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Curious City
by WBEZ Chicago
Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.
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1
What was Chicago's first art gallery?
6:49
Mar 25, 2026
2
Chicago came under martial law after the Great Fire. Did it help?
24:31
Mar 18, 2026
3
The ‘windmill capital of the world’ used to be down the road from Chicago
11:04
Mar 12, 2026
4
Why aren’t there wind turbines in Lake Michigan?
4:41
Mar 11, 2026
5
No cars, no road salt: How one Midwestern community avoids salt all winter
9:23
Feb 26, 2026
6
How does a mild winter affect Chicago’s economy?
7:00
Feb 25, 2026
7
What was it like for women working in Hoover’s FBI?
8:33
Feb 19, 2026
8
Why did the FBI recruit girls from Catholic high schools?
6:55
Feb 18, 2026
9
How Ella Jenkins’ Chicago childhood shaped her iconic children’s music
21:10
Feb 12, 2026
10
What's the first Chicago public school named in honor of a Black person?
6:29
Feb 11, 2026
11
Why did Chicago widen Ashland Avenue?
10:53
Feb 5, 2026
12
Why is Ashland Avenue sometimes Ashland Boulevard?
7:09
Feb 4, 2026
13
We can’t name ‘em all, but here are some of Chicago’s greatest films
22:55
Jan 22, 2026
14
From ‘The Fugitive’ to ‘The Dark Knight,’ what’s the best movie filmed in Chicago?
6:59
Jan 21, 2026
15
‘Weather is cool’: Weird Chicago weather, from northern lights to water spouts
12:21
Jan 15, 2026
16
When is it no longer ‘cooler by the lake’?
6:37
Jan 14, 2026
17
‘It felt like a secret’: Remembering Chicago’s Berlin nightclub
23:11
Jan 8, 2026
18
What’s the story behind Berlin nightclub’s huge mural?
7:03
Jan 7, 2026
19
Krampus is coming: The Christmas demon’s Chicago connection
12:18
Dec 18, 2025
20
“A Christmas Carol”: An amateur actor’s journey into a Chicago holiday tradition
8:03
Dec 17, 2025
21
The first Black-owned airport in the U.S. was in Robbins, Illinois
20:03
Dec 11, 2025
22
A museum, a mayor and a road: How Lake Shore Drive became a runway ... intentionally
6:27
Dec 10, 2025
23
How one organization is transforming Englewood’s vacant lots
11:34
Dec 4, 2025
24
Want to buy the vacant lot next door? It might take awhile
6:51
Dec 3, 2025
25
Does your iguana need x-rays? A local exotic animal hospital can help
12:40
Nov 20, 2025
26
A monkey on the loose: Odd animal sightings in Chicago
6:29
Nov 19, 2025
27
Beyond the settlement: Helping Chicago’s many survivors of police torture
13:58
Nov 13, 2025
28
What impact do big payouts have on survivors of police torture and misconduct?
6:43
Nov 12, 2025
29
Two-and-a-half minutes: Pilot John Ginley’s dance with disaster
14:54
Nov 6, 2025
30
‘Mayday, mayday, mayday’: How many planes have landed on Lake Shore Drive?
7:25
Nov 5, 2025
31
A Curious City Halloween: Scary stories from spooked Chicagoans
29:45
Oct 30, 2025
32
Gone and nearly forgotten: Lincoln Park’s High Bridge
7:09
Oct 29, 2025
33
The unsung legacy of Margaret Burroughs: ‘We called her mama’
7:28
Oct 23, 2025
34
Chicago is a jazz city, but where are the jazz radio stations?
6:36
Oct 22, 2025
35
How a group of volunteers saved a rare Illinois wildflower
18:02
Oct 15, 2025
36
What’s that dead zone in the 19th Ward?
13:30
Oct 8, 2025
37
The tale of the two-flat
12:47
Oct 2, 2025
38
‘Women adrift’: How single women lived independently in early Chicago
6:52
Oct 1, 2025
39
‘Friendship set to music’: Curious City goes square dancing on the South Side
19:51
Sep 25, 2025
40
Square dance clubs used to be bumping on the weekends
7:03
Sep 24, 2025
41
Is your local mall dying, thriving or evolving?
13:32
Sep 18, 2025
42
What was Ford City Mall like in its heyday?
6:50
Sep 17, 2025
43
What happened after a dangerous year inside Cook County Jail
14:29
Sep 11, 2025
44
What is that supply tent outside of Cook County Jail?
6:45
Sep 10, 2025
45
Apple slices are a nearly forgotten piece of Chicago pastry history
14:33
Sep 3, 2025
46
Do pigs need rescuing?
15:14
Aug 28, 2025
47
What happened to Chicago’s presidential pig?
6:55
Aug 27, 2025
48
What’s the oldest book in circulation at the Chicago Public Library?
7:03
Aug 20, 2025
49
School is in session, and we put the CPS butter cookie to the test
12:11
Aug 14, 2025
50
School lunch used to pass the test
6:50
Aug 13, 2025
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