Curious City

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Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.

Episode Date
From Desegregation To Teen Angst: Inside CPS’s Selective Enrollment System
Mar 28, 2024
Apple Slices: A Nostalgic Piece Of Chicago Pastry History
Mar 21, 2024
Sign Stealing: A Petty Piece Of Chicago Political History
Mar 14, 2024
Two For Women’s History Month
Mar 07, 2024
The Windy Kitty: How Chicago Became A Haven For Feral Cats
Feb 29, 2024
For Street Artist Joos, All The City's A Gallery
Feb 22, 2024
Chicago's Key Role In The Creation Of Black History Month
Feb 15, 2024
What Was The American Negro Exposition Of 1940?
Feb 08, 2024
Chicago Is Where Black Cinema Took Root
Feb 01, 2024
What’s The Impact Of Storefront Churches On A Community?
Jan 25, 2024
Bumper-to-Bumper With Some Questions About Chicago Traffic
Jan 18, 2024
What It’s Like To Drive A Snow Plow
Jan 11, 2024
The Curious City Team Answers Five Wintery Questions
Jan 04, 2024
The History Of The Walnut Room And Why It’s Not Nostalgic For Everyone
Dec 28, 2023
Are News Boxes A Thing Of The Past?
Dec 21, 2023
The First Black-Owned And Operated Airport Was In Robbins
Dec 14, 2023
Who’s Behind The CTA Holiday Train? Santa And The Elves!
Dec 07, 2023
How Did Indian Boundary Park Get Its Name?
Nov 30, 2023
Two Tasty Treats For Thanksgiving Feasts
Nov 23, 2023
Spare Rooms And Shared Spaces; Migrants Scramble To Find Housing Ahead Of Winter
Nov 16, 2023
What Happened To Chicago’s Cuban Community?
Nov 09, 2023
Bar Culture on the Big and Small Screen: Curious City Live from Goose Island Barrelhouse
Nov 02, 2023
The Haunting Of East Pilsen
Oct 26, 2023
How Can We Keep Chicago And Our Basements Above Water?
Oct 19, 2023
What’s It Like To Be a Rail Operator?
Oct 12, 2023
Putting on a Chicago race requires fees, permits and patience
Oct 05, 2023
What’s the History of the Medinah Temple and Its Original Owners?
Sep 28, 2023
Who Enforces the Rules at Dog Parks?
Sep 21, 2023
The Fireside Bowl: An Unlikely Place For Punks Of All Ages
Sep 14, 2023
This Episode Is Garbage
Sep 07, 2023
Are the suburbs taking the “Little India” title away from Devon Avenue?
Aug 31, 2023
Traveling Parties: A Queer Chicago Culture Of Partying As Resistance
Aug 24, 2023
Soul Train: How Chicago birthed the “hippest trip in America”
Aug 17, 2023
Is That A Lobster In The Chicago River?
Aug 10, 2023
When And Why did The West Ridge Neighborhood Become Such An Orthodox Jewish Enclave?
Aug 03, 2023
What Does "Chicagoland" Mean, And Where Did It Come From?
Jul 27, 2023
Chicago’s Steak And Lemonade Combo, And Those Structures On The Lake
Jul 19, 2023
The Whos And Whys Behind Chicago's So-Called Teen Takeovers
Jul 13, 2023
Love It Or Hate It; Malört Is Chicago’s Drink
Jul 06, 2023
Four Dances Invented in Chicago, Plus a Traditional One Chicagoans Keep Alive
Jun 29, 2023
What Happens To Unidentified Or Unclaimed Bodies in Cook County?
Jun 22, 2023
Chi-Town Is A Pie Town, But We Search Out The Best Single-Slice Pizza In The City
Jun 15, 2023
Why Is The Only North American Baháʼí Temple In Wilmette?
Jun 08, 2023
Chicago’s Infamous Dojo Wars Part 2: The Fall of Count Dante, the Deadliest Man Alive
Jun 01, 2023
Chicago’s Infamous Dojo Wars, Part 1: The Rise of John Keehan, Karate Sensei
May 25, 2023
Move Over Mayor. Adios Aldermen. Regular Citizens Can Propose Laws In Chicago And We’ll Tell You How
May 18, 2023
From Venezuela to Chicago, One Migrant’s Story
May 11, 2023
Beer and Bar Culture In Chicago: Curious City Live from Carol’s Pub
May 04, 2023
Measuring a Man: The Complicated Stature of Labor Leader Samuel Gompers
Apr 27, 2023
What is Swedish Egg Coffee?
Apr 20, 2023
A Day In Marriage and Civil Union Court
Apr 13, 2023
What's life like in Chicago-area trailer parks?
Apr 06, 2023
From Killer Hawks To A TV Takeover: Historic Chicago Pranks
Mar 30, 2023
When Disco Ruled Chicago’s Dance Scene
Mar 23, 2023
Why Aren’t There Any Federal Indian Reservations In Illinois?
Mar 16, 2023
Jerk Food Finds a Home in Chicago
Mar 09, 2023
The Life and Legacy of Alice Hamilton
Mar 02, 2023
Two Southside families trace their roots back to Chicago’s earliest days
Feb 23, 2023
Honoring Black History in Chicago: The impact of Ida B. Wells on Politics and Cadillac Baby on the Blues
Feb 16, 2023
Car Window Tinting Laws are Complicated (and hard to enforce)
Feb 09, 2023
Police accountability and the power of Chicago’s mayor
Feb 02, 2023
Is There A Way To Save Altgeld Gardens’ Memorial Wall?
