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The part of Hyde Park that I live in is called Indian Village on Google Maps. Why is that? What is the history?

Asked by Ji Yoon Noh

for D. Pacyga. Quincy Street Distillery has a genever called Groninger Hoeck for Chicago's Dutch neighborhood. History of Chicago's Dutch?

Asked by Tim Mills-Groninger

Growing up in the 70s, we used to get pop delivered (quart glass bottles in a crate). What’s the story of Progressive Bottling Co?

Asked by Mary Msall

What brought the small Burmese to Chicago in the 1970s, & they weren't entirely ethnically Burmese either. What is their history?

Asked by Anonymous

What is the history of beer brewing in the city, and what impact did the Chicago Fire have on the industry?

Asked by Rob Marshall

Are there any monuments, memorials, or works of art dedicated to the events from the 1968 DNC?

Asked by Alex Bean

What happened to the people who moved from the housing projects in Chicago?

Asked by Tracy Drake

Why has segregation gotten worse in Chicago?

Asked by Anonymous

Why are most of the streets west of Pulaski in alphabetical order starting with the letter K?

Asked by Lee Helmer

When people started migrating to Chicago how hard was it to get housing?

Asked by Zora Drake

What is the relationship between Alice Palmer and President Barack Obama after he had her name removed from the ballot?

Asked by Tracy Drake

History question: Where did the street cars run in Chicago? Why did they stop using street cars?

Asked by Owinda Marchbanks

Where'd most Hungarians originally settle in Chicago? In or near Polish immigrants' areas? They have similar cultures & r mostly Cat...

Asked by Julie

How have working-class and professional Latino/a residents contributed to Chicago's economic success in the 20th and 21st centuries?

Asked by Anonymous

University of Chicago scientists did work on the atomic bomb; how much did the city know about the project? Was the city involved?

Asked by Blaise Arena

Why was Chicago such a center for labor and socialist organizing in the last century, and what remains of that history?

Asked by Anonymous

How long has the Chicago Pedway system been around and what was it used for in the past?

Asked by Anonymous

is it true that in the 80s police near Rush St would use sock puppets to solicit cash from motorists in traffic jams? "feed the puppet"?

Asked by Anonymous

Chicago is known for it's food including Deep Dish pizza. How was deep dish created, and who created it. How did it become a Chicago food?

Asked by Tim Feltman

What's with the sunken wooden piles and off-kilter metal tower between Navy Pier and the River locks?

Asked by Alex

Walt Disney was born in Chicago... I'm curious to know what schools he attended if in Chicago and if they still are open/around? Or if build...

Asked by Anonymous

Who were Frederick and Robert Bartlett and how were they involved in developing Beverly Shores, Indiana?

Asked by Rob Bitunjac

How did Wicker Park get so popular? Can you tell me about the history of that area?

Asked by Jonathan Lee

What's behind most hideous building in Chicago? 1401 N Larrabee (Clybourn & Larrabee), 0 windows, 1 door, surrounded by vacant land.

Asked by Rob

Where did the Rainbow Cone come from? Walt’s in Joliet and Original Rainbow Cone both claim to have been the first.

Asked by Justin Peddycoart

What is the current presence of the Chicago Outfit mafia organization today?

Asked by Will Butzke

When did funeral processions become car parades? It is exclusive to Chicago? Are they becoming extinct as car ownership drops?

Asked by Patrice Conaway

What families have been in Chicago longest? Are any descendants of DuSable, Kinzie or any of the other earliest settlers still here?

Asked by Russell Tarvid

It’s been 11 years since the Family Secrets trial, how has that impacted The Outfit? Where are they today, and how has The Outfit changed?

Asked by Anonymous

Why is there a gap in the map of Chicago on the Northwest side?

Asked by Anonymous

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