BRAD CLEMONS: Why we went north for spring break

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 | 12:01 a.m. CDT; updated 7:04 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, April 5, 2011

COLUMBIA — People seem surprised when my wife and I tell them that we went to Chicago for a getaway over Spring Break. I'm not surprised that they are surprised. I understand that nice weather is often associated with spring breaks, and Chicago is not associated with nice weather. But bad weather is just one of many discomforts from which one would get away for a getaway.

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