Jan 26, 2023
Why once migratory geese are now permanent Chicago residents
Jan 19, 2023
The Avalon Regal Theater's Eclectic History And Troubled Future
Jan 13, 2023
What’s it like to be a snow plow driver in Chicago?
Jan 05, 2023
Fried Shrimp, Cricket and K Streets: The 2022 Holiday Grab Bag
Dec 29, 2022
Two for the Winter Season
Dec 22, 2022
We look at the past-and present-of tree planting in Chicago
Dec 15, 2022
Curious City Turns 10!
Dec 08, 2022
Chicago's Biodiversity, From Eastern Red Bats To Prickly Pear Cacti
Dec 01, 2022
Watch out, big grocery chains – co-ops are coming
Nov 24, 2022
How Devon Avenue Became Chicago’s Little India
Nov 17, 2022
Lions and tigers and Chicagoans! How we all stay warm through Chicago winters
Nov 10, 2022
We answer your questions about voting for judges
Nov 03, 2022
The Haunting of Rainbow Road in Barrington, Illinois
Oct 27, 2022
Chicago’s Golden Age of Pro Wrestling
Oct 20, 2022
Faith-based organizations often work together to support Chicago’s immigrants
Oct 13, 2022
Coming out later in life
Oct 05, 2022
Dunning Asylum A 'Tomb For The Living'
Sep 29, 2022
How So Many Chicago Bars Got Old Style Signs
Sep 22, 2022
Illinois is abuzz with bees, but their future is uncertain
Sep 15, 2022
Chicago teens went to dance and find connection at Medusa’s
Sep 08, 2022
Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain and Why the City’s Got So Many Alleys
Sep 01, 2022
The Underground Railroad in Chicago and Illinois
Aug 25, 2022
What happened to Chicago's Japanese community?
Aug 18, 2022
Birdwatching Off The Beaten Path In Chicago
Aug 11, 2022
How to Start a Community Garden in Chicago
Aug 04, 2022
Chicago in 1910, and the City’s Long Rivalry with New York
Jul 28, 2022
Florence Price and the Chicago Black Renaissance
Jul 21, 2022
Four Dances Invented in Chicago and One Traditional Dance Chicagoans Keep Alive
Jul 14, 2022
How the “Red Summer” of 1919 led to a more segregated Chicago
Jul 07, 2022
Traveling Parties: A Queer Chicago Culture of Partying as Resistance
Jun 30, 2022
Are there guardian angels at the Chicago Public Library?
Jun 23, 2022
Nicky's And The Big Baby: A South Side Burger Mystery
Jun 16, 2022
The Hard Work of Collecting Scrap Metal for a Living
Jun 09, 2022
The Story Behind “Go Cubs Go” And The Man Who Wrote It
Jun 02, 2022
Putting on a Chicago race requires fees, permits and patience
May 26, 2022
Signs of Spring: From Screechy Recorders To Sprouting Weeds
May 19, 2022
How often do judges get voted out of office?
May 12, 2022
The Story Of Chicago’s Polish Constitution Day Parade
May 05, 2022
What Happened To The Crows?
Apr 28, 2022
The Fight For Disability Rights In Chicago
Apr 21, 2022
Are Chicagoans True Midwesterners?
Apr 14, 2022
What's It Like To Be In A Youth Orchestra?
Apr 07, 2022
Chicago Teens Open Up About Race Stereotypes And Dating
Mar 31, 2022
What Happens When A Pothole Damages Your Car
Mar 24, 2022
A Quest To Find Chicago’s ‘Lizard Mound’
Mar 17, 2022
The History Behind Chicago's Free Theater
Mar 10, 2022
Do real people win WBEZ pledge drive giveaways?
Mar 03, 2022
Chicago's Old Morton Salt Warehouse Becomes A Music Venue
Feb 24, 2022
An Aldi closes and a Chicago neighborhood is reeling from the impact
Feb 17, 2022
The Origins of Chicago’s Rivalry With New York
Feb 10, 2022
People Who Quit Their Jobs During COVID Share Their Stories
Feb 03, 2022
What Is Life Like In Chicago-Area Trailer Parks?
Jan 27, 2022
Are There Any Nuclear Fallout Shelters Left in Chicago?
Jan 20, 2022
How Do Chicagoans Cope With Winter Stress? Especially Now?
Jan 13, 2022
A Day At Marriage and Civil Union Court
Jan 06, 2022
Chicago Rat Tales: Live at the Hideout
Dec 30, 2021
A Bygone Chicago Nightclub And Christmas Tree Vendors
Dec 23, 2021
Without Native Americans, Would We Have Chicago As We Know It?
Dec 16, 2021
Why Aren't There Any Federal Indian Reservations In Illinois?
Dec 09, 2021
Do Speed Humps Work?
Dec 02, 2021
What's Up With All Those Billboard Ads For Lawyers?
Nov 25, 2021
Chicago Movie Locations
Nov 18, 2021
The Making Of Polish Chicago
Nov 11, 2021
A Split Pea Dilemma And The Chicago-Style Hot Dog
Nov 04, 2021
The Halloween Episode: Munger Road
Oct 28, 2021
Chicago Is Where Black Cinema Took Root
Oct 21, 2021
The Pilsen Episode
Oct 14, 2021
Three Buildings That Survived The Great Chicago Fire
Oct 07, 2021
Lucy Parsons, The 'Goddess Of Anarchy'
Sep 30, 2021
What’s The History Of Religious Exemptions To Vaccines?
