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Who races bikes in the snow at Montrose Harbor, and why do they do it?

Asked by Lindsey Fahey

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What's the deal with the Water Taxi? Never heard of anyone using it -how did it come about and do people really use it to commute? How many?

Asked by Maggie Johnson

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What does mean to be a Sanctuary city in Chicago?

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Why did they dyed the Chicago river

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What is it like for (each race) young man to get a job in chicago?

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Where do teens buy their guns in Chicago?

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Eisenhower express way-Who is that baseball player on the Loyola billboard on the west bound Eisenhower just past Harlem?

Asked by Janice Wolfe

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Chinatown is a hole in the online rental market. How do people find apartments there?

Asked by Mallory

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What does it take to become a disc jockey for the radio?

Asked by Thomas Hughley

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What are the oldest 10 bars in Chicago?

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Who creates the fantastic light show on the new Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier? Saw it during fireworks and thought it was excellent!

Asked by Laura Temple

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Why can't we get the gang problem solved in Chicago? We fight wars in other countries, yet there is so much gun violence here.

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How can you become a popular music artist in Chicago, like Kanye West or Chance the Rapper or Chief Keef?

Asked by Solace Martin

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What is it like for other people to live in a state with a budget impasse and how does it affects people?

Asked by Terri Winfree

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How do graffiti artists work?

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How does the CTA apply those bright ads along the entire side and inside of their train cars?

Asked by Warren Skipper

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Why can't I let off fireworks in my neighborhood in Chicago, like on the 4th of July where many of my neighbors do it anyway?

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Chicago is nationally known as a mecca for improv; what economic or cultural impact does it have on the city?

Asked by Dax Monta

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What does Ira Glass wear when he goes out to interview people? Is he always in a suit? Does he choose clothes based on who he interviews?

Asked by Jennifer Flynn

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what is the history of Chicago's boystown?

Asked by Jack Floyd

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In Chicago it is said there used to be a bar or tavern on every corner, what happened and how are liquor permits obtained now vs. then?

Asked by Patrick McBriarty

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How might someone who's just starting their career smoothly transition from 20+ years in the Bible Belt to life in Chicago?

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What is being done or investigated about the over all heath of child support and whether it should be revised to suit parents better?.

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What's a day in the life like for a CTA driver?

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What's up with all those deteriorating reddish-brown textured concrete panels installed at most of the sidewalk curb cuts in Chicago?

Asked by Matthew Klionsky

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What is it like to be a snow plow driver?

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What is the life of a improviser like in Chicago?

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What are sailors' experiences when they make landfall at Chicago's Illinois International Port on Lake Calumet?

Asked by Carlos Pecciotto

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What is inside the spire at the CARBIDE & CARBON BUILDING. Can you look our through that big convex glass window?

Asked by Kristina Risvold

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I'm curious. I though that House Music originated in NY, but it is a Chicago genre of music. How, where, when who? What makes it so popular.

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