Chicago History Podcast

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  • Stories from history of the Greatest City in the World - Chicago. The places, events, and the people behind it all.

    © 2024 Chicago History Podcast
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  • Episode 723 - Chicago Horror: The Grimes Sisters Murders
    Oct 26 2024

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    Their killings stand out as one of Chicago's most infamous unsolved crimes. Today we’re discussing the Grimes Sisters Murders.

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    Cold Case Western Australia
    They're the crimes that continue to haunt grieving family members and the wider...

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    38 mins
  • Episode 722 - Chicago's Forgotten Towns, Neighborhoods, and Names
    Oct 12 2024

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    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.

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    Cold Case Western Australia
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    33 mins
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES - The Great Chicago Fire - Ogden Mansion, The Barracks, and Newberry Library
    Oct 5 2024

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    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 site now.

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