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We like the food here: Find the Old Town restaurant where
there's "positively ... no dancing". For you vegans, this
joint was featured (by a different name) in a forgettable
David Duchovny/Mimi Driver romance. Take your picture with
any sign displaying the name of the restaurant.
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Twin Anchors
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2
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Locate the Buddhist temple within one mile of race headquarters.
Find two silver statues not too far from the Buddhist temple
that depict the land mammals with the largest eyes. Get your
photo there because it's Checkpoint 2.
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Horses
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3
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This Lincoln Park area establishment shares its name with
a superhero and a mythological Egyptian goddess. Get your
photo outside because it's Checkpoint 3.
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Isis
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Not too far from where Steve Stone used to work is a coffeehouse
that bears a two-word name defined below:
First word: Appearing or happening infrequently.
Second word: The earth or soil A photo out front with
the sign in the background would be a good idea as it is Checkpoint
4.
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Uncommon Ground
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5
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Find the street that displays a variety of architectural
styles and detail, yet every townhouse on one side is duplicated
with only minor variations at the diagonally opposite end
of the block. The actual checkpoint is tricky: find the plaque
at the north end of this street: the checkpoint lies halfway
between the plaque and the nearest traffic sign. Get your
photo with the plaque and the sign cuz it's Checkpoint 5.
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Alta Vista
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6
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Fishhugger? Not too far from Lake Michigan and a lot of
fish lies a sculpture of, well, a fishhugger. Find the sculpture
and you have found Checkpoint 6.
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Fishhugger Statue
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7
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Find the little fountain near the big fountain that uses
a man and a fish (yes, again) as a focal point. By the way,
water is shooting out of the fish's mouth. Get your photo
here because it is Checkpoint 7.
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Man and Fish Statue
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This Swiss composer, regarded as one of the most important
composers of the early 20th century, had an ability to describe
realistically in music various aspects of contemporary life.
The title of his musical description of a steam engine contains
the address of the Checkpoint on South LaSalle. Find it for
Checkpoint 8 and take your photo in front of the address.
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231 LaSalle
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9
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This loop eatery is contains the following letters and symbols:
E E I N O P R S T T and an apostrophe
Get your photo out front; it is Checkpoint 9.
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Petterino's
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10
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Our Favorite Checkpoint: North of the Loop, find a brick
from the home of the Danish writer whose works include "The
Red Shoes" and "The Little Mermaid". Get with the brick cuz
it is Checkpoint 10.
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Hans Brick (Tribune Building)
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Checkpoint 11 is Ben. Find Ben at a park that shares its
name with the Roman philosopher, dramatist, and statesman
who committed suicide by imperial order after being implicated
in a conspiracy to kill the emperor. Take a photo with Ben.
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"Ben" the Horse Statue
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70's Flashback Moment: Give us any chance we'll
take it ... Checkpoint 12 is the north Chicago restaurant
that shares its name with Shirley's on-again/off-again boyfriend.
Get a photo with signage cuz it's Checkpoint 12.
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Carmine's
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Click number for photo.
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