CHICAGO -- Chicago has a reputation as a working-class city for a reason. Sure, there are fancy Gold Coast shops and $500-a-night hotel suites, but it's also possible to see Chicago's famous lakefront, eat its famous food and enjoy distinctive cultures on the cheap. ... (Today)

BOULDER, Colo. -- A tour company is offering a sweepstakes to win a series of once-in-a-lifetime wildlife expeditions to Antarctica, the Falklands, Tanzania, the Galapagos, the Amazon and Machu Picchu and the polar-bear country of Manitoba, Canada. ... (Today)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The 855-foot-long Carnival Fascination has arrived at the Port of Jacksonville to begin year-round, four- and five-day voyages. ... (Today)

This just in from the Unscientific Polls Department: Several Pennsylvania inns have made the best-of list issued by bedandbreakfast.com, an Internet marketing company and reservation network. (Yesterday)

PHOENIX -- Regional carrier Mesa Air Group Inc. says it has a tentative contract with its pilots union after 10 months of negotiations. The Phoenix-based airline announced the deal today. (Yesterday)