Category: Yesterday

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

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

How Chicago became the alley capital of the country and why so much of the rest of the region is conspicuously alley-free.

How Chicago became the alley capital of the country and why so much of the rest of the region is conspicuously alley-free.

The lowdown on how the fountain shoots water so high, and why it was built to impress in the first place.

The lowdown on how the fountain shoots water so high, and why it was built to impress in the first place.

A list of meaty, messy and often obscure city originals that's meant to get you out of your comfort zone.

Ever see this rusty old freighter off the Bishop Ford Expressway? Its backstory says a lot about the Great Lakes shipping industry.

There are plenty, but let’s just say they’re not ready for a nuclear apocalypse.

There are plenty, but let’s just say they’re not ready for a nuclear apocalypse.