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Episode 605 - 71st Street Crib Disaster of 1909, The Jan 14, 2023

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The workers were on Lake Michigan, a mile and a half from shore, when the fire started. Today we’re talking about the 71st Street Crib Disaster of 1909.
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Episode 604 - "Chicago" - The History Behind The Musical Jan 07, 2023

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Each accused of unrelated murders, two real-life Chicago women in the 1920s use the media to garner support for themselves in order to avoid prison. Their stories inspired one of the longest-running musicals of all time.
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Episode 603 - Best of Chicago History Trivia Night at GMan Tavern Dec 31, 2022

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Come check out GMan Tavern for yourself!
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Episode 602 - Chicago's History of Blizzards Dec 24, 2022

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Chicago has seen some terrible winter weather over the years, with some of those icy storms bringing the city that works to a screeching halt.
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Episode 601 - Chicago's West Loop with author Connie Fairbanks Dec 17, 2022

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Author Connie Fairbanks joins me to discuss her book "Chicago's West Loop: Then and Now."
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Episode 525 - Horror on the North Shore: The Murder of Valerie Percy Oct 29, 2022

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There had never been a murder in Kenilworth, just north of Chicago, until September 18, 1966, when 21-year-old Valerie Percy, the daughter of Chicago politician and businessman Charles Percy, was slain.
If you have information about this crime, please contact the Kenilworth Police Department at 847-251-2141.
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Episode 524 - Chicago's Ghoulish Past, Part 2 Oct 22, 2022

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Vampires? A Devil-Child? Mobsters coming back from the dead?
Only in Chicago.
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The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Underworld by Herbert Asbury
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BONUS EPISODE - If The Walls Could Talk Oct 15, 2022

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While I'm busy researching the last two episodes of the current season, I didn't want to leave you hanging, so please enjoy episode one of "If The Walls Could Talk," about the tangled history and the true crimes that brought down Chicago’s Edgewater Hospital.
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Special thanks to Todd, Stephani, and Teresita Basa.
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EXTRAS - Episode 523 - Chicago's Seedy Motel Row Oct 08, 2022

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More stories from Chicago's Seedy Motel Row. If you haven't listened to the original episode, please do so now.
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Episode 523 - Chicago's Seedy Motel Row Oct 01, 2022

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The rise of motels along Chicago’s landscape brought many things – convenience, freedom, less expensive lodging than fancy hotels downtown – but in some areas, it also brought crime. Today we’re talking about Chicago’s Seedy Motel Row.
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