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Are the tops of skyscrapers still being planted with green space and what have the benefits been?

Asked by Jenn | Reported by Anthony Martinez

I heard that salt is mined from underneath Chicago and below the lake bed of Lake Michigan - is this true? And if so, how does this work?

Asked by Martin | Reported by Dan Weissmann

When did Chicago's Chinatown develop as a neighborhood, and is it still predominantly Chinese in ethnicity?

Asked by Monica G | Reported by Odette Yousef

I have heard there is a network of layered tunnels under the city. Is this true, and if so, what was the purpose of the tunnels when they were designed and built?

Asked by Karri DeSelm | Reported by Robin Amer

Where does our unmistakeable and lovable Chicago accent come from?

Asked by Sarahlynn Pablo | Reported by Annie Minoff

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Where do all the guns on the streets of Chicago come from?

Asked by Arthur Hackett

Are the tops of skyscrapers still being planted with green space and what have the benefits been?

Asked by Jenn

What is the historical trend of Lake Michigan's water level declining & what are the contributing factors? When we be at the tipping point?\...

Asked by Anonymous

How does Chicago sort their garbage and recycling. Does what I designate as recycling actually get recycled?? (I'm curious about the proces...

Asked by Anonymous

I heard that salt is mined from underneath Chicago and below the lake bed of Lake Michigan - is this true? And if so, how does this work?

Asked by Martin

What were some of the best musical double bills that have been presented in Chicago? i.e. I heard that Bruce Springsteen warmed up for Bob ...

Asked by Patrick Gallagher

When did Chicago's Chinatown develop as a neighborhood, and is it still predominantly Chinese in ethnicity?

Asked by Monica G

I have heard there is a network of layered tunnels under the city. Is this true, and if so, what was the purpose of the tunnels when they we...

Asked by Karri DeSelm

Where does our unmistakeable and lovable Chicago accent come from?

Asked by Sarahlynn Pablo

Why did all the benches on Devon Avenue get taken out from California Avenue to Kedzie Avenue?

Asked by Gabriel

Why is there an aviary full of birds on the grounds of O'Hare? Are they capturing nuisance birds? Are these birds under quarantine? Were t...

Asked by Steve Brockway

How much does the city spend annually on the ornamental planting of flowers and plants, say, along Michigan Ave.? City-wide?

Asked by Chesney Floyd

Along Cermak Road between Halsted and Ashland are several metallic columns capped with a solar panel and having some spinning blue-ish turbi...

Asked by Rick Kieltyka

Is there any rhyme or reason as to whether a Chicago street is called a 'street' or an 'avenue'? In Manhattan, for instance, in the grid, st...

Asked by Anonymous

With so many of our apartment buildings being brick (and pre-dating air conditioning) how did Chicagoans survive extreme heat before AC unit...

Asked by Kari Carlson

Where do all the basketball players live? It's either on top of a tall building or in a big house way far away from all of us, and I just do...

Asked by Jon Kirby

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

I have never understood why the Metra trains run on 'opposite tracks' -- in other words, using the left tracks rather than the right. Why?

Asked by Colleen Duke

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 happened to stinky alewife die-offs in Lake Michigan? In the '80s, every year or two there were weeks you couldn't get near the beach f...

Asked by Elliott Mason

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

When will Chicago get its next super tall Skyscraper? Besides the development at Wolf Point which was recently scrubbed, what can Chicagoans...

Asked by Andrew Wambach

What are the origins of Riverview park and why was it torn down?

Asked by Ross Brodt

Is there a future in the manufacturing business in Chicago?

Asked by Vinay Sheshadri

What is with all of the cement areas on the road at bus stops? Is it because busses are heavy? GPS tracking? Always wondered.\ \ Thanks!\ Je...

Asked by Jess Driscoll

What happens to all that stuff we so dutifully recycle. Is there a recycling processing plant in Chicago?

Asked by Julie Korzenik

What is the highest point, geographically, in Chicago?

Asked by Elizabeth

Why was the Western Avenue Viaduct built? Was there so much traffic at the intersection of Western, Belmont and Clybourne that we needed a ...

Asked by Jill Westerfelhaus

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