Sep 23, 2021
Why Are The Cicadas So Loud And Chicago’s Livestock
Sep 16, 2021
The White Sox Logo And How The Chicago Bears Got Their Nickname
Sep 09, 2021
How Do Chicago’s Most Tenacious Weeds Grow?
Sep 02, 2021
A Chicago Historian Tackles Your Questions About The City
Aug 26, 2021
Chicago’s Fishing Industry And Some Stargazing Spots
Aug 19, 2021
Chicago’s Steak And Lemonade Combo And Those Structures On The Lake
Aug 12, 2021
The Union Workers Who Created Those Infamous Rat Balloons
Aug 05, 2021
Paletas and Paleteros: The Art of the Cart
Jul 29, 2021
Where Did Chicagoans Go To Drink During Prohibition?
Jul 22, 2021
Chicago’s Tornado-Proof Delusion
Jul 15, 2021
How Clean Is The Water At Chicago’s Beaches?
Jul 08, 2021
What’s The Deal With ‘Midwest Nice?’
Jul 01, 2021
What’s Happening With Chicago’s Toxic Lead Service Lines?
Jun 24, 2021
A Gardener Pushes For Legislation To Help Extend The Growing Season
Jun 17, 2021
“Living In Gotham City.” How Some Musicians Survived A Shuttered Industry
Jun 10, 2021
What’s The History Of Chicago-Style Giardiniera?
Jun 03, 2021
Why Chicago Suburb Names Lie About Their Elevation
May 27, 2021
Safe At Work: The Life Of Alice Hamilton
May 20, 2021
WBEZ’s Beginnings With The Board Of Education
May 13, 2021
Can Anyone Propose Legislation To City Council?
May 06, 2021
Who Tolls The Bells In Chicago?
Apr 29, 2021
Art, Protest And The Trial Of The Chicago 8
Apr 22, 2021
Chicago's Hillbilly Heaven
Apr 14, 2021
How Bagels Got To Chicago And Where To Eat Them
Apr 08, 2021
Three Historic Chicago Hoaxes And Pranks
Apr 01, 2021
The Environmental Impacts Of The Chicago River Reversal
Mar 25, 2021
COVID-19, One Year Later
Mar 18, 2021
A History Of Chicago Music Venues With Musician Andrew Bird
Mar 11, 2021
Who Was Billy Sunday?
Mar 04, 2021
Why The Sweet Steak Is The “Most Chicago” Sandwich
Feb 25, 2021
To Chicago, With Love: What Do Transplants Love About The City?
Feb 18, 2021
What’s Up With All Those Billboard Ads For Lawyers?
Feb 11, 2021
From Plastic Bags To Hot Potatoes: Hacks For Staying Warm This Winter
Feb 04, 2021
Why You Should Skip Delivery Apps And Other Ways To Support Local Businesses
Jan 28, 2021
Why Are There So Many Thai Restaurants In Chicago?
Jan 21, 2021
Did All Chicagoans Support The Civil War?
Jan 14, 2021
Why The 1992 Loop Flood Is The Most Chicago Story Ever
Jan 07, 2021
Here Are The Winners Of The 2020 Haiku Contest
Dec 31, 2020
A Different Perspective On Our Story About The Walnut Room
Dec 22, 2020
What’s Up With All The Geese In Chicago?
Dec 17, 2020
How A Department Store Became Part Of Chicago’s Christmas Traditions
Dec 10, 2020
The Radical Existence Of Lucy Parsons, The ‘Goddess Of Anarchy’
Dec 03, 2020
A Most Unusual School Year: Part II
Nov 26, 2020
A Most Unusual School Year: Part I
Nov 19, 2020
Where Does Your Poop Go?
Nov 15, 2020
What My Family’s Great Migration Story Reveals About Chicago Blues
Nov 08, 2020
What Chicago’s Architectural Clues Reveal About How We Lived
Nov 01, 2020
Chicago Residents Say Rats Are A Problem, So What Is The Solution?
Oct 25, 2020
What Was It Like To Dance At The Warehouse Club In Chicago?
Oct 18, 2020
Carl Sandburg’s Chicago
Oct 11, 2020
Here’s How Climate Change Is Impacting Lake Michigan
Oct 04, 2020
How Accountable Is The Mayor For Police Misconduct?
Sep 26, 2020
What We Do — And Don’t — Know About Chicago’s Lead Water Problem
Sep 19, 2020
What A Murder In My Family Reveals About Chicago’s Chinese Gangs
Sep 13, 2020
Why Did So Many Chicago Bars Disappear?
Sep 06, 2020
Displaced: When The Eisenhower Expressway Moved In, Who Was Forced Out?
Aug 30, 2020
Chicago’s Historic Japanese Neighborhood — And Why It Disappeared
Aug 23, 2020
The Chicago-Invented Delicacies That Help Define The City’s Food Scene
Aug 16, 2020
Was There A Burial Mound In Chicago Shaped Like A Lizard?
Aug 09, 2020
Sculpting History: Who Decides What Historical Markers Go Up In Chicago?
Aug 02, 2020
The Story Behind “Go Cubs Go” And The Man Who Wrote It
Jul 25, 2020
How Often Should I Wash My Mask? And More Of Your Questions About Face Masks
Jul 19, 2020
Protest Art Has Covered Boarded Up Businesses — Will It Be Preserved?
Jul 12, 2020
Why Are There So Many Music Venues In Uptown?
Jul 05, 2020
As Chicago Reopens, Is It Time To Let My Parents Meet Their Grandchildren?
