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Curious City - Shoes on a Wire: Untangling an Urban Myth

From teenage mischief to possible drug markets, a search for the real reasons sneakers end up on power lines.

Chicago’s notorious light pollution hides the stars, but here’s where you have a fighting chance to peek at the heavens.

Chicago’s notorious light pollution hides the stars, but here’s where you have a fighting chance to peek at the heavens.

The DuSable Museum says — creepy or not — its Harold Washington robot will teach you a thing or two about the city’s first African-American mayor.

The DuSable Museum says — creepy or not — its Harold Washington robot will teach you a thing or two about the city’s first African-American mayor.

The program is no sham, but a good number of recyclables still head to landfills.

The program is no sham, but a good number of recyclables still head to landfills.

How often do the dead make way for planes, parks and other local development? More than you'd think.

How often do the dead make way for planes, parks and other local development? More than you'd think.

Living near the CTA means life in a rattling fishbowl, but some Chicagoans adapt.