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2012 Chicago Auto Show Part 1: 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5, Deep Dish Pizza

February 19, 2012   jesda   No comments

It’s that time of year again. A dozen or more of us Cadillac owners convene from around the country for America's biggest auto show.

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Posted in: Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, News, Road Food, Road Trips, The Auto Industry, Travel   Tags: 2012, acura, army, aston-martin, audi, auto show, booths, buick, cadillac, chevrolet, chicago, chrysler, Classic cars, classics, deep dish, dodge, ford, gmc, greek, green man, honda, hyundai, ikea, illinois, italian beef, jaguar, jeep, kia, lamborghini, land rover, legacy, lexus, lincoln, maserati, mazda, mccormick, mclaren, meet, mercedes, nissan, owners, pizza, portillos, range rover, restaurant, retail, scion, subaru, suzuki, volkswagen, volvo, vw

Chicago Road Trip: Driving Benzes, Buying Lincolns, Eating Beef

September 22, 2011   jesda   2 Comments

Ian was shopping for a car. I was in the mood for Italian beef so I tagged along.

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Posted in: Featured, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: amg, chicago, cl55, hot dog, illinois, italian beef, lincoln, mercedes, portillos, qx4, road trip, sl500, town car

Traveled Five Hours for One Sandwich

May 18, 2011   jesda   2 Comments

Frustrated with local choices for Italian beef, I boarded Amtrak at 4 AM and headed 300 miles north to Chicago.

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Posted in: Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, Planes, Trains, and Cycles, Road Food, Travel, Videos   Tags: amtrak, chicago, city, italian beef, lukes, meth, portillos

Police Drop Gang Member In Rival Territory

March 27, 2011   jesda   No comments

Chicago police drove a detained suspect into rival gang territory and opened the rear door of the police vehicle (a Chevy Tahoe), exposing the detainee to a mob of rival gang members.

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Posted in: News   Tags: chicago, gang, police

2011 Cadillac Owners Meet, Chicago

February 22, 2011   jesda   No comments

Every year, a couple dozen us Cadillac owners and enthusiasts get together in Chicago for the auto show and a metric ton of food. And every year, I seem to take anything but a Cadillac to a Cadillac meet.

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Posted in: Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2011, cadillac, chicago, hot dogs, italian beef, meet, portillos

Quick Drive: Cadillac XLR-V

February 22, 2011   jesda   3 Comments

Marvin brought his Cadillac XLR-V to the 2011 Cadillac owners meet in Chicago. After dinner, he generously allowed me to take it for a spin.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Reviews   Tags: cadillac, chicago, meet, northstar, v series, xlr, xlr-v

2011 Chicago Auto Show

February 22, 2011   jesda   3 Comments

Last year's theme: Autopocalypse. This year's theme: Bread and butter.

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Posted in: Featured, News, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2011, auto show, cadillac, chicago, mccormick, meet, owners

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