Jun 28, 2020
Performers Speak Out About Racism In Chicago’s Improv And Comedy Scene
Jun 14, 2020
Reflections On A Week Of Protests And Unrest
Jun 06, 2020
What To Expect From Farmers Markets This Season
May 31, 2020
Farmers Like Me Are Seeing Crop Prices Drop — But We're Resilient
May 27, 2020
I Survived Tuberculosis In The 1950s, So I’m No Stranger To Quarantine
May 24, 2020
I Thought Ramadan Would Be Depressing This Year — But It's Been A Blessing
May 20, 2020
Why Is Chicago Still Seeing So Many New Cases Of COVID-19?
May 17, 2020
I'm Bringing A Baby Into The World In the Middle Of A Pandemic
May 13, 2020
Has The Stay-At-Home Order Improved Chicago’s Air Quality?
May 10, 2020
Our Daughter Is A Nurse On The Front Lines Of The Coronavirus Pandemic
May 06, 2020
Who Created The Cook County Forest Preserves?
May 03, 2020
I Started Sewing Clothes For My Barbies — Now I’m Sewing Face Masks
Apr 29, 2020
Looking For Quarantine Recipes? Try This Chicago-Invented Dish
Apr 26, 2020
Your Stories Of Love And Dating During COVID-19
Apr 19, 2020
This Synagogue's Story Mirrors The History Of Jewish Migration Across Chicago
Apr 11, 2020
Pets And COVID-19: What You Need To Know
Apr 05, 2020
How To Safely Enjoy The Outdoors During COVID-19
Mar 28, 2020
How To Eat Safely During The Coronavirus Crisis: Tips, Resources, FAQs
Mar 19, 2020
Chicago’s Got 1 Thai Restaurant For About Every 33 Thai People: How Come?
Mar 15, 2020
'South Side Stories': The Legend Of Harold’s
Mar 08, 2020
Chicago’s ‘Dibs’ Tradition Can Get Dirty, And Even Dangerous
Mar 01, 2020
Who Wrote The Song About The Cow That Started The Great Chicago Fire?
Feb 23, 2020
From Chop Suey Houses To Saloons: What Was Chicago’s Foodie Scene Like In The Early 20th Century?
Feb 16, 2020
Red Line To Your Heart: What Makes Chicago's Dating Scene Distinct?
Feb 09, 2020
Little Eddie's Field Trip: The Union Stock Yards Through the Eyes of an Eighth Grader
Feb 02, 2020
Are Chicagoans True Midwesterners?
Jan 26, 2020
Chicago Winter Warmth Tips: From Extra Gloves To Hot Potatoes
Jan 19, 2020
What’s The Deal With ‘Midwest Nice?’
Jan 12, 2020
What Happens To The Lincoln Park Zoo Animals In The Winter?
Jan 04, 2020
Signs Of The Times: How Chicago Bars Got So Many Old Style Signs
Dec 29, 2019
Why Is Gambling Banned On The CTA?
Dec 22, 2019
To Dibs Or Not To Dibs? The Essential Chicago Question
Dec 15, 2019
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Lead Pipes? Lessons From Cities Getting It Done
Dec 08, 2019
Christmas Tree Lots: Who Are The Folks Who Keep The Season Bright?
Dec 01, 2019
City On Fire: Chicago Race Riot 1919
Nov 24, 2019
Chicago Police Hope To Build Trust With Experiment In Community Policing
Nov 17, 2019
Little Fingers And Screechy Sounds: Why Do So Many Kids Learn To Play The Recorder?
Nov 10, 2019
Ida B. Wells’ Lasting Impact On Chicago Politics And Power
Nov 03, 2019
The Case Of The Chicago Mothman
Oct 27, 2019
DIY Bike Detective: Tips For Tracking Down Your Stolen Bicycle In Chicago
Oct 20, 2019
Floods, Carp, And Crap: The Environmental Impacts Of The Chicago River Reversal
Oct 13, 2019
Half Day Road And The Origins Of A Semantic Slip-up
Oct 06, 2019
Chicago’s Hidden Indie Rock Archive
Sep 29, 2019
To Help Homeless Kids In Chicago, First You Have To Find Them
Sep 22, 2019
Climate Change Is Already Impacting Lake Michigan — Here’s How
Sep 15, 2019
Drums, Fire And A Grilled Rabbit: The Birth Of Chicago’s Full Moon Jam
Sep 08, 2019
The Cha-Cha Slide And More: Which Dances Were Invented In Chicago?
Sep 01, 2019
Having ‘The Talk’: Expert Guidance On Preparing Kids For Police Interactions
Aug 25, 2019
Rats! The Science And Stories Behind Chicago’s Most Unwanted Pests
Aug 18, 2019
Why Chicago’s Depression-Era School Murals Sparked Debates About Art And Politics For 80 Years
Aug 11, 2019
Nicky’s And The Big Baby Mystery Part II: We Found Nicky V.!
Aug 04, 2019
Chicago’s Race Riots Of 1919 Contributed To The Segregation We See Today
Jul 28, 2019
Why Chicago Had Race Riots During The ‘Red Summer’ Of 1919
Jul 21, 2019
The Heart Of The City: Finding Chicago’s Geographic Center
Jul 14, 2019
Did A WWII Nuclear Experiment Make The U Of C Radioactive?
Jul 06, 2019
The Scoop On Poop At Chicago’s Beaches
Jun 30, 2019
Nicky’s And The Big Baby: A South Side Burger Mystery
Jun 23, 2019
Did City Officials Know About The Manhattan Project’s Work In Chicago?
