from-chicago-kohler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if it weren&#8217;t luxurious enough, Kohler, Wisconsin, hosts a Food &#38; Wine Experience, and it&#8217;s just around the corner. It presents a weekend of fancy fare from local and international chefs alike; cookbook signings; food and wine tastings; demos and seminars. Past celebrity chefs have included Graham Elliot, Sara Moulton, and Bryan &#38; Michael [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuff My Kids Say #7</title>
		<link>http://elisadrake.com/2011/09/stuff-my-kids-say-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lindsey came for a cuddle in my bed this morning and, lying next to me, said, &#8220;Stop sniffing me.&#8221; Uh, yes, I was breathing.]]></description>
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		<title>Day Trips from Chicago: Long Grove</title>
		<link>http://elisadrake.com/2011/09/day-trips-from-chicago-long-grove/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a sidebar to my chapter &#8220;shops, drops &#38; danish rolls,&#8221; which covers Gurnee, Illinois; and Kenosha and Racine, Wisconsin, I also include a sidebar about Long Grove, tucked in among McMansions and suburban sprawl, and one of my favorite Chicagoland destinations. Not particularly grand or influential, Long Grove, Illinois, began as the crossroads of [...]]]></description>
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