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Back to SearchEpisode 319 - LaSalle Hotel Fire of 1946, The
Season 3 Episode 319
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When it was built, it was called the “largest, safest, and modern hotel west of New York City,” but when a fire broke out there one e…
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Episode 318 - Samuel Insull: The World's Greatest Failure
Season 3 Episode 318
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Thomas Edison called him “one of the greatest businessmen in the USA.” He was a self-made mogul who amassed enormous wealth while bri…
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Episode 317 - Automatic Trio: The Car Barn Murders
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Sixteen years before Al Capone came to Chicago and long before anyone could blame violence on video games, three boys just out of their…
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Episode 316 - Renaming Streets, Places, and Other Things in Chicago Part 2
Season 3 Episode 316
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Today we are circling back for another look at the renaming of Chicago!
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Episode 315 - Mysterious Death of Marshall Field Jr., The
Season 3 Episode 315
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He was the son of one of the wealthiest men in Chicago, and on one fateful night he was shot under mysterious circumstances. Was Mars…
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Episode 314 - Beatles in Chicago: The Later Years with author John F. Lyons, The
Season 3 Episode 314
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Cicadas, the L, sirens, and a few pints - all part of the fun of recording guest John F. Lyons, author of the book Joy and Fear: The …
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Episode 313 - Herbert Haupt, Chicago's World War II Nazi Spy
Season 3 Episode 313
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A German kid from Chicago's north side gets caught up in sabotage, submarines, explosives, treason, and more, but it wasn't a movie -…
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Episode 312 - Ku Klux Klan in Chicago, The
Season 3 Episode 312
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While many may think of the Ku Klux Klan as being primarily a Southern concern, in the first part of the 20th century larger cities t…
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Episode 311 - 16-Inch Softball in Chicago
Season 3 Episode 311
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No sport is more closely identified with Chicago than 16-inch softball. Enjoy the history of 16" softball along with some insights ab…
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Episode 310 - Bearded Bandit, The - Jeffrey and Jill Erickson
Season 3 Episode 310
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They seemed like a suburban couple living a normal life but in reality they were responsible for a string of car thefts and bank robb…
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