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Vintage Days 2016 in historic downtown Village of Long Grove, Illinois

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Long Grove is an affluent village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, approximately 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the village had a population of 8,043.[2] The village has strict building ordinances to preserve its country atmosphere.

The village now has very strict building ordinances to preserve its country-town atmosphere, including prohibitions on sidewalks, fences, and residential street lights.[citation needed] The Long Grove area is now known[citation needed] for its historic downtown, its exclusive million dollar homes and the annual chocolate, strawberry and apple festivals that take place in May, June and October, respectively.

Plan the Perfect Getaway in Lake County, IL

Plan the perfect getaway this summer in Lake County, IL located just north of Chicago. Next Weekend, Let's Go! See all that's happening at

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Niagara Falls, Canada Travel Guide - Must-See Attractions

Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States; more specifically, between the province of Ontario and the state of New York. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge.
From largest to smallest, the three waterfalls are the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls. The Horseshoe Falls lie on the Canadian side and the American Falls on the American side, separated by Goat Island. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the other waterfalls by Luna Island. The international boundary line was originally drawn through Horseshoe Falls in 1819, but the boundary has long been in dispute due to natural erosion and construction.
Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, with a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m). Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America, as measured by vertical height and also by flow rate. The falls are located 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.
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Exploring with Audrie - Galena, IL

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Lake County Cool Places: Mickey Finns Brewery

For more information on events and cool places in Lake County, visit lakecounty.org and like us at Facebook.com/visitlakecounty. In this webisode of Lake County Cool Places, Anthony takes a behind the scenes look at how Mickey Finn's Brewery and Pub brews their own beer and makes their famous Mickey Burger! Everything Good Happens at Mickey Finns, says Owner Brian Grano. This is Lake County's first brewpub and a landmark casual social gathering place famous for handcrafted beer. The menu offers a variety of items including burgers, pizza, fish n' chips, and buffalo wings

Driving in Plainfield, Illinois

Driving in Plainfield, Illinois from Interstate 55 located in the Greater Chicago Area.

Driving from:
Interstate 55
Historic U.S. 66 (Route 126) // Main Street
Plainfield, IL 60544

Coordinates:
41°38'14.3N 88°09'33.5W


Timestamps:

0:00 Interstate 55
0:01 Off ramp to Route 126 West (Plainfield)
4:31 Mill Street
4:53 Naperville Road
5:28 North Division Street
6:34 143rd Street (West)
9:10 Meadow Lane
9:47 Presidential Ave
10:10 General Drive


Plainfield is a village in Will and Kendall counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,581 at the 2010 census and an estimated 43,926 in 2017.

History:
The village includes land in Will County Plainfield and Wheatland townships, as well as Na-Au-Say and Oswego townships in Kendall County. With the growth in the Chicago suburbs in the 1990s and 2000s, the village has seen a population increase, from 4,500 in 1990 to 28,000 in 2000 to nearly 44,000 in 2017. It is between the cities of Naperville and Joliet.



The earliest Europeans in the area were French fur traders. The first European-American settler in the area was James Walker, who with his father-in-law, Methodist minister Jessie Walker, traveled here in 1826 where he established a small mission for the Potawatomi people. James Walker, Jesse Walker's son-in-law, traveled with him and became the first European-American to claim land in the area in 1828.

Plainfield is identified as the oldest community in Will County because the earliest settlement of Walkers' Grove was established on the banks of the DuPage River by 1828. However, the actual village of Plainfield was platted immediately north of Walkers' Grove in 1834 by Chester Ingersoll. The separate community of East Plainfield was platted in June 1836 by James Mathers, who began selling lots in July 1836. He also constructed a gristmill and a mill race west of Water Street, which would later become Plainfield-Naperville Road. Ingersoll's Planefield (Plainfield) which comprised lots in Section 16, along with Mather's East Plainfield lots in Section 10 and Levi Arnold's plat of Section 9, all became joined to create the present-day village after the death of Levi Arnolds in 1845.



Geography:
Plainfield is located in northwestern Will County at 41°37′2″N 88°12′10″W (41.617280, -88.202837).[10] The village limits extend west into the eastern part of Kendall County. Plainfield is bordered to the north by the city of Naperville, to the northeast by the village of Bolingbrook, to the east by the village of Romeoville, and to the south by the city of Joliet. Farmland in Kendall County is to the west.


Like its namesake, Plainfield's topography is generally flat. Thousands of years ago, land in greater Plainfield used to be part of the bed of proglacial Lake Wauponsee. However, the lake did not hold up long, and eventually drained into the Illinois River valley.[12] The lake left behind a very flat landscape. Much of downtown Plainfield has an elevation of around 600–625 feet (183–191 m) above sea level, with some areas in the western and northwestern portions of the village's outskirts exceeding 700 feet (210 m). This rise in elevation was created by terminal moraines that were formed during the Wisconsin Episode of the last ice age's last glacial period that has been recorded.


