Exploring Build Chicago

Camila explores Immigration stories with numbers and facts that show the powerful effect of the immigrant community.. Audio stories from Marwen’s Middle School community. Young people interview, research, and collaborate to tell their story in a podcast format. students from the ...  Show more

Nora and Bob discuss the algorithm, how it influences our behavior and elaborate on mindful ways to use the application. Audio stories from Marwen’s Middle School community. Young people interview, research, and collaborate to tell their story in a podcast format. students from t ...  Show more

"This is my kind of town, Chicago is." The home of Oprah, the Cubs, and deep dish pizza (the dawgs are better though). The third largest city in the US has....you guessed it....the third largest Chinatown. So hop on the "L" train to Cermak-Chinatown, listen ...

July 1995: A deadly heatwave gripped Chicago - bridges buckled; the power grids failed; and the morgue ran out of space - but some neighbourhoods saw more deaths than others. Sociologist Eric Klinenberg wanted to know why. So he headed to the hardest hit districts and found that ...  Show more

Illinois is situated in the heart of the American Midwest, and it's known as the "Prairie State" because over 60% of it is covered in farmland. Despite the number of natural wonders found in Illinois, what attracts most visitors is the vibrant city of Chicago ("The Windy City").S ...  Show more

The Chicago Strangler is a name given to one or more individuals who are believed to have murdered at least 51 women in the Chicago area between 2001 and 2018. It's impossible to know how many people are involved but many people question why, with all of the advancements in techn ...  Show more