Episode 1: The Blind Spot
Men in an Illinois prison said they were beaten in a spot with no security cameras. But no one took action, until someone died.
Jesse Dukes
Former Senior Producer
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Preview the New Season of WBEZ’s Motive
Small towns. Big walls. A good place to hide things. Stories and scandals from prisons in rural America.
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The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition And Chicago’s Rivalry With New York
In this podcast episode, two actors playing New York and Chicago duke it out over who will host the coveted 1893 World’s Fair.
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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.
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Racial covenants from the 1950s helped me buy my house
Although his McKinley Park home did not have a restrictive deed, a WBEZ staffer discovered that he benefited from this tool of exclusion.
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Chicago’s Best Stargazing Spots
Chicago’s notorious light pollution hides the stars, but here’s where you have a fighting chance to peek at the heavens.
Did All Chicagoans Support The Civil War?
The story of Irish-American draft resisters, African-Americans who defied the odds to fight, and women who found ways to support the war.
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Why The 1992 Loop Flood Is The Most Chicago Story Ever
How clout, corruption, and construction without permits led to half the Loop being evacuated.
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Carl Sandburg’s Chicago: The Places, People, And Events That Shaped His Writing
The famous poet and writer spent more than two decades in Chicago. We explore how the people and places helped shape his work.
