Have you tired yet of this summer’s buzzword: staycation? CC sure has. We’re all for taking advantage of recreational opportunities that are close to home; in fact, we’ll be devoting numerous blog entries to unheralded destinations in and around Chicago. What annoys us are media-created words and phrases that are repeated ad nauseum until they [...]
Archive for June 22nd, 2008
Here’s Hoping “Staycation” Isn’t Here to Stay
Posted in Good Times, tagged Staycations on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All Aboard! Metra Ridership Soars
Posted in Daily Commuter, tagged Chicago, Metra, Trains on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As gas prices have risen, so too have the number of people choosing to commute to/from Chicago and its suburbs via Metra. The commuter rail agency saw an increase of more than one million passengers during the first four months of 2008 compared with the same time frame in 2007, according to an article in [...]