Jun 16, 2019
Here's Harold! (The Robot Edition)
Jun 09, 2019
How Is Chicago Doing On Its Ambitious 2020 Climate Goals?
Jun 02, 2019
Caps On Or Off? Pizza Boxes OK? Answers To 10 Common Chicago Recycling Questions
May 26, 2019
From Vienna Beef To PBR: Five Food And Drink Legacies Of The 1893 World's Fair
May 19, 2019
How Chicago Women Created The World’s First Juvenile Justice System
May 12, 2019
Chicago’s Tornado-Proof Delusion
May 05, 2019
How My Grandparents Helped Shape Chicago’s Blues Industry
Apr 28, 2019
It’s Complicated: The University Of Chicago’s Relationship With Its Neighbors
Apr 21, 2019
Stories Behind CTA ‘L’ Lines’ Strange Curves, Dips and Twists
Apr 14, 2019
A Tavern On (Almost) Every Corner: Why Did So Many Chicago Bars Disappear?
Apr 07, 2019
BAM! A Pothole Damaged Your Car! Now What?
Mar 31, 2019
These Four Design Ideas Turned ‘The Hancock Center’ Into An Iconic Skyscraper
Mar 24, 2019
Your Guide To Chicago Music History’s Greatest Hits: Part II
Mar 17, 2019
Your Guide To Chicago Music History’s Greatest Hits
Mar 10, 2019
How Do You Find Out If Your Neighborhood Is Contaminated With Lead Pollution?
Mar 03, 2019
What Are Chicago’s Oldest Laws?
Feb 24, 2019
From Mickey Mouse To Oprah: What Chicagoans Write In On Election Day
Feb 17, 2019
To Chicago, With Love: What Do Transplants Love About The City?
Feb 10, 2019
Chicago’s Dill Pickle Club: Where Anarchists Mixed With Doctors And Poets
Feb 03, 2019
The Gold Star Sardine Bar: The Rise And Fall Of A Chicago Jazz Club
Jan 27, 2019
Buying Black Then And Now: What’s The History Of Black-Owned Business Signs In Chicago?
Jan 20, 2019
What Was It Like To Dance At The Warehouse Club In Chicago?
Jan 13, 2019
Unlocking The Closet: Coming Out Later In Life
Jan 06, 2019
VPR’s ‘But Why’: Why Do We Poop And Fart?
Dec 30, 2018
Tips For Hunting Chicago’s Long-lost Recipes
Dec 23, 2018
A Butcher, A Developer And His Wife: Where Six Chicago Streets Got Their Names (And Pronunciations!)
Dec 16, 2018
Chicago Candidates Need Loads of Petition Signatures To Land On The Ballot, But Is That Fair?
Dec 09, 2018
Pregnancy Tests? Pigeon Poo? What Chicago Aldermen Really Do
Dec 02, 2018
DEH-vin Or Deh-VOHN? Why The CTA Pronounces Chicago Street Names A Certain Way
Nov 25, 2018
Displaced: When The Eisenhower Expressway Moved In, Who Was Forced Out?
Nov 18, 2018
Steak And Lemonade: What Are The Origins Of This Chicago Food Combo?
Nov 11, 2018
Did All Chicagoans Support The Civil War?
Nov 04, 2018
From Stockyards To Speakeasies: A Chicago Historian Tackles 5 Questions About The City’s History
Oct 28, 2018
How Vacant Chicago Storefronts Rise From The Dead As Halloween Costume Stores
Oct 21, 2018
Why Doesn’t Chicago Have More Co-Op Grocery Stores?
Oct 14, 2018
Gone Fishin’: What Happened To Chicago’s Booming Commercial Fishing Industry?
Oct 07, 2018
Who Is Billy Sunday In The Popular Sinatra Song, ‘Chicago?’
Sep 30, 2018
How Political Clout And Union Power Created Chicago’s Lead Water Problem
Sep 16, 2018
Daley vs. Little Italy: Did The Mayor Drop UIC On The Neighborhood Out Of Spite?
Sep 09, 2018
Hidden in Plain Sight: Inside Downtown Chicago's Windowless, Doorless Buildings
Sep 02, 2018
This Synagogue’s Story Mirrors The History Of Jewish Migration Across Chicago
Aug 26, 2018
What Happened To The East Chicago Residents Forced Out By Pollution?
Aug 19, 2018
What Are The Costs Of Chicago’s Air And Water Show?
Aug 12, 2018
Skyscraper Central: Why Are So Many of Chicago's Tallest Buildings Located Downtown?
Aug 05, 2018
An Extended Interview With Actor And Improviser T.J. Jagodowski
Jul 29, 2018
What Officials Are(n't) Doing About Chicago’s Lead Pipes
Jul 22, 2018
How The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition Played Into Chicago’s Rivalry With New York
Jul 15, 2018
Why Do Chicago Beaches Ban Flotation Devices?
Jul 08, 2018
How Does Chicago Track Its Coyotes?
Jul 01, 2018
Doors Closing! Life As A CTA Rail Operator
Jun 24, 2018
How Pollution Seeped Into The Lives Of East Chicago Residents
Jun 17, 2018
WPLN’s 'The Promise': A Beautiful Day In The Projects
Jun 10, 2018
Nerdette: Comedian John Hodgman Really Loves Malört
Jun 03, 2018
Special Training For School Police: How Do Young People Feel About It?
May 27, 2018
Seeing Blue: Will Chicago's New LED Streetlights Do More Harm Than Good?
