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How Ella Jenkins’ Chicago childhood shaped her iconic children’s music

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16 Sep. 2026

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Did Chicago invent the rage room? A look inside “the Frustration Room”

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09 Sep. 2026

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How did a native Chicago plant disappear forever?

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02 Sep. 2026

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Why is the island in Washington Park behind a locked gate?

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26 Aug. 2026

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School lunch used to ace the test

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19 Aug. 2026

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

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12 Aug. 2026

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

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05 Aug. 2026

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

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29 Jul. 2026

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Is that a lobster in the Chicago River?

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22 Jul. 2026

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

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15 Jul. 2026

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A good lake, not a Great Lake

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08 Jul. 2026

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

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01 Jul. 2026

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

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24 Jun. 2026

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Where did the term 'Chicagoland' come from?

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17 Jun. 2026

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

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10 Jun. 2026

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

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03 Jun. 2026

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Does Chicago have a Filipino neighborhood?

Gehört

27 Mai 2026

703-

Why are there helicopters flying over my neighborhood every night?

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20 Mai 2026

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

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13 Mai 2026

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

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06 Mai 2026

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

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23 Apr. 2026

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How has the Black Chicago accent retained its Southern roots?

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22 Apr. 2026

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

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09 Apr. 2026

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What are Chicago area lighthouses used for?

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08 Apr. 2026

696-

How early Black Chicagoans used photography to redefine their image

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26 Mär. 2026

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What was Chicago's first art gallery?

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25 Mär. 2026

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Chicago came under martial law after the Great Fire. Did it help?

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18 Mär. 2026

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The ‘windmill capital of the world’ used to be down the road from Chicago

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12 Mär. 2026

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Why aren’t there wind turbines in Lake Michigan?

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11 Mär. 2026

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No cars, no road salt: How one Midwestern community avoids salt all winter

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26 Feb. 2026

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How does a mild winter affect Chicago’s economy?

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25 Feb. 2026

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What was it like for women working in Hoover’s FBI?

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19 Feb. 2026

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Why did the FBI recruit girls from Catholic high schools?

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18 Feb. 2026

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How Ella Jenkins’ Chicago childhood shaped her iconic children’s music

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12 Feb. 2026

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What's the first Chicago public school named in honor of a Black person?

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11 Feb. 2026

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Why did Chicago widen Ashland Avenue?

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05 Feb. 2026

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Why is Ashland Avenue sometimes Ashland Boulevard?

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04 Feb. 2026

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We can’t name ‘em all, but here are some of Chicago’s greatest films

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22 Jan. 2026

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From ‘The Fugitive’ to ‘The Dark Knight,’ what’s the best movie filmed in Chicago?

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21 Jan. 2026

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‘Weather is cool’: Weird Chicago weather, from northern lights to water spouts

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15 Jan. 2026

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When is it no longer ‘cooler by the lake’?

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14 Jan. 2026

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‘It felt like a secret’: Remembering Chicago’s Berlin nightclub

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08 Jan. 2026

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What’s the story behind Berlin nightclub’s huge mural?

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07 Jan. 2026

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Krampus is coming: The Christmas demon’s Chicago connection

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18 Dez. 2025

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“A Christmas Carol”: An amateur actor’s journey into a Chicago holiday tradition

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17 Dez. 2025

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The first Black-owned airport in the U.S. was in Robbins, Illinois

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11 Dez. 2025

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A museum, a mayor and a road: How Lake Shore Drive became a runway ... intentionally

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10 Dez. 2025

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How one organization is transforming Englewood’s vacant lots

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04 Dez. 2025

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Want to buy the vacant lot next door? It might take awhile

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03 Dez. 2025

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Does your iguana need x-rays? A local exotic animal hospital can help

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20 Nov. 2025

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