Chicago History Podcast
Stories from history of the Greatest City in the World - Chicago. The places, events, and the people behind it all.
Podcasting since 2020 • 224 episodes
Chicago History Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 725 - Chicago's Forgotten Towns, Neighborhoods, and Names, Part 2
An area once called Dunkley’s Grove was considered for a new stadium for the Chicago White Sox, not in old-timey days – in 1986! Was Edison Park named for Thomas Edison? Dunton, Sagone, Hartford… and where was Cleaverville?Show your ...
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Season 7
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Episode 725
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Episode 724 - Chicago Mob Stories - The Handshake Murder of Dean O'Banion
Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistorySend me an email with whatever is on your mind: chicagohistor...
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Season 7
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Episode 724
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Episode 723 - Chicago Horror: The Grimes Sisters Murders
Their killings stand out as one of Chicago's most infamous unsolved crimes. Today we’re discussing the Grimes Sisters Murders.Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee:
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Season 7
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Episode 723
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Episode 722 - Chicago's Forgotten Towns, Neighborhoods, and Names
Have you ever been to Grossdale? Praha? Maybe Swedetown? How about Gregg's Milk Station? I’m sure you’ve been to Hardscrabble, right? Today we’re discussing Chicago’s Forgotten Towns, Neighborhoods, and Names.Show your love of this p...
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Season 7
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Episode 722
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - The Great Chicago Fire - Ogden Mansion, The Barracks, and Newberry Library
On this Great Chicago Fire-themed episode we discuss one home not destroyed by the fire – the Ogden mansion – and learn little more about the person who once owned it, what happened to that area immediately after the fire, and what is on that s...
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