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	<description>Chicago-based freelance writer and editor; mom of 2</description>
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		<title>My new Freelanced.com profile</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m building a network, so more people know about the skills I&#8217;m offering up: writing, editing, copy editing, and all those fun things that go along with having a masters&#8217; degree in journalism and 18 years of experience (I hope that sounds impressive, although to me, it just sounds like I&#8217;m getting old!). &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Day Trips from Chicago: Quick getaways</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 03:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some, spring break might mean sandy beaches, fruity drinks, flip-flops, bikinis and perhaps an &#8220;oops, where&#8217;d I get that tattoo&#8221; here and there. But to me, it&#8217;s a matter of &#8220;School&#8217;s out; what can we do to prevent meltdowns, breakdowns and general chaos?&#8221; If your budget is kind of like mine (i.e. on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insiders&#8217; Guide to Chicago: CityPASS to MSI</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CityPASS costs $76 for an adult and $59 for children, and the admission for the girls and I to the Museum of Science and Industry would have been $50 alone—general admission, plus an add-on to the super-duper Dr. Seuss exhibit. So paying for parking was no big deal, although my sister&#8217;s so resourceful that she [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>Elisa</dc:creator>
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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>
		<link>http://elisadrake.com/2011/12/stuff-my-kids-say-5/</link>
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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>
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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>
		<link>http://elisadrake.com/2011/11/day-trips-from-chicago-say-cheese/</link>
		<comments>http://elisadrake.com/2011/11/day-trips-from-chicago-say-cheese/#comments</comments>
		<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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