Chicago Tours with Geoffrey Baer

Chicago's Lakefront

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The eyes of the world were on Chicago's Lakefront on election night 2008 as tens of thousands of people gathered there to celebrate with President-Elect Barack Obama. Chicago's lakefront is unique in the world. It's a seventeen-mile-long people's paradise that belongs to all of us.

Aired: 10/15/08

Rating: NR

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Chicago's Lakefront was made possible by our generous sponsor, Harris Bank.

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