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The Chicago Riverwalk Expansion
The Riverwalk Expansion will have a different theme for each of the six blocks from State St west to Lake St, each with a "distinctive identity and purpose."
May 11 at 6:42 PM
Sears Tower's Cables
The Sears Tower contains 25,000 miles of electrical cable and 43,000 miles of telephone cable.
May 1 at 8:23 PM 3.3 4
The Harrison Dever Crib
Much of Chicago's water is pumped through a 20ft diameter tunnel from the "two mile crib", two miles offshore, to a filtration facility near Navy Pier.
April 26 at 10:01 PM
Drinking Champagne from a Shoe
The tradition of drinking champagne from a lady's high heel shoe originated when Prince Henry of Prussia visited the Everleigh Club.
April 25 at 8:43 PM 2.9 4
A Billion Gallons a Day
Chicago's waterworks supplies just under a billion gallons of water every day to Chicago and its suburbs.
April 24 at 1:53 PM 2.0 4