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Why is the Eisenhower Expressway/Jane Byrne Interchange redesign project taking so long to complete?

Asked by Anonymous

What happens when a parking meter is taken off line? How much $ do we owe Morgan-Stanley for 1 lost day of meter revenue? If meter removed?

Asked by Tom Tresser

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

Asked by Anonymous

I work at the new Westinghouse College Prep. Is it true that there used to be a candy factory in this spot?

Asked by Angelica Krajewski-Conzen

Excluding the Obama Center, what do you see as the role of South Shore in Chicago's future?

Asked by Karen S. Brienzo

How segregated is Chicago compared to it's surrounding areas and other larger cities?

Asked by Anonymous

1960's - Native American statues in full headress among the slope of a huge industrial building (in back of building) Where was this locati...

Asked by Anonymous

Are there any pay phones and public bathrooms in Chicago and is there a guide to them?

Asked by Anonymous

Al Capone and Margie's ice cream shop on Western - any connection?

Asked by Ursula Pilski

Monroe harbor! How are mooring buoys attacked? How accommodate boats of different lengths? When did tender service start? How many buoys. Fi...

Asked by Roger Pomerance

Will Lower Wacker Drive ever not be a maze?

Asked by Gemma Gibson + Sean Frish

Why are there so many furniture stores on Milwaukee in Wicker Park and Bucktown?

Asked by Gemma Gibson + Sean Frish

How does the underground pedway in downtown Chicago work? Does anyone actually use it? Who maintains it?

Asked by Gemma Gibson + Sean Frish

I have heard there is a cattle way in downtown Chicago, is it still there and why does it exist?

Asked by Alanna Elinoff + Mike Fornick

Why didn't the rest of Burnham's islands get built eg. Meigs Field, Northerly Isalnd?

Asked by Alanna Elinoff + Mike Gornick

Why did they keep the speed limit on Lake Shore Drive at 40 when it used to go up to 45 during spring/summer?

Asked by Marc Fisher

What's the idea behind the timing of the "express lanes" on the highway? I always get on the lane when they're closed!

Asked by Dalila H

Why is the abandoned bridge south of Kinzie St. left standing?

Asked by Andrew Hable

Do you know about the "Emerald Necklace?"

Asked by Donna Plocharczyk

Was the Japanese Garden there when the Fair was held?

Asked by Anonymous

Who brought the CTA "L" together?

Asked by Marc Freiman

Why is Obama's Library not being built in an area that it could really help. The people he says he wants to help.

Asked by Anonymous

Is this Chicago neighborhood nice? (Dunning)

Asked by Anonymous

What is the oldest building in Chicago?

Asked by Anonymous

What is the loop?

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Why is there a loop?

Asked by Anonymous

Why is the train so long?

Asked by Anonymous

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

Asked by Anonymous

Who controls the deer population?

Asked by Anonymous

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

Asked by C.K. Johnson

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