Biking in Chicago: Risky business?
Our Curious Citizen wanted a point-by-point comparison to other modes of getting around. But just how close can we (or should we) get to that?
Our Curious Citizen wanted a point-by-point comparison to other modes of getting around. But just how close can we (or should we) get to that?
There are no known bear populations in the Chicago area - so why is the animal our football team mascot? We investigate the origins of Chicago’s professional sports mascots to clear things up.
Our investigation shows that the Chicago Park District has a long way to go for children of color.
Nicole Kirkwood from Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood wants to know why the strip of “seedy” motels on Lincoln Avenue was built and how they all survive.
The Progressive Era activist was many things: a Nobel Peace Prize winner, a social reformer, a feminist. But what about … a lesbian? And, just why should we know in the first place?
One Curious Citizen asked about a complicated economic development tool. We dug out our box of Sharpies.
Since 1973, a raucous bunch of day-glo wild parrots has called the Midwest — specifically Chicago’s Hyde Park — home. Here’s how they arrived, and why they stuck around despite our winters.
Dan Monaghan from Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood wants to know what the most common citations for taxicabs are — that is, when they actually get pulled over.
Curious City finds the city’s best doughnut spot, while Dunkin’s former CEO spills the secret to the chain’s growth here.
As we search for wild parrots, we collect a visual menagerie of responses about where the critters live and how to find them.