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Beyond The Bean: Your Top Chicago Spring Break Recs

Millennium Park, Cloud Gate : " the Bean " Anish Kapoor 2004-06

Millennium Park, Cloud Gate also known as “The Bean.”

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Don’t let the rain and clouds fool you -  it’s Spring Break in Chicago. With kids out of school with nothing to do and tourists flocking to the city -- according to the mayor’s office, tourism is up in Chicago -- we want to know: what Chicago sites and activities would you recommend locals and out-of-towners about the city should check out? 

Morning Shift talks to Jessica Mlinaric, author of Secret Chicago: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure, about her top recommendations. We also open the phones to hear listeners’ favorite Chicago hidden gems.   

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