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Paint cans, folding chairs, orange cones, a broken stroller: “Dibs” come in many forms during snowy Chicago winters.
As we emerge from one of the snowiest periods in Chicago history and Chicago Streets and Sanitation workers prepare to clear away the dibs detritus, Reset talks with a man who created arguably the most iconic dibs of the season — two pairs of frozen trousers, standing up straight. We also hear about the history of dibs.
GUESTS: Adam Selzer, Chicago historian, tour guide, and author of Mysterious Chicago, creator of arguably the best dibs of 2021
Shermann Thomas, “TikTok historian”