Curious City

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Episodes

Shipwrecks, mussels and sponges: Chicago is a scuba diving destination

Chicago has many block club signs. What are block clubs and what do they do?

“Like getting paid to party”: The life of cover bands on the Chicago festival circuit

Is that a lobster in the Chicago River?

‘Give while you live’: Who is Museum of Science and Industry founder Julius Rosenwald?

A good lake, not a Great Lake

Why does Chicago have so little love for the ‘Watchdog’ of the lakefront?

Is This Your Card? A Brief History Of Chicago-style Magic

Where did the term 'Chicagoland' come from?

How did Hollywood Beach become Chicago’s ‘gay beach’?

Why does Chicago use Comic Sans on some elevator inspection certificates?

Does Chicago have a Filipino neighborhood?

Why are there helicopters flying over my neighborhood every night?

Why does Chicago have a monument named for fascist leader Italo Balbo?

Standing on history: Who built Chicago’s WPA sidewalks?

‘This is how I speak’: The influence of the Black Chicago accent

How has the Black Chicago accent retained its Southern roots?

The story of the Lady Elgin, the deadliest shipwreck in Great Lakes history

What are Chicago area lighthouses used for?

How early Black Chicagoans used photography to redefine their image