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709 - Why does Chicago have so little love for the ‘Watchdog’ of the lakefront?
Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.
709 - Why does Chicago have so little love for the ‘Watchdog’ of the lakefront?
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Published
01 Jul 2026
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709
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Why does Chicago have so little love for the ‘Watchdog’ of the lakefront?
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01 Jul 2026
708
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24 Jun 2026
707
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17 Jun 2026
706
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How did Hollywood Beach become Chicago’s ‘gay beach’?
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10 Jun 2026
705
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Why does Chicago use Comic Sans on some elevator inspection certificates?
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03 Jun 2026
704
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Does Chicago have a Filipino neighborhood?
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27 May 2026
703
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Why are there helicopters flying over my neighborhood every night?
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20 May 2026
702
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Why does Chicago have a monument named for fascist leader Italo Balbo?
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13 May 2026
701
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Standing on history: Who built Chicago’s WPA sidewalks?
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06 May 2026
700
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‘This is how I speak’: The influence of the Black Chicago accent
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23 Apr 2026
699
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How has the Black Chicago accent retained its Southern roots?
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22 Apr 2026
698
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The story of the Lady Elgin, the deadliest shipwreck in Great Lakes history
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09 Apr 2026
697
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What are Chicago area lighthouses used for?
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08 Apr 2026
696
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How early Black Chicagoans used photography to redefine their image
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26 Mar 2026
695
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What was Chicago's first art gallery?
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25 Mar 2026
694
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Chicago came under martial law after the Great Fire. Did it help?
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18 Mar 2026
693
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The ‘windmill capital of the world’ used to be down the road from Chicago
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12 Mar 2026
692
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Why aren’t there wind turbines in Lake Michigan?
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11 Mar 2026
691
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No cars, no road salt: How one Midwestern community avoids salt all winter
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26 Feb 2026
690
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How does a mild winter affect Chicago’s economy?
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25 Feb 2026
689
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What was it like for women working in Hoover’s FBI?
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19 Feb 2026
688
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Why did the FBI recruit girls from Catholic high schools?
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18 Feb 2026
687
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How Ella Jenkins’ Chicago childhood shaped her iconic children’s music
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12 Feb 2026
686
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What's the first Chicago public school named in honor of a Black person?
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11 Feb 2026
685
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Why did Chicago widen Ashland Avenue?
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05 Feb 2026
684
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Why is Ashland Avenue sometimes Ashland Boulevard?
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04 Feb 2026
683
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We can’t name ‘em all, but here are some of Chicago’s greatest films
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22 Jan 2026
682
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From ‘The Fugitive’ to ‘The Dark Knight,’ what’s the best movie filmed in Chicago?
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21 Jan 2026
681
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‘Weather is cool’: Weird Chicago weather, from northern lights to water spouts
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15 Jan 2026
680
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When is it no longer ‘cooler by the lake’?
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14 Jan 2026
679
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‘It felt like a secret’: Remembering Chicago’s Berlin nightclub
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08 Jan 2026
678
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What’s the story behind Berlin nightclub’s huge mural?
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07 Jan 2026
677
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Krampus is coming: The Christmas demon’s Chicago connection
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18 Dec 2025
676
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“A Christmas Carol”: An amateur actor’s journey into a Chicago holiday tradition
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17 Dec 2025
675
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The first Black-owned airport in the U.S. was in Robbins, Illinois
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11 Dec 2025
674
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A museum, a mayor and a road: How Lake Shore Drive became a runway ... intentionally
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10 Dec 2025
673
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How one organization is transforming Englewood’s vacant lots
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04 Dec 2025
672
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Want to buy the vacant lot next door? It might take awhile
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03 Dec 2025
671
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Does your iguana need x-rays? A local exotic animal hospital can help
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20 Nov 2025
670
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A monkey on the loose: Odd animal sightings in Chicago
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19 Nov 2025
669
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Beyond the settlement: Helping Chicago’s many survivors of police torture
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13 Nov 2025
668
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What impact do big payouts have on survivors of police torture and misconduct?
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12 Nov 2025
667
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Two-and-a-half minutes: Pilot John Ginley’s dance with disaster
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06 Nov 2025
666
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‘Mayday, mayday, mayday’: How many planes have landed on Lake Shore Drive?
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05 Nov 2025
665
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A Curious City Halloween: Scary stories from spooked Chicagoans
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30 Oct 2025
664
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Gone and nearly forgotten: Lincoln Park’s High Bridge
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29 Oct 2025
663
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The unsung legacy of Margaret Burroughs: ‘We called her mama’
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23 Oct 2025
662
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Chicago is a jazz city, but where are the jazz radio stations?
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22 Oct 2025
661
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How a group of volunteers saved a rare Illinois wildflower
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15 Oct 2025
660
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What’s that dead zone in the 19th Ward?
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08 Oct 2025
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