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Who is the super-friendly train conductor on the red line?

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How often are taxis pulled over and what is the most often issued offense they receive?

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Why aren't truancy officers riding around like they used to?

Asked by Saundra Oglesby

What is the real story about Chicago's population of parrots?

Asked by Leanne

Several years ago JC Decaux won the contract the replace all the CTA bus shelters throughout the city. They maintain and clean them, change...

Asked by Jen Masengarb

I keep hearing that pick-up trucks are not allowed on Lake Shore Drive, though I see a number of them daily. Also, that there are parts of ...

Asked by Jef Johnson

Why is there steam coming from the ground at housing project on Diversey between the river and Damen? Someone has built iron fences around ...

Asked by Anonymous

Just how many bats live in the Loop? What are their favorite hangouts?

Asked by Rory Keane

What is the deal with the traffic related death toll rate tally signs on expressways?

Asked by Anonymous

what's at the bottom of the chicago river?

Asked by steven kispetik

Who is the super-friendly train conductor on the red line?

Asked by Caroline

How often are taxis pulled over and what is the most often issued offense they receive?

Asked by Dan Monaghan

How does one go about understanding the morning traffic report when travel times and road names (some are just exit names and something call...

Asked by Kevin

There are signs on the highway that say there have been, let's say, 1000 traffic-related deaths this year. Does that mean in Chicago alone? ...

Asked by Marah

Is it possible to discern how the Chicago accent came to be?

Asked by Colin

All those guard towers at the bridges in Chicago - who stays in those, and what do they do all day, since bridges rarely go up?

Asked by Jim Brady

How do guns get to Chicago?

Asked by Milly

There are new signs above the freeways that list the number of highway deaths. I was recently in another city and the same number of deaths...

Asked by Juli Walter

I have heard that Rogers Park is one of the most culturally diverse neighborhoods in Chicago and in the United States, and that this is due ...

Asked by Lowell Wyse

Do urban archaeologists ever take a look when streets are torn up for pipes, repairs, foundations?

Asked by Linda Rosenthal

What's the deal with all the bunny rabbits that inhabit the urban areas of Chicago? Most importantly, where do they go for the long winter?

Asked by Jennifer

Now that Colorado & Washington have done it, there is talk that Illinois may legalize marijuana. But I want to know - how will legalization ...

Asked by Siva

What qualifications do you need to be professional zamboni driver?

Asked by Tug

How do conceptions of the American Dream differ across socio-economic class in the Chicago area? Do residents of the North Shore (especially...

Asked by Lisa

Why does Chicago tap water have a distinct smell? Suburbs don't have it.

Asked by Jaemey Bush

What is the deal with the ginormous softballs?

Asked by Derek

What ever happened to the Chicago Cardinals? Did we drive them away to St. Louis?

Asked by Jimm Dispensa

How do they clean the bean in Millennium Park?

Asked by Tim Garibay

What happens to all the plants and flowers in the downtown planters when they are changed out for a new season?

Asked by Anonymous

Why are Latinos concentrated in the Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods? When did it happen?

Asked by CM Winters Palacio

How much do the Field Museum and Art Institute have in their storage vaults at any given time, on average?

Asked by Anonymous

What's one thing you can get in Chicago that you can't get anywhere else?

Asked by Brenda

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