WGN Channel 9 reporter Marcus LeShock featured the MPC-CAF "What Makes Your Place Great? Your Secret Corner of Chicagoland" contest on yesterday evening's newscast.
Watch the video to learn how you can enter this contest and see some great places submitted last year. To find out WGN reporters' favorite undiscovered places, read LeShock's blog post on ChicagoNow.
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