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A Gardener Pushes For Legislation To Help Extend The Growing Season
Last year we met Elmhurst gardener Nicole Virgil, who was fighting for the right to put up a hoop house in her garden. A hoop house is an inexpensive…
5 years, 3 months ago
“Living In Gotham City.” How Some Musicians Survived A Shuttered Industry
As Illinois reopens, Chicago area artists Lori Lippitz of the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, Lynne Jordan of Lynne Jordan and the Shivers, Juan Dies of…
5 years, 3 months ago
What’s The History Of Chicago-Style Giardiniera?
Curious City’s Monica Eng investigates the origins of Chicago’s favorite spicy condiment: giardiniera. This humble jar of veggies packed in oil has r…
5 years, 3 months ago
Why Chicago Suburb Names Lie About Their Elevation
In the notoriously flat Chicago region, what gives with names like Chicago Heights, Mount Prospect and Park Ridge?
5 years, 3 months ago
Safe At Work: The Life Of Alice Hamilton
Scientist Alice Hamilton’s investigations into toxins in Chicago’s factories led to some of the first workplace safety laws in the country. She was k…
5 years, 4 months ago
WBEZ’s Beginnings With The Board Of Education
WBEZ, where Curious City gets produced, actually began as a radio station that broadcast educational programs for kids. In this week’s episode Monica…
5 years, 4 months ago
Can Anyone Propose Legislation To City Council?
Little-known fact: in Chicago, you don’t need to be an elected official to propose legislation to City Council. But does this process really work? Ha…
5 years, 4 months ago
Who Tolls The Bells In Chicago?
If you hear church bells ring in the Chicago-area, it’s likely they’re automated. Some bell systems are pneumatic or electronic. Others pipe digital …
5 years, 4 months ago
Art, Protest And The Trial Of The Chicago 8
In 1969, Chicago was home to one of history’s most high-profile trials. Known as the Trial of the Chicago 8 — and sometimes the Trial of the Chicago …
5 years, 4 months ago
Chicago's Hillbilly Heaven
Why tens of thousands of Southern migrants made the Uptown neighborhood home, only to leave a short time later. And WBEZ's Natalie Moore tells us abo…
5 years, 5 months ago