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Where Did All The Music Festivals Go?
Episode 208
The Silver Room Block Party and Hyde Park Summer Fest grew from neighborhood parties into popular, community-focused festivals. But the fests got too…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Group Fishing Divvy Bikes Out Of Lake Michigan
Episode 207
So many bikes litter the lake that the Fire Department, the rideshare company and a group of volunteers dubbed the Divvy Fishers Society can barely k…
2 years, 1 month ago
After Being Shot At, The 'Army Of Moms' Leader Might Quit
Episode 206
Tamar Manasseh, founder of Mothers Against Senseless Killing, is considering disbanding the group, which keeps watch over Englewood blocks, after she…
2 years, 1 month ago
Conquering The Cubs-Sox Red Line Doubleheader
Episode 205
Eighteen innings of baseball over nine hours in 90-plus-degree weather, with a packed train ride in between? It takes guts, a game plan, at least a f…
2 years, 1 month ago
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 …
2 years, 1 month 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 …
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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 …
2 years, 2 months ago