Chicago Rat Tales: Live at the Hideout
Curious City took a trip to the “most rat-infested alley” in Chicago and heard from listeners about their traumatic rat encounters.

Curious City took a trip to the “most rat-infested alley” in Chicago and heard from listeners about their traumatic rat encounters.
The jazz club was built by a grocery store tycoon’s dreams of music and movie stars.
Chicago had multiple indoor markets in the 1800s, but they’ve all since disappeared. Here’s what we know about them.
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This timeline explains how Native Americans were forced out of Illinois and why — for now — they have no federally recognized land here.
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