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Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.

The ‘windmill capital of the world’ ...

Suburban Batavia, just 30 miles west of Chica...

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: 11 minutes : 12-Mar-2026

Why aren’t there wind turbines in Lake

Strong and consistent winds that sweep across...

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: 4 minutes : 11-Mar-2026

No cars, no road salt: How one Midwester...

Chicago — like so many other frigid America...

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: 9 minutes : 26-Feb-2026

How does a mild winter affect Chicago’

Each Chicago winter’s wintery-ness has big ...

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: 7 minutes : 25-Feb-2026

What was it like for women working in Ho

For decades, the FBI was a man’s world. Any...

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: 8 minutes : 19-Feb-2026

Why did the FBI recruit girls from Catho

For a few decades starting in the 1940s, the ...

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: 6 minutes : 18-Feb-2026

How Ella Jenkins’ Chicago childhood sh...

From school assemblies to “Mr. Rogers Neigh...

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: 21 minutes : 12-Feb-2026

What's the first Chicago public school n...

Many of Chicago’s oldest schools are named ...

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: 6 minutes : 11-Feb-2026

Why did Chicago widen Ashland Avenue?

If you pay attention to street signs in Chica...

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: 10 minutes : 05-Feb-2026

Why is Ashland Avenue sometimes Ashland

Ashland Avenue is one of the longest and olde...

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: 7 minutes : 04-Feb-2026

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