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Curious City

WBEZ Chicago 722 - Industrial jobs left Detroit, Chicago, and Milwaukee. Why did it hit these cities differently?

Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.

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Publicado 30 sep. 2026

Duración 21:34

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Industrial jobs left Detroit, Chicago, and Milwaukee. Why did it hit these cities differently?

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30 sep. 2026

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

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16 sep. 2026

719-

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

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09 sep. 2026

718-

How did a native Chicago plant disappear forever?

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02 sep. 2026

717-

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

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26 ago. 2026

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School lunch used to ace the test

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19 ago. 2026

715-

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

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12 ago. 2026

714-

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

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05 ago. 2026

713-

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

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29 jul. 2026

712-

Is that a lobster in the Chicago River?

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22 jul. 2026

711-

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

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15 jul. 2026

710-

A good lake, not a Great Lake

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08 jul. 2026

709-

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

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01 jul. 2026

708-

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

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24 jun. 2026

707-

Where did the term 'Chicagoland' come from?

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17 jun. 2026

706-

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

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10 jun. 2026

705-

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

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03 jun. 2026

704-

Does Chicago have a Filipino neighborhood?

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27 mayo 2026

703-

Why are there helicopters flying over my neighborhood every night?

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20 mayo 2026

702-

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

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13 mayo 2026

701-

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

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06 mayo 2026

700-

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

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23 abr. 2026

699-

How has the Black Chicago accent retained its Southern roots?

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22 abr. 2026

698-

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

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09 abr. 2026

697-

What are Chicago area lighthouses used for?

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08 abr. 2026

696-

How early Black Chicagoans used photography to redefine their image

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26 mar. 2026

695-

What was Chicago's first art gallery?

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25 mar. 2026

694-

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

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18 mar. 2026

693-

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

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12 mar. 2026

692-

Why aren’t there wind turbines in Lake Michigan?

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11 mar. 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

690-

How does a mild winter affect Chicago’s economy?

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25 feb. 2026

689-

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

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19 feb. 2026

688-

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

686-

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

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11 feb. 2026

685-

Why did Chicago widen Ashland Avenue?

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05 feb. 2026

684-

Why is Ashland Avenue sometimes Ashland Boulevard?

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04 feb. 2026

683-

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

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22 ene. 2026

682-

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

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21 ene. 2026

681-

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

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15 ene. 2026

680-

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

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14 ene. 2026

679-

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

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08 ene. 2026

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

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07 ene. 2026

677-

Krampus is coming: The Christmas demon’s Chicago connection

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18 dic. 2025

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

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17 dic. 2025

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

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11 dic. 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 dic. 2025

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How one organization is transforming Englewood’s vacant lots

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04 dic. 2025

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