May 20, 2018
Sweet Success: How Chicago's Mexican Bakeries Stay Competitive
May 13, 2018
What A Murder In My Family Reveals About Chicago’s Chinese Gangs
May 06, 2018
What Are Chicago’s Oldest Laws?
Apr 28, 2018
Which Historical Monuments Have Sparked Controversy In Chicago?
Apr 22, 2018
Map Quest: Searching for Chicago’s ‘Lizard Mound’
Apr 15, 2018
Mold-A-Rama-Rama! The Secrets Behind Chicago's Plastic Souvenir Empire
Apr 08, 2018
Seeing Red: What’s Up With That Stoplight On North Lake Shore Drive?
Apr 01, 2018
Picture This: Did The Art Institute of Chicago Ever Rent Out Paintings?
Mar 25, 2018
From Blizzards To Heat Waves: Is It Actually Harder To Predict Weather In Chicago?
Mar 18, 2018
9 Chicago Pizza Mysteries Solved
Mar 08, 2018
Bed Rest And Sputum Tests: Inside Chicago's Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Mar 01, 2018
How 1920s Chicago Public School Design Reflects Changes In Education
Feb 22, 2018
Not In Your Front Yard: Why ‘For Sale’ Signs Are Banned In Oak Park
Feb 18, 2018
How Often Do People Defend Themselves With A Gun?
Feb 11, 2018
What's It Like To Live In Chicago's Loop?
Feb 04, 2018
What Makes Chicago A Destination For Improv?
Jan 28, 2018
What Happens To The Lincoln Park Zoo Animals In The Winter?
Jan 21, 2018
Why Aren't There More Statues Of Women In Chicago?
Jan 14, 2018
What’s With That Demolition Dust? The Rules And Risks Of Residential Teardowns In Chicago
Jan 05, 2018
Curious City: The Mystery Collection
Dec 31, 2017
Blacksmiths: The 'Plastic Surgeons' On Chicago's Payroll
Dec 24, 2017
Are Taxpayers Footing The Bill For Patriotic Tributes At College Games?
Dec 17, 2017
What Would You Do With A Million Dollars? Whether Participatory Budgeting Is Worth The Effort
Dec 10, 2017
So, Why Did It Take So Long For It To Be Mayor Jane Byrne's Turn?
Dec 03, 2017
Where Does Your Poop Go?
Nov 26, 2017
Little Fingers And Screechy Sounds: Why Do So Many Kids Learn To Play The Recorder?
Nov 19, 2017
Without Native Americans, Would We Have Chicago As We Know It?
Nov 12, 2017
Don't Believe The Height! Why Chicago Suburb Names Flat Out Lie About Their Elevation
Nov 05, 2017
Why Chicago's Chinatown Is Practically Invisible On Apartment Rental Sites
Oct 29, 2017
Cycling In Cemeteries? Why Some Chicago Graveyards Are Changing Their Rules About Bicycles
Oct 22, 2017
Which Natural Disasters Are Most Likely To Hit Chicago?
Oct 15, 2017
Do Chicago’s Arab And African-American Muslims Share Mosques? If Not, Why Not?
Oct 08, 2017
Forest Foresight: Who Created The Cook County Forest Preserves?
Oct 01, 2017
Who Came Up With The Iconic Chicago White Sox Look?
Sep 24, 2017
The Cha-Cha Slide And More: Which Dances Were Invented In Chicago?
Sep 17, 2017
Baring It All: Why Boys Swam Naked In Chicago High Schools
Sep 10, 2017
Chicago's Forgotten Civil War Prison Camp
Sep 03, 2017
Push Carts, Popsicles, And Patience: How To Be A Paletero In Chicago
Aug 27, 2017
City Of Big Agriculture: Here Are The Crops Chicago Was Once Famous For
Aug 20, 2017
What Happened To Chicago’s Japanese Neighborhood?
Aug 13, 2017
Chicago Bathhouses: A Century Of Sanitation, Sex And Sweat
Aug 06, 2017
Is Notoriously Segregated Chicago Becoming More Integrated?
Jul 30, 2017
Carl Sandburg's Chicago: The Places, People, And Events That Shaped His Writing
Jul 23, 2017
Why Chicago Lightning Bugs Light Up One Neighborhood But Not the Next
Jul 16, 2017
How Chicago Beaches Get and Keep That Nice Fine Sand
Jul 09, 2017
Chicago's Best Stargazing Spots
Jul 02, 2017
Welcome Back, Otters: Could The River Otter Call Chicago's Loop Home?
Jun 25, 2017
The Meaning Of Boystown: A Conversation About Chicago's LGBTQ Neighborhood
Jun 18, 2017
Chicago's Architectural Clues Reveal How We Live
Jun 11, 2017
Building Skyscrapers on Chicago's Swampy Soil
May 28, 2017
Rubber Stamp Aldermen: Why Does Chicago City Council Always Vote For What The Mayor Wants?
May 21, 2017
City Of Big Potholes: Is Asphalt The Best Choice For Chicago's Streets?
May 14, 2017
Boystown: How Chicago Got Its Gay Neighborhood
May 07, 2017
Curious City: What Happens To Food On Cancelled Flights?
Apr 30, 2017
Curious City: The Nazis' Neighborhood
Apr 23, 2017
How A Rat Balloon From Suburban Chicago Became A Union Mascot
Apr 19, 2017
Safer, Faster, Smarter? The Road Ahead For Illinois' High-Tech Highway
Apr 09, 2017
First Responder: Why Do Fire Trucks Often Arrive Before Ambulances For Medical Emergencies?
