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Could AI Data Centers Drain Lake Michigan?
Episode 313
Data centers powering artificial intelligence are putting a strain on Lake Michigan and other local water systems, which could lead to water shortage…
8 months, 1 week ago
How The West Side's 'Shine King' Keeps Going Even As Shoe Shining Disappears
Episode 312
The Austin shop carries on the legacy of its founder, James Cole, who died in 2022. But these days, employees are as likely to fix up Jordans and Ugg…
8 months, 1 week ago
A Look Inside What Some Call Chicago's "Death Hospital"
Episode 311
Patients and staff have reported filthy rooms, broken supplies and a flooded ER at Community First in Portage Park despite the tens of millions in ta…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Meet The Watermelon Man, A South Side Legend With The Sweetest Melons In Town
Episode 310
When South Siders have a taste for the sweetest summer fruit, they know exactly where to find it: on Kenny The Watermelon Man’s truck at 83rd Street …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Are Your Kids Sick? Pediatricians Still Battling 'Illness Of The Summer' As School Starts
Episode 309
As kids go back to school, pediatricians play an important role in helping students get ready for potential illnesses -- including some that have per…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Uptown Theater Is 100 Years Old, But Will It Ever Open Again?
Episode 308
The Uptown Theatre has sat vacant for 44 of its 100 years. Efforts to reopen it have come and gone. A new effort carries a $190 million price tag, wi…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Terrible Portrait Artist Says ‘I Have No Plan To Get Better’ -- Still A Hit In Logan Square
Episode 307
Logan Square farmers market attendees are flocking to a table in the boulevard to have their portrait drawn by Jacob Ryan Reno for $5 — and he’s “bew…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
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 …
9 months 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…
9 months 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…
9 months, 1 week ago