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Alyssa Dyksterhouse, Chicago tour guide, history lover and research extraordinaire, walks her friends through her favorite well-known and lesser-known moments in Chicago’s quirky past while exploring each story’s parallels to current affairs.
SHOW NOTES & EPISODES
Mirage Tavern: The Sun-Times did a Journalism
Morgan and I discuss the Mirage Tavane. Show notes: Time: Barroom Sting Chicago Sun-Times : Part 1 Chicago Sun-Times: 40 years later, reporters remember how they bought a bar to expose corruption...
1972 Election Fraud: Signifying Nothing
Alyssa tells John about voter fraud in the 1972 Chicago Primary. Which you never heard about because it didn't matter but it does involve a Pulitzer. Also, Alyssa got a cat and sprained her wrist...
The Riverwalk: Twists and Turns
Alyssa tells Hugh about visions for the Riverwalk. Socials: BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes: Chicago Sun-Times: Gondolas to give city a touch of Venice Chicago Reader: Do we really need the Great...
Jean Crones: Souper Anarchist
Alyssa tells Jack Gill from Hardy Focused about Jean Crones an anarchist who tried to kill then ArchBishop Mundelein. Socials:Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes: Mundelein High School:Musical...
The Merle Reskin Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing
Alyssa and David muster all their theatre kid energy to talk about The Merle Reskin Theatre which was a hot topic in the news a few weeks ago and inspired silly outrage. Support the show by...
Ruth Hanna McCormick Part Two: History Rhymes
In this episode Alyssa and VanderRob finish their conversation about the absolutely fascinating life of heiress, suffragette, and politician. Ruth Hanna McCormick. Support the show by...
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