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Chicago is known for industry – stockyards, steel mills, and more, but this city had another that thrived for nearly 150 years. Today we’re discussing the Rise and Fall of Chicago’s Brickyards.

Get out and see the city with Will Quam on a Brick of Chicago tour!

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Chicago's Buckingham Fountain is being turned on for the season on Saturday, May 10, 2025, so this seems like the perfect time to discuss the history of how the fountain came to be in this enhanced and re-recorded version, with an all-new section about Queen Elizabeth II's historic 1959 visit to the city.

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Discussing their book "Don't Go: Stories of Segregation and How To Disrupt It" are authors Tonika Lewis Johnson and Maria Krysan.

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Don't Go; Stories of Segregation and How To Disrupt It by Tonika Lewis Johnson and Maria Krysan

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Cycle of Segregation: Social Processes and Residential Stratification by Maria Krysan and Kyle Crowder

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