June’s chill is one for the records

The cloudy, chilly and rainy open to June in Chicago has been the talk of the town.  So far this June is running more than 12 degrees cooler than last year, and the clouds, rain and chilly lake winds have been persistent. The average temperature at O’Hare...

Nanny State

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Fastest Trains on the Track

FRANCE Paris to Strasbourg: 200 mph, 2 hours and 19 minutes (from $68 at raileurope.com). Comparable flight: 1 hour on Air France, $79 SPAIN Madrid to Barcelona: 220 mph, 2 hours and 30 minutes (from $169 at raileurope.com). Comparable flight: 1 hour and 15 minutes on...