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Why Is Chicago Still Seeing So Many New Cases Of COVID-19?
The Illinois stay-at-home order was supposed to slow the spread of COVID-19. So one Curious Citizen wonders how so many people are still getting sick.
6 years, 4 months ago
I'm Bringing A Baby Into The World In the Middle Of A Pandemic
In today's episode of Life Interrupted: A first pregancy is normally filled with a lot of excitment but also a lot of anxiety. So what's it like to b…
6 years, 4 months ago
Has The Stay-At-Home Order Improved Chicago’s Air Quality?
With less traffic on the roads and some businesses shut, one Curious Citizen wonders if the air we’re breathing is any cleaner.
6 years, 4 months ago
Our Daughter Is A Nurse On The Front Lines Of The Coronavirus Pandemic
Life Interrupted is a new weekly series from Curious City about daily life in Chicago during the pandemic. In today's episode, as their daughter trea…
6 years, 4 months ago
Who Created The Cook County Forest Preserves?
Around the turn of the century, the great American wilderness was disappearing. That’s when an architect named Dwight Perkins devised an ambitious pl…
6 years, 4 months ago
I Started Sewing Clothes For My Barbies — Now I’m Sewing Face Masks
Life Interrupted is a new weekly series from Curious City about daily life in Chicago during the pandemic. In today's episode, Lucy Keating first lea…
6 years, 4 months ago
Looking For Quarantine Recipes? Try This Chicago-Invented Dish
Two Albany Park chefs turned a Chinese-Korean chicken dish into a signature Chicago food. Listen to the history, then go to wbez.org/curiouscity for …
6 years, 4 months ago
Your Stories Of Love And Dating During COVID-19
Whether you’re single or in a decades-long relationship, it’s likely coronavirus has had an impact on your love life. With Illinois’ “stay-at-home” o…
6 years, 5 months ago
This Synagogue's Story Mirrors The History Of Jewish Migration Across Chicago
As many Chicagoans celebrate Passover, we’re sharing a story about
the history of Chicago’s Jewish community through one
congregation.
6 years, 5 months ago
Pets And COVID-19: What You Need To Know
Chicagoans have become familiar with how COVID-19 is spread from person to person and what types of safety measures they should be taking during this…
6 years, 5 months ago