With the help of a public housing resident, we begin our look at what separates — and possibly connects — life on either side of Chicago’s social divide.
With the help of a public housing resident, we begin our look at what separates — and possibly connects — life on either side of Chicago’s social divide.
It’s almost difficult to imagine Chicago’s South Side without the highway line drawn through its midsection. Why did it land there, and did it create or just reinforce a racial divide?
Curious Citizen Andrea Lee heard Chicago aldermen no longer manage neighborhood recycling. So she wanted to know: Aside from speeches, hand-shaking and suit-wearing, what are they responsible for?
South Sider Ryne Holmquist had lots of opportunities to ponder his Curious City question while he was stuck in traffic on the Dan Ryan Expressway. Yes, we have maps, but we need your stories to help answer this one!
