Your Questions About COVID-19 Exposure At Work, Answered
As COVID-19 cases surge, Chicago area workers have questions and concerns about their safety in the workplace.
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WBEZ’s Curious City series is an ongoing news experiment at WBEZ, online 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).
Curious City airs on Thursdays during All Things Considered on WBEZ
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A Most Unusual School Year: Part I
Two WBEZ education reporters share how a family and a teacher are coping with remote learning.
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Listen — 21:41Curious City Is Throwing A “2020 Haiku” Contest!
We want to hear your thoughts and feelings about this year — in haiku form.
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Where Does Your Poop Go?
Curious City finds out where your poop goes by taking a journey through the Chicago-area sewer system.
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Listen — 11:29People Of Color In Illinois More Likely To Live In Communities With Lead Pipes
A new study looks at the racial demographics of the 50 municipalities in Illinois with the most lead water lines.
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Listen — 0:54How My Grandparents Helped Shape Chicago’s Blues Industry
Like millions of black Southerners during the Great Migration, they sought greater freedom and opportunity. They found it in the blues.
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Listen — 9:28Chicago’s Architectural Clues Reveal How We Live
We look at eight building features and what each reveals about how society and urban life has changed over the years.
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Listen — 16:27Chicago Residents Say Rats Are A Problem, So What Is The Solution?
Here are some steps that you, your neighbors and your elected officials can take to help tackle the city’s rat problem.
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Listen — 16:41What Was It Like To Dance At The Warehouse Club?
Curious City spends a night at The Warehouse club through the memories of teens who danced there in the 1980s.
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Listen — 11:52Why Some Chicago Dogs Are Getting Sick From Rats, And What You Can Do About It
Rats can carry a disease called leptospirosis. We look at how it’s transmitted and what dog owners can do to protect their pet.
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