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What Is The True Chicago Accent -- And Why Is It Dying?
Episode 204
The so-called “Chicago accent” is one of the city’s greatest exports, alongside Italian beef, deep-dish pizza and up-and-coming sketch comedians.
But …
1 year, 10 months ago
Ed Burke Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison -- Here's Why.
Episode 203
DIRKSEN FEDERAL COURTHOUSE — Former Ald. Ed Burke, the longest-serving alderman in Chicago history, was sentenced to two years in prison Monday, six …
1 year, 10 months ago
The Chicago Artist Turning Cicadas Into Jewelry
Episode 202
When Sophia Catania learned that there would be a massive invasion of cicadas in the Chicago area, she was thrilled.
That’s because she turns cicadas…
1 year, 10 months ago
Quiet Zone Established Around Downtown Women’s Clinic Targeted By Protesters
Episode 201
An ordinance establishing a noise-sensitive zone around a Downtown woman’s clinic passed City Council Wednesday, ending an eight-month battle spearhe…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Fight For Local News -- And You Can Help
Episode 200
Six years ago, a small and scrappy group of journalists refused to give up on neighborhood news, and Block Club Chicago was born. But our 6th birthda…
1 year, 11 months ago
Will DuSable Lake Shore Drive Always Be A Big, Fast, Loud Highway?
Episode 199
Host - Jon Hansen
Reporter - Mack Liederman
A group of alderpeople want the state to pump the brakes on plans to redesign DuSable Lake Shore Drive and …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Country’s Oldest Black Tennis Club Is Keeping The Sport Alive In Bronzeville
Episode 197
The nation’s first Black tennis club started on privately owned land needs help repairing its tennis courts, and club members are looking to the publ…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Cubs-White Sox Rivalry Goes Back To A Baseball ‘War’ In 1900
Episode 196
For over 120 years, the battle over fans, space and prestige in Chicago — and in the history books — has simmered between the North Side and South Si…
1 year, 11 months ago
This Chicago Bar Is Celebrating 90 Legal Years -- Not Counting Its Speakeasy Era
Episode 195
The backdrop of Andersonville’s Clark Street business corridor may have evolved over the decades, but one anchor on the street has remained steadfast…
1 year, 11 months ago
Turns Out, Our 'City Of Neighborhoods' Has No Neighborhoods At All
Episode 194
The city has 77 community areas -- but no officially recognized neighborhoods. A Chicago Neighborhood Project survey asked residents to define where …
1 year, 11 months ago