Spring 17" Cohort Amazing Race Winning Team and thier chicken Ready, Set, Go! Teams of students had to navigate the city this weekend as they raced to the finish line on a “scavenger hunt”. Students explored three different neighborhoods on Chicago’s far north side starting with Uptown, also known as Little Vietnam. Everyone arrived by...
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Deep Dish Pizza - Any way you like it! One holiday that is widely celebrated in Chicago is St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th every year. The whole city comes out and so did we, decked out in green hats for the St. Patrick’s Day parade. The day started off with the dyeing of the Chicago...
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In celebration of Black History month we took a trip to Chicago’s south side to the DuSable Museum of African American History. Named after Chicago’s first permanent settler, a Haitian man, it provided a concise history of black culture in the United States. For many students this was new information, but the trip gave them...
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Garrett's Popcorn a Chicago favorite! In a city full of museums, there is always a place to go when it’s cold outside and you want toexplore…indoors. There is a museum for everyone. We have several art museums, zoos, history museums and one planetarium. For all the science enthusiasts, and for those who just like to...
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Lucha Libre Masks - A Mexican wrestling tradition Mexican Elote Cart Tasty Paletas - Mexican popcicles There’s no better place in Chicago to get a taste of Mexican American culture than in the Pilsen neighborhood. Situated just south of UIC, it is full of brightly colored murals and delicious smells from local restaurants. In the...
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