Apr 02, 2017
The Meteorologist’s Climate Change Dilemma
Mar 26, 2017
Are there fallout shelters left in Chicago?
Mar 19, 2017
Searching for Chicago’s Most Family-Packed Neighborhoods
Mar 12, 2017
Deconstructing The Chicago-Style Hot Dog
Mar 05, 2017
Out In The Cold: Where Do Chicago’s Homeless Go In The Winter?
Feb 26, 2017
Chickens and Goats and Pigs, Oh My! Chicago’s Backyard Livestock Laws
Feb 19, 2017
Red Line To Your Heart: What Makes Chicago's Dating Scene Distinct?
Feb 12, 2017
'Gratest' Fear: The Psychology Behind Chicago’s Sidewalk Grates
Feb 05, 2017
Korean Chicken Wings: Spicy, Crispy, Saucy And Totally Chicago
Jan 29, 2017
Signs Of The Times: How Chicago Bars Got So Many Old Style Signs
Jan 22, 2017
“Who’s Your Chinaman?”: The Origins Of An Offensive Piece Of Chicago Political Slang
Jan 15, 2017
Icebreakers Of The Chicago River: How Bubblers, Boats And Brawn Keep The City Safe Each Winter
Jan 08, 2017
Curious City Live: This Show Was A Disaster!
Jan 02, 2017
O'Hare's Ghost: Whatever Happened to Terminal 4?
Dec 25, 2016
The Willis Tower In 150 Years: Adapted, Demolished or Abandoned?
Dec 18, 2016
Christmas Tree Lots: Who Are The Folks Who Keep The Season Bright?
Dec 11, 2016
When Church Meets State: Picking Apart Prayer in Aurora’s City Council
Dec 04, 2016
City Beautiful? Why Some Chicago Neighborhoods Have Viaduct Art and Others Don't
Nov 27, 2016
Tips For Hunting Chicago’s Long-lost Recipes
Nov 20, 2016
The Swinging Times of Chicago's Revolving Doors
Nov 11, 2016
Do Lotto Dollars Really Fund Education?
Nov 06, 2016
Second City: The Origins of Chicago’s One-way Rivalry with New York
Oct 30, 2016
Fighting For Scraps: What It Would Take For Chicago To Get Citywide Composting
Oct 23, 2016
From Rust to Repurposed: A Second Life for Chicago’s Abandoned Bikes
Oct 16, 2016
Daley vs. Little Italy: Did the Mayor Drop UIC on the Neighborhood Out of Spite?
Oct 09, 2016
From Rails to Trails: The Economic Impact of Chicago’s Repurposed Railways
Oct 02, 2016
The Making Of Polish Chicago
Sep 18, 2016
The Painters Who Give Chicago's Grocery Signs The Human Touch
Sep 11, 2016
How Chicago Beaches Get and Keep That Nice Fine Sand
Sep 04, 2016
Displaced: When The Eisenhower Expressway Moved In, Who Was Forced Out?
Aug 28, 2016
Why The 1992 Loop Flood Is The Most Chicago Story Ever
Aug 21, 2016
Why Is Gambling Banned On The CTA?
Aug 14, 2016
Zeppelin Poseurs: Why Chicago's Airship Dreams Never Took Off
Aug 08, 2016
A Tale of Resale: How Big Chains’ Produce Ends Up in Local Grocery Stores
Jul 31, 2016
Why Chicago Lightning Bugs Light Up One Neighborhood But Not the Next
Jul 25, 2016
The Heart Of The City: Finding Chicago’s Geographic Center
Jul 18, 2016
Hidden in Plain Sight: Inside Downtown Chicago's Windowless, Doorless Buildings
Jul 10, 2016
Getting to the Bottom of Lake Michigan's Legendary 'Shark Attack'
Jul 01, 2016
Stories Behind CTA ‘L’ Lines’ Strange Curves, Dips and Twists
Jun 13, 2016
What Killed The Cook County Fair?
Jun 06, 2016
The Killing Of Fred Goree: A White Cop, A Buick And Segregation In The Age Of Negro League Baseball
May 30, 2016
Escape From Chicago: How Long Would It Take to Evacuate?
May 23, 2016
Mixed Signals: Do Chicago's Crosswalk Buttons Actually Work?
May 16, 2016
Why Chicago BYOBs Like Nobody’s Business
May 09, 2016
Chicago’s Killer View: The Skyline’s Toll On Migratory Birds
May 02, 2016
Chicago’s Tornado-Proof Delusion
Apr 25, 2016
Illinois Has No Budget, So Where Do State Tax Dollars Go, Anyway?
Apr 11, 2016
Little Eddie's Field Trip: The Union Stock Yards Through the Eyes of an Eighth Grader
Mar 28, 2016
Not in Your Front Yard: Why ‘For Sale’ Signs are Banned in Oak Park
Mar 21, 2016
Have We Hit Peak Mattress? Why Chicago Has So Many Mattress Stores
Mar 14, 2016
Chicago Architects: Why the City’s New Buildings Don’t Look Like Its Classics
Mar 07, 2016
Icebreakers of the Chicago River: How bubblers, boats and brawn keep the city safe each winter
Feb 12, 2016
What Happened to Chicago's Rifle Ranges?
Feb 05, 2016
That Time Chicago Sent a Trainload of Snow to Florida
Jan 15, 2016
The Fall of Chicago's 'Porkopolis' and the Rise of Niche Meat
Dec 23, 2015
Curious City: The Mystery Collection
Dec 18, 2015
Ferry-tale: Could a Chicago-to-Michigan Ferry Return from Extinction?
