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Curious City

Curious City

WBEZ’s Curious City series is an ongoing news experiment at WBEZ, online at wbez.org and on the radio dial around Chicago at 91.5 FM. Its mission is to include the public in editorial decision-making, make journalism more transparent and strengthen multimedia coverage about Chicago, the surrounding region and its people (past or present).

Airs on Thursdays on All Things Considered on WBEZ

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Saturday, September 15th, 2018

How Politics Created Chicago’s Lead Water Problem

Saturday, September 8th, 2018

Daley vs. Little Italy: Why UIC Displaced A Neighborhood

Saturday, September 1st, 2018

Inside Downtown Chicago's Windowless, Doorless Buildings

Saturday, August 25th, 2018

A Guide To Historic Synagogues, By The Dean Of Jewish Chicago

Saturday, August 18th, 2018

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

Saturday, August 11th, 2018

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

Saturday, August 4th, 2018

Why Are So Many of Chicago’s Skyscrapers Located Downtown?

Saturday, July 28th, 2018

What Makes Evanston A Destination For Rug Stores?

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

Saturday, July 21st, 2018

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

Saturday, July 14th, 2018

The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition And Chicago’s Rivalry With New York

Five Food And Drink Legacies Of The 1893 World's Fair

Saturday, July 7th, 2018

Why Do Chicago Beaches Ban Flotation Devices?

Saturday, June 30th, 2018

How Does Chicago Track Its Coyotes?

Saturday, June 23rd, 2018

What's It Like To Be A CTA Rail Operator?

Saturday, June 16th, 2018

How Pollution Seeped Into The Lives Of East Chicago Residents

Saturday, June 9th, 2018

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

Saturday, June 2nd, 2018

Nerdette: Why Does John Hodgman Like Malört So Much?

Saturday, May 26th, 2018

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

Saturday, May 19th, 2018

Putting A Spotlight On Chicago’s LED Streetlights

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