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Back to SearchChicago Connections - Lincoln Perry aka Stepin Fetchin
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He was an African American performer who went from humble beginnings to become a huge movie star based on a single character, but soo…
3 years ago
Episode 625 - Silas Jayne, The Killer Horseman with co-writer/co-host Anna Mason
Season 6 Episode 625
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This story of sibling rivalries, suicides, arson, missing heiresses, and murder was originally presented at a members-only event at t…
3 years ago
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Libby Prison War Museum, The
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It was a Civil War prison in Richmond, VA, housing thousands of Union soldiers captured during that war. After the war, someone thoug…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 624 - Chicago Stories Season Three with WTTW's Eddie Griffin
Season 6 Episode 624
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Producer Eddie Griffin and I discuss the new season of Chicago Stories on WTTW. The reversal of the Chicago river, candy companies of…
3 years, 1 month ago
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Wrongfully Convicted: Majczek and Marcinkiewicz
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The true Chicago crime story that inspired the film "Call Northside 777."
On a cold day in 1932, a Chicago cop named William Lundy was…
3 years, 1 month ago
EXTRAS - Episode 623 - Chicago's Polish History
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This really could have been a six or eight-part podcast experience as there is SO MUCH Polish history in Chicago. Here are more thing…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 623 - Chicago's Polish History
Season 6 Episode 623
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Chicago's Polish history is far too extensive for one episode, but I'm hopeful this gives you a nice overview. Enjoy.
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3 years, 2 months ago
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Spider-Dan Goodwin Climbs The Sears Tower
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FROM THE ARCHIVES from October, 2020:
On Memorial Day, May 25th, 1981, a 25-year-old year old sport climber dressed as comic book hero…
3 years, 2 months ago
FROM THE ARCHIVES - 1980: The Summer of Entertainment
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In the summer of 1980, two new large entertainment venues, one indoor and one outdoor, opened in the Chicago area at which those seek…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 622 - "The Fugitive" in Chicago - 30th Anniversary
Season 6 Episode 622
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It is the 30th anniversary of one of the BEST action films shot in the Greatest City in the World, so today Kelli from Chicago Movie …
3 years, 2 months ago