Category: Series

From Chicago Heights to Mount Prospect, here's why Chicago suburb names flat out lie about their elevation.

The listings are there — just in Chinese. Is this a form of discrimination, or a way to preserve a neighborhood's character?

The answer has to do with shifting ideas about bikes and the proper way to mourn the dead.

The good news is Chicago probably won’t be hit by hurricanes and earthquakes. But the area is becoming more vulnerable to other disasters.

Chicago area Muslim leaders weigh in, and they open up about what divides and unites the community.

Architect Dwight Perkins' ambitious plan to save Chicago's natural landscapes raised a question: Which kinds of nature deserve to be preserved?

The brainchild of a 22-year-old executive, the White Sox look hit a home run with fans and, half a century later, rappers.

Don your dancing shoes as we track down the Chicago band members, musicians, and dancers who helped create five iconic moves.

John Connors says swimming naked in high school gym class was “torture.” Curious City looks at why schools enforced the policy for decades.

Camp Douglas’ deadly reputation was kept in shadows but now there’s a surprising movement to bring it to light.