What A Murder In My Family Reveals About Chicago’s Chinese Gangs
Reporter Monica Eng digs into her family’s past to answer a listener’s question about the history of the city’s Chinese gangs.
Lynnea Domienik
Production Intern, Curious City
Stories by Lynnea Domienik
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A Tavern On (Almost) Every Corner: Why Did So Many Chicago Bars Disappear?
Demographic shifts, changes in attitudes towards public drinking and the politics of the Daley family led to the shuttering of many Chicago bars.
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What Happened To Chicago’s Japanese Neighborhood?
Lake View once had a thriving Japanese community, but it fell victim to a push for assimilation. As one Japanese-American puts it: “You had to basically be unseen.”
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The Chicago-Invented Delicacies That Help Define The City’s Food Scene
With the “Curious City Scavenger Hunt: Chicago Eats Edition” now underway, we’re revisiting a story about foods created right here in Chicago.
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Was There A Burial Mound In Chicago Shaped Like A Lizard?
A listener noticed an odd detail on an old map. Curious City investigated whether it was the site of an ancient burial mound.
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Sculpting History: Who Decides What Historical Markers Go Up In Chicago?
As statues are removed in cities across the United States, we revisit a story about what it takes to get one put up in the first place.
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I Left Consulting To Run A Testing Center In My Neighborhood
Miguel Blancarte Jr. says he’s found a new purpose during the pandemic running a testing center at his old elementary school in Little Village.
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Is Chicago’s Air Less Polluted Than It Was Before The Stay-At-Home Order?
With less traffic on the roads and some businesses shut, one Curious Citizen wonders if the air we’re breathing is any cleaner.
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Our Daughter Is A Nurse On The Front Lines Of The Coronavirus Pandemic
As their daughter treats COVID-19 patients in intensive care, Suzie and Bob Pschirrer wonder if military families feel the same mix of pride and fear.
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I Don’t Sleep In The Same Room As My Husband, I’m Afraid He’ll Get Sick
Kathleen Valente is afraid she’ll catch the virus at the grocery store and pass it on to her husband, who is waiting for a lung transplant.
