Kings of the hill
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The Como Inn has been a Chicago institution since it was founded by Italian immigrant Guiseppe Marchetti in 1922. The four sons of Marchetti, Joe, Larry, Stefano, and Paul, have inherited the restaurant and are struggling with bankruptcy and are trying to preserve its classy reputation.
Publication Name: Chicago
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0362-4595
Year: 1997
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Weird science and industry
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Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, once one of the world's most popular science museums, is having to retool itself to suit 1990s tastes. Some of the exhibits, such as the Food for Life display, contain outdated information. The museum attracts some 2 million people per year.
Publication Name: Chicago
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0362-4595
Year: 1995
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Laureate life: a joint memoir due out this spring traces the rise of economist Milton Friedman from iconoclast to icon
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Friedman is considered almost a freedom fighter by leaders' of many of the world's developing economies for his free market evangelism. He and his wife Rose will publish their memoir, 'Two Lucky People', in Spring, 1998.
Publication Name: Chicago
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0362-4595
Year: 1998
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