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What happened to Chicago’s presidential pig?
During the demonstrations at the Democratic National Convention in 1968, activists trotted out a pig named Pigasus for president. Her campaign was cu…
10 months ago
What’s the oldest book in circulation at the Chicago Public Library?
Curious City went out to find the oldest book in circulation at the Chicago Public Library. Turns out, the title is over 200 years old, and you can s…
10 months, 1 week ago
School is in session, and we put the CPS butter cookie to the test
Summer is coming to an end, and it’s time to go back to school. Today, the number of Chicago Public School students complaining about school lunch…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
School lunch used to pass the test
Some Chicago Public School alumni say school lunch used to be delicious, which might shock current students. How did school lunch go from delicious t…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s the history of Chinese gangs in Chicago?
Chicago is known for crime bosses like Al Capone, but the city is also home to two Chinese gangs that were once fierce rivals. This story first aired…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
What a failed robbery from 1951 tells us about Chicago crime
A courageous Chicagoan once helped foil a robbery by men in butcher smocks — a little-known gang from a bygone era of crime in the city.
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The other organizations empowering Chicago’s Chinatown
Community organizations are helping Chinatown residents preserve what long-standing family associations helped build.
11 months ago
What happened to Chinatown’s family associations?
Family associations were once the backbone of social and economic organization for Chicago’s Chinatown. Their evolution over the decades tells the hi…
11 months ago
Is women’s pro softball here to stay?
What is it about softball?
“What is it not about softball?” replies Megan Faramio, a star pitcher for the Talons in the all-new Athletes Unlimited Sof…
11 months, 1 week ago
A league of Chicago’s Own: The other women’s pro league of the 1940s
There was the Rockford Peaches, women’s pro baseball team of the 1940s that was celebrated in the movie "A League of Their Own." But there was also a…
11 months, 1 week ago