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UPCOMING EVENTS November 27-December 24 Christkindlmarket Chicago www.christkindlmarket.com December 26-January 1 14th Annual Kwanzaa Observance Program jholloway@ccc.edu December 27-29 Mayor Daley’s 9th Annual Holiday Sports Festival www.chicagoholidaysportsfestival.us ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM For the first time since 1906, both the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox made the 2008 Major League Baseball playoffs. Take a 90-minute tour of Wrigley Field while you are in town. Do not miss the Chicago Bears, an NFL staple. Or watch the Chicago Bulls, who won six NBA championships in 8 years. Also at the United Center: the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks. An MLS team, the Chicago Fire, can be seen at Toyota Park. HEALTHCARE IN CHICAGO The University of Chicago Medical Center includes the Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital, housing the Chicago Medical Center Burn and Electrical Trauma Units, and transplant, surgical, cardiothoracic, and neuro ICUs; the Comer’s Children’s Hospital; and the Duchossois Center of Advanced Medicine. Ranked the Number One rehabilitation hospital in America by U.S. News and World Report, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago provides inpatient, day rehab, and outpatient services for people with conditions such as cerebral palsy, spinal cord or traumatic brain injury, and chronic pain. Touted by Hospitals & Health Networks as one of the “100 Most Wired Hospitals” in the nation, Northwestern Memorial Hospital has been recognized for its excellence in cancer care, geriatrics, gynecology, cardiac care, and endocrinology, among other specialties. ARE YOU READY? Interested in expanding your personal or professional horizons? Urban amenities and top-notch medical centers make the “Windy City” an attractive destination for a mini-vacation, locum tenens contract, or even a temp-to-perm opportunity. L L References to this article can be found online in the Leisure Time section of www.LocumLife.com. Jennifer L.W. Fink, BSN, RN, is a freelance writer based in Mayville, Wisconsin. NOVEMBER 2008 Circle Career Card No. 611 LocumLife 29 http://www.christkindlmarket.com http://www.vistastaff.com/physicians/blog http://www.chicagoholidaysportsfestival.us http://www.vistastaff.com http://www.vistastaff.com http://www.LocumLife.com http://www.LocumLife.com http://www.LocumLife.com

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