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

‘This is how I speak’: The influence...

A person’s accent can influence the way the...

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: 18 minutes : 23-Apr-2026

How has the Black Chicago accent retaine

How have Black Chicagoans kept so many featur...

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: 6 minutes : 22-Apr-2026

The story of the Lady Elgin, the deadlie...

The Lady Elgin left Chicago for Milwaukee on ...

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: 15 minutes : 09-Apr-2026

What are Chicago area lighthouses used f

Lighthouses were manned by keepers until auto...

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: 6 minutes : 08-Apr-2026

How early Black Chicagoans used photogra...

At the turn of the 20th century, Black photog...

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: 15 minutes : 26-Mar-2026

What was Chicago's first art gallery?

What was Chicago's first art gallery? Curious...

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: 6 minutes : 25-Mar-2026

Chicago came under martial law after the

The mayor of Chicago declared martial law aft...

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: 24 minutes : 18-Mar-2026

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

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