What will happen to the Willis Tower in 150 years? In this special Curious City presentation, producer Jesse Dukes and the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Jen Masengarb envision three future scenarios for the iconic skyscraper, and for the Chicago of 2166. Click here for the full story. 

Pop-up tree lots sprout up on every Chicago corner during the holiday season, only to disappear. Who are the people who make these happen and what's the business like? As one operator says it, "It’s fast, it’s furious and it’s over in about three and a half weeks."

Aurora leads council meetings with prayer, and it sometimes raises eyebrows. But would a judge ever smack it down?

Murals beautify some viaducts, while others are left bare and dirty. Why the disparity?

The city's top recipe sleuths share their secrets as we recreate a divine, but elusive, fried chicken dish.

Tempted to ignore the revolving door? Here are the revolutions that made the city a magnet for this seemingly simple device.

Schools are really crimped for cash. Hold up, wasn’t the lottery supposed to help with that?

There was a time Chicago gave New York a run for its money. How did we end up the Second City?

Minneapolis and San Fran do it. Even Oak Park’s got a program. What gives? Photos of how municipal composting works in Oak park, interviews and the prospects for change in Chicago.

That sorry-looking bike on the curb could end up in the hands of a local kid or even a family overseas. Full story with additional interviews and photos: http://wbez.is/2dgqDAf