Dec 11, 2015
The Swinging Times of Chicago's Revolving Doors
Dec 04, 2015
Half Day Road and the Origins of a Semantic Slip-up
Dec 03, 2015
Fare Game: When do CTA Buses Break Even?
Nov 20, 2015
Mold-A-Rama-Rama! The Secrets Behind Chicago's Plastic Souvenir Empire
Nov 13, 2015
Blacksmiths: The 'Plastic Surgeons' on Chicago's Payroll
Nov 06, 2015
'Poland elsewhere': Why So Many Poles Came to Chicago
Oct 30, 2015
Can Chicago Brag about the Size of its Polish Population?
Oct 26, 2015
Don't Believe the Height! Why Chicago Suburb Names Flat Out Lie about their Elevation
Oct 16, 2015
Shadow City: How Chicago Became the Country's Alley Capital
Oct 10, 2015
Nice Pipes: The Inner Workings of Buckingham Fountain
Sep 04, 2015
Beyond Deep-Dish: Exploring Chicago's Other Native Foods
Sep 02, 2015
Mystery Boat: Alone and Idle in a Waterlogged Corner of Chicago
Aug 26, 2015
Are there fallout shelters left in Chicago?
Aug 19, 2015
Where are Chicago's Poor White Neighborhoods?
Aug 12, 2015
Shoes on a Wire: Untangling an Urban Myth
Aug 05, 2015
Chicago's Best Stargazing Spots
Jul 22, 2015
Here's Harold! (The Robot Edition)
Jul 15, 2015
What Really Happens to Chicago's Blue Cart Recycling?
Jul 01, 2015
In Chicago, Eternal Rest Ain't So Eternal
Jun 18, 2015
Beyond The Rattle And Clatter: When The CTA 'L' Is Your Neighbor
Jun 10, 2015
The unsung hero of urban planning who made it easy to get around Chicago
May 20, 2015
Were Chicago's Public Schools Ever Good?
May 13, 2015
The Legacy Of Michael Jordan In Chicago
Apr 01, 2015
Chicago's forgotten Civil War prison camp
Mar 11, 2015
Building Skyscrapers on Chicago's Swampy Soil
Mar 04, 2015
The Rise of Casimir Pulaski Day
Feb 25, 2015
No Conspiracy Required: The True Origins Of Chicago's February Elections
Feb 18, 2015
When Will Chicago Get Its Next Supertall Skyscraper?
Jan 28, 2015
When is Chicago-area Traffic the Worst?
Jan 09, 2015
Wherefore art thou Romeoville?
Dec 29, 2014
Weird And Wonderful Things You Might Not Know About Chicago
Dec 23, 2014
Could Truant Officers Return To Chicago Public Schools?
Nov 13, 2014
Campus police: real deal or rent-a-cops?
Nov 05, 2014
We Ain't Afraid Of No (Chicago) Ghosts!
Oct 30, 2014
Real Estate And Religion: The Tale Of Seventeenth Church Of Christ, Scientist
Oct 22, 2014
Chicago Without The Fire
Oct 06, 2014
A Second Act For The Uptown Theater?
Sep 19, 2014
Two neighboring states, one big financial gap
Aug 28, 2014
A Shot Of History: Ingredients Of The Chicago Speakeasy
Aug 07, 2014
So, why did it take so long for it to be Mayor Jane Byrne's turn?
Jul 25, 2014
Compare: Illinois Governor Candidates' Views On Concealed Carry
Mar 13, 2014
How Much Road Salt Ends Up In Lake Michigan?
Mar 05, 2014
Just How Bad Is This Chicago Winter?
Feb 05, 2014
Gulp! How Chicago Gobbled Its Neighbors
Jan 27, 2014
Hosting the enemy: Our WWII POW camps
Dec 10, 2013
Neon No More: Lincoln Avenue's Motel Row
Oct 31, 2013
Who's Behind Those Eyes?
Oct 09, 2013
Should We Use The 'L Word' For Jane Addams?
Sep 05, 2013
Where Have All The Old-School Doughnut Shops Gone?
Aug 21, 2013
The Sweet Spot At The Top Of Chicago
Jun 28, 2013
Pregnancy Tests? Pigeon Poo? What Chicago Aldermen Really Do
Jun 11, 2013
Working For Change On Chicago’s Sidewalks
Jun 06, 2013
Being A Breadwinner On $8.25 An Hour
May 21, 2013
So, What’s (Still) Made In The Chicago Area?
May 20, 2013
Chicago Diners, Side Of Extra Crispy Stories
May 14, 2013
The Story Of Dunning, A 'Tomb For The Living'
Apr 30, 2013
Did a WWII nuclear experiment make the U of C radioactive?
Apr 17, 2013
Laugh Your Troubles Away
Feb 19, 2013
Hmmm ... If Only Our Curiosity Had An Anthem
Feb 13, 2013
What Happened to Nike Missile Sites Around Chicago?
Jan 22, 2013
Is Construction Work A Boon For Chicago's Urban Archaeologists?
Jan 16, 2013
Who settles refugees on Chicago's North Side?
Jan 08, 2013
How Much Of The Field Museum’s Collection Is Actually On Display?
Jan 03, 2013
Why Ban Pickups from Lake Shore Drive? Where Can They Park in Chicago?
Jan 01, 2013
How Has Chicago’s Coastline Changed Over The Decades?
Dec 11, 2012
Where’s Chicago's Biodiversity Hotspot?
Nov 07, 2012
Chuh Kaw Go, What Do You Really Sound Like?
Oct 23, 2012