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Did the German Bund run camps to prepare to take over Chicago during WWII? My late father claimed the land I grew up on was just that.

Asked by Anonymous

Was the stretch of Racine between Belmont and Diversey in Lakeview formerly a commercial street? Why isn't it anymore?

Asked by Anne Morrissy

What happened to all the neighborhood bars and storefronts on sidestreet corners I see turned into private houses?

Asked by Peter Bhat Harkins

I used to swim at a pool behind the fire station at 76th and Pulaski. Were there other pools? Why did CFD get involved in public pools?

Asked by Adrienne Mann

In the 1930's, roughly how large was the Chicago chapter of the pro-Nazi German-American Bund, and did they engage in violence?

Asked by Joel Margolis

Was W Hawthorne Place in E Lakeview where the big wigs in the silent film industry lived when that industry was headquartered in Chicago?

Asked by Anonymous

Why do some Chicago neighborhoods that border one another have starkly different levels of residential density?

Asked by James Cooper

Our little neighborhood is called "The Gap" sandwiched between South Commons & Bronzeville. We're often overlooked. How did this come ab...

Asked by Grace Eremin

What's the geographic spread of Cubs-White Sox fandom in the greater Chicagoland area?

Asked by Andrew S.

What typically happens to shuddered schools in the city? I see private security outside closed Von Humboldt, who pays for that and why?

Asked by Anonymous

Were there graves removed from the 290 area just West of the Forest Park Blue line stop, in order to build the Eisenhower?

Asked by Frances Bottger

What happened to Chicago's other piers? Has there ever been any recent plans to build a new one?

Asked by Anonymous

Since you talked about Mold-A-Rama machines...I love the Art-o-mat® machines, are there any left in Chicago?

Asked by Elizabeth Murphy

I live in Lincoln Park and have always wondered what the building at 2434 N Greenview is. Nobody around here seems to know.

Asked by Nancy Rodin

Why are there so many serial killers from the Chicagoland area?

Asked by Ryan Gleeson

How did the design of three window Bays is three flat buildings come to Chicago?

Asked by Peter Donalek

Who started Buena Park? In his book “City of the Century,” Donald Miller makes mention of people who migrated to Chicago from Kentucky

Asked by Peter Donalek

I've noticed several businesses in Chicago bear the name L&L. Are they named after the tavern? Where does this naming convention come fr...

Asked by Isaac Carlson

Why is there a lone mausoleum in a public park in Lincoln Park? Are there still bodies inside? Why wasn't it ever relocated?

Asked by Lily Calder

Whats happened in 1977 to the Damen Grain Silos and what is being done with now them now and are there any future plans for the site?

Asked by Joe Cervantes

Why does Chicago (CPS) have an unelected school board? What happened in the 90s that caused Daley to take over?

Asked by Anonymous

How old are the cribs out in the lake that bring us water, what is their lifespan, what is the upkeep like on the crib and underwater?

Asked by teresa elward

Why is Chicago called the second city- I believe it is called that because it built a second city after the fire.

Asked by Nicole farrow

What was the original agreement regarding building the tollroad in the 60's, regarding when it would be paid off and thus becoming a freeway

Asked by randy Gollay

Recently I heard of an old baseball team that built a stadium in 1941 at 62nd and Central named the 'Question Marks.' Who was this team?

Asked by Mike Gelsinon

how do you correctly pronounce Tippecanoe?! Tip-ee-canoe or Tip-a-canoe? Is regional dialect at play here?

Asked by Karla Weis

How did they change the direction of the Chicago River?

Asked by Dee Brennan

What's the story behind the Schlitz Beer globe high up on the fronts of some old brick-faced taverns in the neighborhoods?

Asked by Scott Buckner

In Chicago we have so many diverse immigrant neighborhoods. Is there a neighborhood that represents Native Americans that used to live here

Asked by Rebekah Graham

Growing up, every pizza you ordered came with an R/C Cola. My question is, why?

Asked by Rami

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