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00:20:31

How Accountable Is The Mayor For Police Misconduct?

Curious City ·

2020/09/26

For the last couple of months, we’ve been bringing you stories from our archive as we experiment with some new formats. Now, we wanted to share one of the stories we’ve been working on. As protests continue over police brutality and systemic racism in the justice system, WBEZ Criminal Justice Reporter Patrick Smith breaks down how the police accountability system works in Chicago, how these decisions are made— and what power the mayor holds in cases of police misconduct. If you want to share

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00:10:56

What We Do — And Don’t — Know About Chicago’s Lead...

Curious City ·

2020/09/19

The Mayor announced a plan to replace the city’s extensive network of lead service lines. So what does that mean for Chicago residents and the water they drink?

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00:12:29

What A Murder In My Family Reveals About Chicago’s...

Curious City ·

2020/09/13

The inaugural citywide Curious City Scavenger Hunt: Chicago Eats Edition is coming to an end, so we’re capping off the past month of unlocking clues by revisiting a family mystery. In this episode from 2018, reporter Monica Eng digs into her family’s past to answer a listener’s question about the history of Chinese gangs in Chicago — and make sure to stick around for an update at the end of the story.

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00:12:17

Why Did So Many Chicago Bars Disappear?

Curious City ·

2020/09/06

While our recent episodes have been taking you to different neighborhoods throughout the city, this week we’re visiting a Chicago neighborhood institution: the tavern.Recently, there have been a lot of debates surrounding whether to keep bars open during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to do so safely. And some of Chicago’s bars have struggled to stay in business.But even before the pandemic, bars have been disappearing.

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00:13:53

Displaced: When The Eisenhower Expressway Moved In,...

Curious City ·

2020/08/30

The Ike was the city’s first superhighway. In this special presentation, people affected open up about how it scattered ethnic neighborhoods and changed many lives forever.

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00:13:48

Chicago’s Historic Japanese Neighborhood — And Why...

Curious City ·

2020/08/23

While the Curious City Scavenger Hunt: Chicago Eats Edition continues to take you all across the city, we’re pulling stories from our archive that dive into the history of Chicago’s neighborhoods.This week, a story from 2017 takes us to Lake View, which once had a thriving Japanese community— but it fell victim to a push for assimilation. As one Japanese-American puts it: “You had to basically be unseen.”

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00:13:03

The Chicago-Invented Delicacies That Help Define The...

Curious City ·

2020/08/16

With the “Curious City Scavenger Hunt: Chicago Eats Edition” now underway, we’re revisiting a story about foods created right here in Chicago.

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00:12:53

Was There A Burial Mound In Chicago Shaped Like A...

Curious City ·

2020/08/09

A listener noticed an odd detail on an old map. Curious City investigated whether it was the site of an ancient burial mound.

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00:11:20

Sculpting History: Who Decides What Historical...

Curious City ·

2020/08/02

As statues are removed in cities across the United States, we revisit a story about what it takes to get one put up in the first place.

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00:20:48

The Story Behind “Go Cubs Go” And The Man Who Wrote It

Curious City ·

2020/07/25

Folk singer Steve Goodman grew up going to Cubs games, and this diehard fan had a lifelong goal—to write a hit song about baseball.

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00:05:44

How Often Should I Wash My Mask? And More Of Your...

Curious City ·

2020/07/19

From office use to wearing them outdoors, we clear up some of your lingering confusions about face masks.

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00:11:21

Protest Art Has Covered Boarded Up Businesses — Will...

Curious City ·

2020/07/12

Plywood boards on storefronts became canvases during the protests over the killing of George Floyd. One Chicagoan wonders what will happen to the art now.

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00:09:00

Why Are There So Many Music Venues In Uptown?

Curious City ·

2020/07/05

A rising population, developing landscape and evolving entertainment all helped form a need for the Chicago music venues we know today.

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00:10:42

As Chicago Reopens, Is It Time To Let My Parents Meet...

Curious City ·

2020/06/28

As new parents to twins, Ricardo and Marcela Serment wonder if it could finally be time to invite some helping hands into their home.

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00:11:30

Performers Speak Out About Racism In Chicago’s Improv...

Curious City ·

2020/06/14

In this episode we speak with comedians Ashley Ray, Josie Benedetti and artistic performer Angela Oliver about how systemic racism has impacted Chicago’s improv and comedy scene, what they’ve experienced onstage and off and what it will take to change things.

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00:20:35

Reflections On A Week Of Protests And Unrest

Curious City ·

2020/06/06

As Chicagoans respond to the death of George Floyd, WBEZ’s Natalie Moore, Monica Eng, Chip Mitchell and Sarah Karp take us through the moments that defined this historic week.

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00:12:35

What To Expect From Farmers Markets This Season

Curious City ·

2020/05/31

Since the pandemic began, people have been concerned about food—how safe it is, how to get it, whether it would be available. We answered many of those questions a couple of months ago. But now, with new state and local regulations coming out for how to reopen, things are slowly beginning to change. And Curious Citizens have asked us what it means for things like Chicago area farmers markets, take out and restaurants. We answer a few of those questions here: What will it be like to shop at the

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00:04:39

Farmers Like Me Are Seeing Crop Prices Drop — But...

Curious City ·

2020/05/27

As the state and the city take new steps to reopen life during COVID-19, we're releasing our last episode of Life Interrupted, a weekly series about daily life in Chicago during the pandemic. On this last episode, we meet Kate Huffman, a sixth generation farmer. Despite the economic uncertainty right now, she says farmers will come through.

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00:19:05

I Survived Tuberculosis In The 1950s, So I’m No...

Curious City ·

2020/05/24

At the beginning of the 20th Century, a global public health crisis hit Chicago—a widespread outbreak of tuberculosis. The highly contagious respiratory disease spread easily from person to person and attacked the lungs. Without a vaccine or a cure, doctors attempted to treat positive cases with sunshine, fresh air and by quarantining the sick away from the general public. Chicagoans who couldn’t afford to go to a private facility were sent to the Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Peterson Park,

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00:05:31

I Thought Ramadan Would Be Depressing This Year — But...

Curious City ·

2020/05/20

In today's episode of Life Interrupted:Deanna Othman looks forward to sharing meals with friends and family during Ramadan. Now, she’s relying on faith to get her through isolation.

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