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Red Line To Your Heart: What Makes Chicago's Dating Scene Distinct?

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Little Eddie's Field Trip: The Union Stock Yards Through the Eyes of an Eighth Grader

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Are Chicagoans True Midwesterners?

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Chicago Winter Warmth Tips: From Extra Gloves To Hot Potatoes

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What’s The Deal With ‘Midwest Nice?’

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What Happens To The Lincoln Park Zoo Animals In The Winter?

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Signs Of The Times: How Chicago Bars Got So Many Old Style Signs

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Why Is Gambling Banned On The CTA?

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To Dibs Or Not To Dibs? The Essential Chicago Question

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How Do You Solve A Problem Like Lead Pipes? Lessons From Cities Getting It Done

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Christmas Tree Lots: Who Are The Folks Who Keep The Season Bright?

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City On Fire: Chicago Race Riot 1919

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Chicago Police Hope To Build Trust With Experiment In Community Policing

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Little Fingers And Screechy Sounds: Why Do So Many Kids Learn To Play The Recorder?

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Ida B. Wells’ Lasting Impact On Chicago Politics And Power

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The Case Of The Chicago Mothman

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DIY Bike Detective: Tips For Tracking Down Your Stolen Bicycle In Chicago

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Floods, Carp, And Crap: The Environmental Impacts Of The Chicago River Reversal

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Half Day Road And The Origins Of A Semantic Slip-up

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Chicago’s Hidden Indie Rock Archive

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To Help Homeless Kids In Chicago, First You Have To Find Them

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Climate Change Is Already Impacting Lake Michigan — Here’s How

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Drums, Fire And A Grilled Rabbit: The Birth Of Chicago’s Full Moon Jam

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The Cha-Cha Slide And More: Which Dances Were Invented In Chicago?

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Having ‘The Talk’: Expert Guidance On Preparing Kids For Police Interactions

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Rats! The Science And Stories Behind Chicago’s Most Unwanted Pests

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Why Chicago’s Depression-Era School Murals Sparked Debates About Art And Politics For 80 Years

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Nicky’s And The Big Baby Mystery Part II: We Found Nicky V.!

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Chicago’s Race Riots Of 1919 Contributed To The Segregation We See Today

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Why Chicago Had Race Riots During The ‘Red Summer’ Of 1919

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The Heart Of The City: Finding Chicago’s Geographic Center

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Did A WWII Nuclear Experiment Make The U Of C Radioactive?

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The Scoop On Poop At Chicago’s Beaches

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Nicky’s And The Big Baby: A South Side Burger Mystery

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Did City Officials Know About The Manhattan Project’s Work In Chicago?

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Here's Harold! (The Robot Edition)

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How Is Chicago Doing On Its Ambitious 2020 Climate Goals?

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Caps On Or Off? Pizza Boxes OK? Answers To 10 Common Chicago Recycling Questions

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From Vienna Beef To PBR: Five Food And Drink Legacies Of The 1893 World's Fair

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How Chicago Women Created The World’s First Juvenile Justice System

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Chicago’s Tornado-Proof Delusion

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How My Grandparents Helped Shape Chicago’s Blues Industry

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It’s Complicated: The University Of Chicago’s Relationship With Its Neighbors

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Stories Behind CTA ‘L’ Lines’ Strange Curves, Dips and Twists

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A Tavern On (Almost) Every Corner: Why Did So Many Chicago Bars Disappear?

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BAM! A Pothole Damaged Your Car! Now What?

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These Four Design Ideas Turned ‘The Hancock Center’ Into An Iconic Skyscraper

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Your Guide To Chicago Music History’s Greatest Hits: Part II

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Your Guide To Chicago Music History’s Greatest Hits

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How Do You Find Out If Your Neighborhood Is Contaminated With Lead Pollution?

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What Are Chicago’s Oldest Laws?

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From Mickey Mouse To Oprah: What Chicagoans Write In On Election Day

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To Chicago, With Love: What Do Transplants Love About The City?

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Chicago’s Dill Pickle Club: Where Anarchists Mixed With Doctors And Poets

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The Gold Star Sardine Bar: The Rise And Fall Of A Chicago Jazz Club

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Buying Black Then And Now: What’s The History Of Black-Owned Business Signs In Chicago?

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What Was It Like To Dance At The Warehouse Club In Chicago?

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Unlocking The Closet: Coming Out Later In Life

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VPR’s ‘But Why’: Why Do We Poop And Fart?

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Tips For Hunting Chicago’s Long-lost Recipes

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A Butcher, A Developer And His Wife: Where Six Chicago Streets Got Their Names (And Pronunciations!)

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Chicago Candidates Need Loads of Petition Signatures To Land On The Ballot, But Is That Fair?

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Pregnancy Tests? Pigeon Poo? What Chicago Aldermen Really Do

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DEH-vin Or Deh-VOHN? Why The CTA Pronounces Chicago Street Names A Certain Way

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Displaced: When The Eisenhower Expressway Moved In, Who Was Forced Out?

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Steak And Lemonade: What Are The Origins Of This Chicago Food Combo?

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Did All Chicagoans Support The Civil War?

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From Stockyards To Speakeasies: A Chicago Historian Tackles 5 Questions About The City’s History

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How Vacant Chicago Storefronts Rise From The Dead As Halloween Costume Stores

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Why Doesn’t Chicago Have More Co-Op Grocery Stores?

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Gone Fishin’: What Happened To Chicago’s Booming Commercial Fishing Industry?

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Who Is Billy Sunday In The Popular Sinatra Song, ‘Chicago?’

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How Political Clout And Union Power Created Chicago’s Lead Water Problem

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Daley vs. Little Italy: Did The Mayor Drop UIC On The Neighborhood Out Of Spite?

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Inside Downtown Chicago's Windowless, Doorless Buildings

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This Synagogue’s Story Mirrors The History Of Jewish Migration Across Chicago

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What Happened To The East Chicago Residents Forced Out By Pollution?

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What Are The Costs Of Chicago’s Air And Water Show?

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Skyscraper Central: Why Are So Many of Chicago's Tallest Buildings Located Downtown?

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An Extended Interview With Actor And Improviser T.J. Jagodowski

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What Officials Are(n't) Doing About Chicago’s Lead Pipes

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How The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition Played Into Chicago’s Rivalry With New York

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Why Do Chicago Beaches Ban Flotation Devices?

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How Does Chicago Track Its Coyotes?

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Doors Closing! Life As A CTA Rail Operator

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How Pollution Seeped Into The Lives Of East Chicago Residents

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WPLN’s 'The Promise': A Beautiful Day In The Projects

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Nerdette: Comedian John Hodgman Really Loves Malört

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Special Training For School Police: How Do Young People Feel About It?

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Seeing Blue: Will Chicago's New LED Streetlights Do More Harm Than Good?

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Sweet Success: How Chicago's Mexican Bakeries Stay Competitive

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What A Murder In My Family Reveals About Chicago’s Chinese Gangs

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What Are Chicago’s Oldest Laws?

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Which Historical Monuments Have Sparked Controversy In Chicago?

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Map Quest: Searching for Chicago’s ‘Lizard Mound’

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Mold-A-Rama-Rama! The Secrets Behind Chicago's Plastic Souvenir Empire

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Seeing Red: What’s Up With That Stoplight On North Lake Shore Drive?

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Picture This: Did The Art Institute of Chicago Ever Rent Out Paintings?

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From Blizzards To Heat Waves: Is It Actually Harder To Predict Weather In Chicago?

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9 Chicago Pizza Mysteries Solved