Curious City
By WBEZ Chicago
Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.
Episodes (2)
Curious City
Why does Chicago use Comic Sans on some elevator inspection certificates?
The city of Chicago’s elevator inspection certificates have long baffled residents with a single, jarring detail: the phrase "this certifies that" is rendered in Comic Sans, a font widely mocked as unprofessional and childish. In a deep dive into this quirky a
Curious City
How did Hollywood Beach become Chicago’s ‘gay beach’?
Hollywood Beach in Chicago wasn’t always the vibrant, bustling queer hub it is today—its transformation began with one man’s quiet act of community-building in 1991. Jerry Marcocha, a gay man who felt alienated by both the crowded, cliquish Belmont Rocks and t
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