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Author Jessica Mlinaric at Oak Woods Cemetery
Chicago, Media Appearances, My Books

Touring Chicago’s Mass Grave with WGN Morning News

by Jessica Mlinaric / November 16, 2020November 22, 2020

Did you know that the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere is in Chicago? Check out this little-known Civil War history.

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Author Jessica Mlinaric's historic cemetery crawl for Chicago Magazine
Chicago, My Books

A Cemetery Scavenger Hunt for Chicago Magazine

by Jessica Mlinaric / September 22, 2020October 18, 2020

Check out seven historic Chicago graves with surprising stories.

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Author Jessica Mlinaric at Wild Blossom Meadery in Chicago
Chicago, Media Appearances, My Books

Mead Tasting with WGN Morning News

by Jessica Mlinaric / September 1, 2020November 22, 2020

Go mead tasting at Chicago’s Wild Blossom Meadery.

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Secret Chicago author Jessica Mlinaric at the world's first nuclear reactor burial site
Chicago, Media Appearances, My Books

Hiking to the World’s First Nuclear Reactor with WGN Morning News

by Jessica Mlinaric / August 11, 2020October 14, 2020

Hike to the burial site of the world’s first nuclear reactor!

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Secret Chicago Author Jessica Mlinaric Joins NBC's Chicago Today
Chicago, Media Appearances, My Books

‘Secret Chicago’ Featured on NBC’s Chicago Today

by Jessica Mlinaric / August 7, 2020October 12, 2020

Chicago Today invited me to share some outdoor spots from my book Secret Chicago on their show!

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Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art
Arts, Chicago, Culture, Secret Spot

Secret Spot: Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art

by Jessica Mlinaric / June 19, 2020November 22, 2020

The free, outdoor museum is dotted with abstract wooden sculptures.

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Crossword puzzle for 'Secret Chicago' book
Chicago, My Books

A ‘Secret Chicago’ Crossword Puzzle

by Jessica Mlinaric / May 23, 2020May 23, 2020

I created a crossword puzzle based on places from my book Secret Chicago!

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Author Jessica Mlinaric Appears on WGN Morning News virtually
Chicago, Culture, Media Appearances, My Books

‘Secret Chicago’ Social Distancing on WGN Morning News

by Jessica Mlinaric / May 20, 2020October 12, 2020

WGN Morning News invited me to share secret spots to explore outside.

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Jim Bachor Cheeto mosaic
Chicago, Culture, Secret Spot

Pothole Art Hunting: Chicago Mosaics Hidden in Plain Sight

by Jessica Mlinaric / March 22, 2020October 12, 2020

Jim Bachor transforms infrastructure craters into public art.

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The Light in the Piazza at Lyric Opera by Liz Lauren
Arts, Chicago, Culture

Fall in Love in Italy This Holiday with The Light in the Piazza at Lyric Opera

by Jessica Mlinaric / December 18, 2019January 18, 2020

Fall in love in 1950’s Italy with the Lyric Opera’s production of ‘The Light in the Piazza.’

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