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710 - A good lake, not a Great Lake

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

710 - A good lake, not a Great Lake

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

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Publié 08 juil. 2026

Durée 21:12

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710-

A good lake, not a Great Lake

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08 juil. 2026

709-

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

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01 juil. 2026

708-

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

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24 juin 2026

707-

Where did the term 'Chicagoland' come from?

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17 juin 2026

706-

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

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10 juin 2026

705-

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

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03 juin 2026

704-

Does Chicago have a Filipino neighborhood?

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27 mai 2026

703-

Why are there helicopters flying over my neighborhood every night?

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20 mai 2026

702-

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

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13 mai 2026

701-

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

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06 mai 2026

700-

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

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23 avr. 2026

699-

How has the Black Chicago accent retained its Southern roots?

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22 avr. 2026

698-

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

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09 avr. 2026

697-

What are Chicago area lighthouses used for?

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08 avr. 2026

696-

How early Black Chicagoans used photography to redefine their image

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26 mars 2026

695-

What was Chicago's first art gallery?

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25 mars 2026

694-

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

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18 mars 2026

693-

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

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12 mars 2026

692-

Why aren’t there wind turbines in Lake Michigan?

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11 mars 2026

691-

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

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26 févr. 2026

690-

How does a mild winter affect Chicago’s economy?

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25 févr. 2026

689-

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

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19 févr. 2026

688-

Why did the FBI recruit girls from Catholic high schools?

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18 févr. 2026

687-

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

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12 févr. 2026

686-

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

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11 févr. 2026

685-

Why did Chicago widen Ashland Avenue?

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05 févr. 2026

684-

Why is Ashland Avenue sometimes Ashland Boulevard?

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04 févr. 2026

683-

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

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22 janv. 2026

682-

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

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21 janv. 2026

681-

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

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15 janv. 2026

680-

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

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14 janv. 2026

679-

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

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08 janv. 2026

678-

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

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07 janv. 2026

677-

Krampus is coming: The Christmas demon’s Chicago connection

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18 déc. 2025

676-

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

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17 déc. 2025

675-

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

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11 déc. 2025

674-

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

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10 déc. 2025

673-

How one organization is transforming Englewood’s vacant lots

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04 déc. 2025

672-

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

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03 déc. 2025

671-

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

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20 nov. 2025

670-

A monkey on the loose: Odd animal sightings in Chicago

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19 nov. 2025

669-

Beyond the settlement: Helping Chicago’s many survivors of police torture

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13 nov. 2025

668-

What impact do big payouts have on survivors of police torture and misconduct?

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12 nov. 2025

667-

Two-and-a-half minutes: Pilot John Ginley’s dance with disaster

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06 nov. 2025

666-

‘Mayday, mayday, mayday’: How many planes have landed on Lake Shore Drive?

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05 nov. 2025

665-

A Curious City Halloween: Scary stories from spooked Chicagoans

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30 oct. 2025

664-

Gone and nearly forgotten: Lincoln Park’s High Bridge

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29 oct. 2025

663-

The unsung legacy of Margaret Burroughs: ‘We called her mama’

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23 oct. 2025

662-

Chicago is a jazz city, but where are the jazz radio stations?

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22 oct. 2025

661-

How a group of volunteers saved a rare Illinois wildflower

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15 oct. 2025

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