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What is the oldest building in Chicago?

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What is the loop?

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Why is there a loop?

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Why is the train so long?

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Why was the Cloud Gate, or the bean, made?

Asked by Anonymous

Who controls the deer population?

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Are any blocks/streets wider or longer than others? Eg. compare Dunning to North Center or Roscoe Village. Thanks!

Asked by C.K. Johnson

Chicago is a sanctuary city. How many immigrant children (undocumented) now reside here? where are they? What are they doing? How are they g...

Asked by Amy

How many different beaches and lakes do we have access to?

Asked by Amanda Rodriguez

What parts of Chicago did they raise the streets ? When and why?

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How many libraries are there in Chicago?

Asked by Cullen Heidersbach

Since Chicago's infrastructure is over years old, is there a plan to update it before it goes out?

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Asked by Lloyd Landicho

What's the deal with all the spiders on skyscraper building windows? Is that where they live their entire lives and how do they get there?

Asked by Nina

My son found a big heart-shaped cement "rock" in the parkway at Belmont and Oakley. It looks like it covers something or is a monument.

Asked by Amanda and Henry

Why is there no crosswalk on the southern side of Michigan/Randolph? It seems inefficient for such a busy intersection.

Asked by Erin

Why are there so many lights in the Ontario 90/94 west entrance ramp tunnel?

Asked by Douglas Pettay

I recently moved to Bronzeville. I always hear about its storied past, but today the neighborhood is filled with vacant lots. What happened?

Asked by Michael Ross

What ever happened to the proposed plan by Richard J. Daley for a crosstown expressway -- where was it to go to and from, and why did it not

Asked by Joann and Mike Marcucci

What is the Parks Department plan to replace all of the lead contaminated water fountains? Why is this a problem in the first place?

Asked by Dan Berkley

Why are there streetlights on all day and who is paying the electric bill?

Asked by Ricca Slone

Why is Chicago planning and developing bird sanctuary areas in line with flight paths for O'Hare and Midway? It's quite dangerous...

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Why do the bridges in Chicago need to be replaced every 50 years? Why not make them last longer?

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One one overpass over 90/94 in the Loop, there are small blue lights. What are they for and why is it on only one of them? I think the overp...

Asked by Justin Terada

How did the Eastland sink?

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Why does it flood so much in Albany/Irving Park?

Asked by Adam Geisler

Why are electrical outlets in houses in Chicago all horizontal? Everywhere else I've lived in the U.S. they are vertical.

Asked by Vignesh Ramachandran

What's the history of wooden tanks on top of old buildings?

Asked by Patrick Thornton

Was the Chicago fire more of a benefit or loss for San Francisco?

Asked by Hannah Abrams

Why are there so many tall buildings in Chicago?

Asked by Anonymous

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