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• Chicago River's First Lady cruise is back—And she’s still the queen of tours

  By Ashlea Hearn| Chicago Star Media Verified Last week, the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) River Cruise aboard First Lady kicked off its 2025 season; the premier architecture cruise returns for its 32nd season as one of the country’s “2025 Best Boat Tours,” being named so by Newsweek. The 90-minute iconic cruise is one of Chicago’s largest tourist attractions each year, gaining several awards just last year, including being named #1 boat tour in the U.S. in 2024 USA Today 10 Best.

  By Ashlea Hearn · Chicago Star Media

  Mar. 21, 2025

• Meerkat Madness: Lincoln Park Zoo’s newest mob of meerkats is positively adorable

  By Ashlea Hearn| Chicago Star Media Verified Lincoln Park Zoo has welcomed three new female meerkats called Clover, Violet, and Dahlia, who will now be on display in the zoo’s Regenstein African Journey habitat. The three juveniles are approximately 1.5 years old and form their own group, which is known as a mob. According to a press release by the Lincoln Park Zoo, the meerkats were born at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin before being brought to Chicago.

  By Ashlea Hearn · Chicago Star Media

  Mar. 20, 2025

• Chicago River's First Lady cruise is back—And she’s still the queen of tours

  By Ashlea Hearn| Chicago Star Media Verified Last week, the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) River Cruise aboard First Lady kicked off its 2025 season; the premier architecture cruise returns for its 32nd season as one of the country’s “2025 Best Boat Tours,” being named so by Newsweek. The 90-minute iconic cruise is one of Chicago’s largest tourist attractions each year, gaining several awards just last year, including being named #1 boat tour in the U.S. in 2024 USA Today 10 Best.

  By Ashlea Hearn · Chicago Star Media

  Mar. 21, 2025

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