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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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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