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Episode 709 - Chicago's Parks - Five Named for Notable Women Mar 30, 2024

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Connie Fairbanks, author of "Chicago's West Loop: Then and Now," joins me on this episode as co-writer and co-host as we discuss five Chicago parks named for women.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - Jane Addams and Hull House Mar 23, 2024

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She grew up in a small town in Illinois in the late 1800s and became known worldwide as an activist, reformer, and winner of a Nobel Peace Prize. This is the story of Jane Addams and Hull House.
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Episode 708 - Forgotten Sisters author Cynthia Pelayo Mar 16, 2024

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Local author Cynthia Pelayo's new book masterfully blends dark Chicago history and fairy-tale horrors. Listen as the author and I discuss her life growing up in Chicago and her exciting new book about two sisters and a killer dumping men into the Chicago River.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Saint - Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Mar 09, 2024

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Her last name is well known around the city, but do you know the story behind Chicago's Saint, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini? Listen and learn, Chicago history fans!
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Episode 707 - Chicago History Minis: Chicago's First Murder, An Egyptian Museum Theft, and Spuds MacKenzie Mar 02, 2024

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Three! Three! Three episodes in one! Enjoy.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - Jack Johnson and Café de Champion Feb 17, 2024

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Jack Johnson not only became the first Black American heavyweight championship boxer but who also lived (and loved) in Chicago and opened the wildly popular Café de Champion before tragedy and the government forced its closure.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - Marshall "Major" Taylor - The Black Cyclone Feb 10, 2024

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He has been called the first international African American sports superstar and in his time was the biggest star of any sport. Although he wasn’t born in Chicago, some of Marshall "Major" Taylor's most lasting accomplishments occurred here.
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Episode 706 - Sergio Mayora and the Art of Weeds Tavern Feb 03, 2024

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Bartender, poet, musician, artist, and more. Sergio Mayora and the art of Weeds Tavern.
In the Weeds: How Bartender, Poet, Musician and Artist Sergio Mayora Cultivated One of the Most Important Taverns in Chicago History by Dave Hoekstra (New City, November 2022)
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - School By Radio: The 1937 Polio Outbreak in Chicago Jan 20, 2024

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Enjoy this episode originally posted in January 2021.
In 1937, 87 years before the current pandemic forced kids to find ways to learn outside of the traditional classroom, Chicago school children took classes by radio while trying to stay safe from the threat of polio.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - Sans Souci Amusement Park and Frank Lloyd Wright's Midway Gardens Jan 13, 2024

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Enjoy this story from July 2020.
Six years after the closing of the World's Fair of 1893, on 10 acres near the University of Chicago, a new outdoor entertainment venue opened called Sans Souci. Sans Souci and Midway Gardens, although all but forgotten, paved the way for outdoor entertainment for generations to come.
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