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Two Southside families trace their roots back to Chicago’s earliest days
You’ve never heard of the Atkinsons or the Bernsteins. But these are two historic Chicago families and in big and small ways, they have left their ma…
3 years, 4 months ago
Honoring Black History in Chicago: The impact of Ida B. Wells on Politics and Cadillac Baby on the Blues
Reporter Arionne Nettles brings us two stories honoring Black History in Chicago: The legacy of Ida B. Wells who empowered Black people to claim poli…
3 years, 4 months ago
Car Window Tinting Laws are Complicated (and hard to enforce)
Curious City takes a look at the growing popularity of car window tinting in Illinois. We find out what the state law says about how dark automobile …
3 years, 4 months ago
Police accountability and the power of Chicago’s mayor
With the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers, the people and mechanisms that hold cops accountable are in the spotlight onc…
3 years, 5 months ago
Is There A Way To Save Altgeld Gardens’ Memorial Wall?
The uncertain fate of a hand-lettered memorial wall in the Far South Side Altgeld Gardens community has Curious City digging into how such memorials …
3 years, 5 months ago
Why once migratory geese are now permanent Chicago residents
Geese have the only flights in and out of Chicago that aren’t delayed. But seriously…we find out why the once-migratory Canada geese decided to make …
3 years, 5 months ago
The Avalon Regal Theater's Eclectic History And Troubled Future
The Avalon Regal Theater in South Shore has almost a century of cultural significance. Since 2003, it’s sat mostly empty. What will happen to it?
3 years, 5 months ago
What’s it like to be a snow plow driver in Chicago?
A Chicago snow plow driver who’s been on the job for 40 years tells us what it’s like to keep the roads clear of snow and ice. Plus, we find out abou…
3 years, 5 months ago
Fried Shrimp, Cricket and K Streets: The 2022 Holiday Grab Bag
We put all of the questions that you submitted in 2022 - nearly 700! - into a giant bag, and we’ve pulled a few out to answer all at once including …
3 years, 6 months ago
Two for the Winter Season
We revisit two questions from winters past: how the city breaks up the winter ice on the Chicago River, and in honor of the Jewish holiday of Hanukka…
3 years, 6 months ago