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What's up with the eagle statue in Logan Square?

Asked by DANK

Why are streets on the South Side #s and not names?

Asked by Caroline Corby

Why does the Brown Line end at Kimball but other lines extend outside/to the edge of the city?

Asked by Caroline Corboy

Why has the lot on the corner of Webster Ave. and Leavitt St never been developed in Bucktown?

Asked by Walter Brzeski

How old are the digitized water system line drawings the city uses? When are they updated in the e-system?

Asked by Dann McKeegan

Why does all electric wiring in Chicago need to be in steel pipes when throughout the rest of the country, it's not?

Asked by John Grant

Why do the larger drain pipes in Chicago have to be cast iron as opposed to what they are in most cities, which is plastic?

Asked by John Grant

Is the old original part of McCormick Place convention center still in use? Doesn't seem like it whenever I'm there for C2E2 or the BoatShow

Asked by Doug Teaney

South of Belmont, Lakewood Ave. bends east, and a line of buildings leads from it to Wrigley Field. Did Lakewood used to go northeast?

Asked by Rob Frisch

Has Chicago's response to winter weather changed? As the climate shifts, are we smarter or whimpier in dealing with winter weather? Or Both?

Asked by Alison Paul

Why is the Regional Transit Authority structured the way it is, with the CTA, Pace, and Metra under its umbrella? Is it efficient as is?

Asked by Horacio

Why do so many streets in Edison Park start with the letter O? Do other neighborhoods use different letters?

Asked by Alison Dasso

Why do many apartment buildings on the south and west sides (I.e. Little Italy or Pilsen) look like they are built down into the sidewalks?

Asked by Sarah Teuber

Many northside neighborhoods have direct express bus lines to the loop. Why doesn't this exist for popular neighborhoods like Logan Square?

Asked by Ian Adams

How long does the extension of vaulted sidewalks in Chicago's Gold Coast extend? Is this throughout the city?

Asked by Andrew Zimmerman

There seems to be no rhyme or reason to whether or not street names are in all-caps or just capitalized on street signs. Just curious why.

Asked by Sam Wells

What effect(s) have changing traffic patterns between city & suburbs had on neighborhoods along the expressways?

Asked by Gregg Hollander

What is up with the stone pylon tucked between the Arkadia Building and the Kennedy, on the south side of Adams Street?

Asked by Elizabeth Milnarik

How are the CTA’s bus numbers decided? What happens when they start a new line - how is it named?

Asked by Akila Ally

Why is traffic on the expressways lighter when there is no school?

Asked by Beth Eliadis

How do officials decide on and off ramps on highways around Chicago? Why do some exit left and others right?

Asked by Scott

The Walk/Don't Walk signals w/ countdown timers, what determines the time displayed. I've seen as low as 8, while are as high as 30.

Asked by Jeff Rinaldo

Why don't some very busy intersections have a left turn arrow? My main example: Chicago & Halsted (from Chicago turning north onto Halst...

Asked by Anonymous

How did the CTA buses receive their route numbers?

Asked by Tommy

Most major roadways on the north side are named after people or places; why is Division St different? Did Division St ever divide something?

Asked by Sloane Danehy McNulty

The Quincy CTA station stands out from other stations with an old-time feel. I thought it might be for movie shoots. What’s the real reason?

Asked by Brandon

What's up with Chicago's diagonal streets?

Asked by Dylan Reynolds

Are there unspoken rules that govern the Chicago homeless community? (i.e. who can live where, who can post up on which street corners)

Asked by Danielle Cimmarrusti

On Chicago's NW Side (Pulaski - Cumberland) longitudinal streets are (mostly) alphabetical from K (Karlov) - P (Pacifica). Wazzup with this?

Asked by Maytt B. (Pinky) Ornstein

Why are some gas stations only on the city's south and west sides (Falcon Fuel, Clark's, Amstar) and you don't see them on the north side?

Asked by Alex Usher

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