{"id":2335,"date":"2012-09-17T18:23:50","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T18:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2012\/09\/17\/destination-chicago\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:26:41","slug":"destination-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/destination-chicago","title":{"rendered":"Destination: Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full tmblr-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/image-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/image-8.jpeg 435w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/image-8-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/image-8-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Galleries and art aficionados are gearing up for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.expochicago.com\/\">EXPO CHICAGO: The International Exposition of Contemporary\/Modern Art &amp; Design<\/a>, kicking off this Thursday, September 20, at one of the Windy City\u2019s main attractions, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navypier.com\/things2do\/entertainment\/big_art.html\">Navy Pier<\/a>. 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