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I wonder why the Blue Cross Blue Shield building is not connected to the pedway system? There is a hallway in the lower level of the BC/BS ...

Asked by Anonymous

In River Forest there are many intersections that have no stop signs - not on either of the crossing streets. Why? How are we supposed to d...

Asked by Kathleen O'Connor

Why is there no 'fast way' to get from north suburbs to the city? It takes more time to get to LSD than to drive on LSD to get to Water Tow...

Asked by Hazelis

If you extend North Ave out into Lake Michigan, it goes near a tiny spot of land far out on the lake. What is that little island?

Asked by Gordon Kindlmann

I used to live in the Ukranian Village for a decade. The various apartments where I lived, while quaint and charming, had tiny closets, if t...

Asked by Todd Lakin

I grew up on Avenue N in Hegewisch, the most southeast neighborhood in Chicago (any further east and you'd be in Indiana; any further south ...

Asked by Christine Ricker

How are the Chicago street speed bumps created, built and evaluated?\ They seem to be in varying sizes, some requiring an almost complete ha...

Asked by Anonymous

Are we going to have any casinos open up in Chicago?

Asked by Rick

Are the lights on the trees downtown only up during Christmas time?

Asked by Annie

How did the bus routes get their numbers? Some of the numbers seem to make sense and some do not. For example, 72 North Ave, 73 Armitage, ...

Asked by Amy

Why are there no benches at the newly remodeled Fullerton El station? Are other remodeled stations also bench-less?

Asked by Katie Klocksin

What is source of the acrid, burning odor emanating occasionally from CTA rail cars?

Asked by Elizabeth Lindau

How many streets in Chicago are named for people who played an important role in the history of the city, which ones are they, and where are...

Asked by Rosemary

How much metal did it take to build the Sears Tower?

Asked by Franco Canchola

Why are there street signs that say HUMP when there is a speed BUMP in the middle of the street to slow traffic? The 'hump' signs make me ch...

Asked by Amy Bretz

Why doesn't the el stop near the United Center?

Asked by chris wyatt

Why don't large city recycling programs include plastic grocery bags?

Asked by Lisa

How/when did the city raise the street level?\ There are some neighborhoods on the south side where it is very apparent that the street leve...

Asked by Mike Vendel

I live in Bucktown, and notice that many older buildings/homes have entrances that are significantly below the street level, which is proble...

Asked by Jerry Hickey

What was the thinking behind reversing the Chicago river & the technology used to do so?

Asked by Sarah Pavis

Looking at a street map why do the streets in Riverside all curve and bend instead of follow a grid pattern?

Asked by Anonymous

When I see potholes on some streets, I can look down into them and they are what seems like at least a foot or two deep into the ground. How...

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How could we could we responsibly and fairly expand the parkland surrounding Lake Michigan? Landfill parts of the lake? Raze all those gaudy...

Asked by Anonymous

I'd like to know what's up with Chicago traffic? More specifically, why are certain highways ALWAYS congested? Was it not originally planned...

Asked by Todd

Why is the Northwest suburb Palatine still part of Cook County when it's so far away?

Asked by Lois Phillips

Why do some neighborhoods with residential homes not have sidewalks?

Asked by Dilaun White

How did all of Chicago's diagonal streets (Clybourn, Elston, Milwuakee, Lincoln, etc.) come to be?

Asked by Patti Browne

Why are some of the Western suburbs not considered part of Chicago when they feel like the city and are in such close proximity to downtown?

Asked by Sharon Jaffess

Why are some of the first floors of Chicago apartments below street level? I heard they raised the streets a while back but don't understand...

Asked by Jon Kirby

What was done with all the material left over from the Chicago fire?

Asked by Derek Jarvis

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