Demographics:
As of the census of 2010, there were 39,581 people, 11,920 households, and 10,155 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,621.5 people per square mile (626/km²). There were 12,532 housing units at an average density of 513.4 per square mile (198.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 81.72% White, 5.56% African American, 0.22% Native American, 7.62% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.6% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.73% of the population.

In Plainfield, Illinois the crime is low. 97% of residents say that they feel very safe or pretty safe. The most common crime in Plainfield is theft, but is only 650 out of the 2,043 national thefts.


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12 Minutes O'Hare (ORD) Chicago Illinois Airport Driving Directions

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Chicago O'Hare International Airport (IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD, FAA LID: ORD), also known as O'Hare Airport, Chicago International Airport, Chicago O'Hare or simply O'Hare, is an international airport on the Far Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Loop. It is the primary airport serving the Chicago metropolitan area, with Midway International Airport, about 10 miles (16 km) closer to the Loop, serving as a secondary airport. It is operated by the City of Chicago Department of Aviation.[9]

O'Hare was the busiest airport in the world by number of takeoffs and landings in 2014, topping Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (which held the title from 2005 to 2013); however, it lost the title to Atlanta a year later. Until 1998, O'Hare was also the world's busiest airport in number of passengers. It was surpassed mainly due to limits the federal government imposed on the airport to reduce flight delays.[10] As of 2016, O'Hare is the sixth-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic, the third-busiest airport in the United States, and the busiest airport in the Midwest. O'Hare also has eight runways,[11] more than any major international airport.[12]

As of January 2017, O'Hare has direct service to 208 destinations, including 153 domestic destinations in the United States and 55 international destinations in North America, South America, Asia and Europe.[13] O'Hare is among a select group of airports worldwide with the distinction of serving more than 200 destinations, along with Heathrow, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Charles de Gaulle, Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Munich, and Dubai.[citation needed]

O'Hare is a major hub for American Airlines and United Airlines, as well as a hub for regional carrier Air Choice One and a focus city for Frontier Airlines[2] and Spirit Airlines.[3] It is the second-largest passenger-carrying hub for United after Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport carrying 15.3 million passengers annually, and largest by number of daily flights, operating 585 flights daily.[14] O'Hare is American's third-largest hub, behind Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and third-largest by number of daily flights, operating 527 daily flights to 120 destinations, including 201 mainline flights daily.[15][16]

O'Hare was voted the Best Airport in North America for 10 years by two separate sources: Readers of the U.S. Edition of Business Traveler Magazine (1998–2003) and Global Traveler Magazine (2004–2007).[17][18] In contrast, Travel and Leisure magazine's 2009 America's Favorite Cities ranked Chicago's Airport System (O'Hare and Midway) the second-worst for delays, behind the New York City airport system (JFK, Newark Liberty, and LaGuardia).[19] O'Hare accounts for nearly 20% of the nation's flight cancellations and delays.[20]

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Yurt Trip to the Newly Public PN Ranch on the American Prairie Reserve

Yurt Trip to the Newly Public PN Ranch on the American Prairie Reserve
We invited some friends to go with us to the PN Ranch block of the American Prairie Reserve ( to hike, ride bikes, and generally get away from the hubbubbery of modern life, all in these fully functional Yurts: one above the Missouri River Breaks and the other in a cotton wood grove next to the Judith River. We had such a good time exploring the two tracks and trails on two wheels, taking cliff top hikes, roasting marshmallows for s'mores, exploring prairie dog towns, and, when it rained one afternoon, just sitting in the warm and dry yurts playing games, reading, and relaxing.

The yurts are the first of an entire system that will eventually allow travelers to transect the entire hundred+ miles of the final reserve width. They have just about everything but water. Bunkhouse and toilet yurts, heater, solar powered lights and refrigerator, stove and oven, sink, dishes, pots and pans, cutlery, and even some crocs to wear around the yurt.

American Prairie Reserve is creating the largest nature reserve in the continental United States. American Prairie Reserve is a freestanding Montana-based nonprofit that started to assemble land in 2004. Their main focus is to purchase and permanently hold title to private lands that glue together a vast mosaic of existing public lands so that the region is managed thoughtfully and collaboratively with state and federal agencies for wildlife conservation and public access. Hoping to reach 3 million acres, the idea is to have a massive chunk of land that can act as a free functioning ecosystem with native plants and animals. They've already created a bison herd of almost 1000 animals (on different blocks of the reserve) and opened up 10's of thousands of acres of formerly private land to public use. In fact, they encourage the public to come out and explore the reserve and learn about the ecological system they are working to protect and conserve. Check out their website or our blog for more info.
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