The first Black-owned airport in the U.S. was in Robbins, Illinois

A museum, a mayor and a road: How Lake Shore Drive became a runway ... intentionally

How one organization is transforming Englewood’s vacant lots

Want to buy the vacant lot next door? It might take awhile

Does your iguana need x-rays? A local exotic animal hospital can help

A monkey on the loose: Odd animal sightings in Chicago

Beyond the settlement: Helping Chicago’s many survivors of police torture

What impact do big payouts have on survivors of police torture and misconduct?

Two-and-a-half minutes: Pilot John Ginley’s dance with disaster

‘Mayday, mayday, mayday’: How many planes have landed on Lake Shore Drive?

A Curious City Halloween: Scary stories from spooked Chicagoans

Gone and nearly forgotten: Lincoln Park’s High Bridge

The unsung legacy of Margaret Burroughs: ‘We called her mama’

Chicago is a jazz city, but where are the jazz radio stations?

How a group of volunteers saved a rare Illinois wildflower

What’s that dead zone in the 19th Ward?

The tale of the two-flat

‘Women adrift’: How single women lived independently in early Chicago

‘Friendship set to music’: Curious City goes square dancing on the South Side

Square dance clubs used to be bumping on the weekends