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Is It Safe To Swim In The Chicago River?
Episode 306
For the first time in 98 years, the Chicago River will host an open water swim event early this fall
The event — which was approved by the city after …
1 year ago
Will Chicago Close More Streets And Create More Pedestrian Malls?
Episode 305
In 1979, Mayor Jane Byrne transformed a nine-block stretch of state street into a pedestrian mall. It did not go well. Since then, that example has b…
1 year ago
Could DuSable Lake Shore Drive Move Underground? There's A Plan For That
Episode 304
A long-awaited improvement plan for Grant Park calls for the famed park to be extended to the lakefront — with DuSable Lake Shore Drive routed undern…
1 year ago
Why Chicago's Affordable Housing Crisis Is Getting Worse
Episode 303
Why is it so expensive to build affordable housing in Chicago? One recent West Side development clocked in at $884,000 per unit. While the city says …
1 year ago
She Taught Her Own HS Chem Class, Now She's Headed To Her Dream College
Episode 302
As her senior year got underway, two of the many people who reached out to Carolina Carchi were teachers she’d had in elementary school.
“You were ama…
1 year ago
Chicago's Rich History of Political Nepotism
Episode 301
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1 year ago
The Flashy Fugitives: Ex-Loretto Hospital Leader And Contractor Are Living Large In Dubai
Episode 300
Entrepreneurs and doctors Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail had matching cars, a matching taste for luxury watches and matching condos in Chicago’s Trump…
1 year ago
O'Hare's Bees Give A Second Chance To Formerly Incarcerated Chicagoans
Episode 299
Boeing 737s and Airbus A350s aren’t the only things taking flight at O’Hare Airport.
A quiet patch of green space at O’Hare has been home to a collect…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Chicago Way -- Powerful Alderman Resigning, And His Son Wants The Gig
Episode 298
Host - Jon Hansen
Reporter - Melody Mercado
One of Chicago’s most influential aldermen, Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) is stepping down by the end of t…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Lightning Bugs Are Back This Year -- But Will This Be Their Curtain Call?
Episode 297
Swarms of flying insects are usually a nuisance. But this summer, Chicagoans are lighting up for a big return of lightning bugs.
The flying beetles kn…
1 year, 1 month ago