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Once upon a time in suburban Chicago, there was a fairly ordinary suburb, with an ordinary high school, with an ordinary janitor. The InterContinental Chicago Hotel was once home to a secret society. Who were they? And why was the Michgian Avenue icon ... Catchy jingles. Pithy slogans. They help tell stories and sell products. But advertising wasn't always colorful or memorable. Where and how did the game of golf get its start? And how pivotal was Chicago in the game's rise in popularity? Lee Lasseigne, Stephen Westlake, and Michael Zafran. These three Chicago area men are on a mission to give long-deceased ... In 1974, Dan Walker is shot and killed on a desert highway in the Mojave Desert. After nearly four decades, a break in the case ...

During World War II, the U.S. captured hundreds of thousands of German Soldiers. What to do with them all? House them in the ... When it comes to technology, usually people want the latest and greatest. So why are vinyl records making a comeback? One of the most famous and beloved films in Malls started out as a sort of town center 2.0, eventually becoming staples of suburban life. But with the rise of online shopping, ... Ray Bradbury is perhaps the bridge between the early visionaries of science fiction and our current catalogue of Marvel and Star ... A stroll through a neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago leads a local woman to come across a stone that's a part of ...

New EventThere are currently at least 10000 cults in the United States. Cults have been part of life here going back four centuries.

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The suburban Nazi janitor hiding in plain sight | Backstory with Larry Potash

The suburban Nazi janitor hiding in plain sight | Backstory with Larry Potash

Once upon a time in suburban Chicago, there was a fairly ordinary suburb, with an ordinary high school, with an ordinary janitor.

This Chicago hotel was once home to a secret society | Backstory with Larry Potash

This Chicago hotel was once home to a secret society | Backstory with Larry Potash

The InterContinental Chicago Hotel was once home to a secret society. Who were they? And why was the Michgian Avenue icon ...

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Backstory: Larry Potash uncovers his family tree

Backstory: Larry Potash uncovers his family tree

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The Father of Modern Advertising | Backstory with Larry Potash

The Father of Modern Advertising | Backstory with Larry Potash

Catchy jingles. Pithy slogans. They help tell stories and sell products. But advertising wasn't always colorful or memorable.

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Chicago's starring role in the rise of golf | Backstory with Larry Potash

Chicago's starring role in the rise of golf | Backstory with Larry Potash

Where and how did the game of golf get its start? And how pivotal was Chicago in the game's rise in popularity?

A Lifelong Mission to Honor Union Soldiers  | Backstory with Larry Potash

A Lifelong Mission to Honor Union Soldiers | Backstory with Larry Potash

Lee Lasseigne, Stephen Westlake, and Michael Zafran. These three Chicago area men are on a mission to give long-deceased ...

Murder in the Desert: A break in brother’s search for killer | Backstory with Larry Potash

Murder in the Desert: A break in brother’s search for killer | Backstory with Larry Potash

In 1974, Dan Walker is shot and killed on a desert highway in the Mojave Desert. After nearly four decades, a break in the case ...

The Hidden Suburban P.O.W. Camp  | Backstory With Larry Potash

The Hidden Suburban P.O.W. Camp | Backstory With Larry Potash

During World War II, the U.S. captured hundreds of thousands of German Soldiers. What to do with them all? House them in the ...

Record-breaking: The backstory of vinyl’s comeback | Backstory with Larry Potash

Record-breaking: The backstory of vinyl’s comeback | Backstory with Larry Potash

When it comes to technology, usually people want the latest and greatest. So why are vinyl records making a comeback?

The artist who saved a Hollywood classic from never being made | Backstory with Larry Potash

The artist who saved a Hollywood classic from never being made | Backstory with Larry Potash

One of the most famous and beloved films in

The History of Pseudoscience | Backstory with Larry Potash

The History of Pseudoscience | Backstory with Larry Potash

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The rise, fall, and reinvention of the American mall | Backstory with Larry Potash

The rise, fall, and reinvention of the American mall | Backstory with Larry Potash

Malls started out as a sort of town center 2.0, eventually becoming staples of suburban life. But with the rise of online shopping, ...

The true genius of Ray Bradbury | Backstory with Larry Potash

The true genius of Ray Bradbury | Backstory with Larry Potash

Ray Bradbury is perhaps the bridge between the early visionaries of science fiction and our current catalogue of Marvel and Star ...

A new look at a Chicago pioneer’s legacy

A new look at a Chicago pioneer’s legacy

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Why Dungeons and Dragons still thrives | Backstory with Larry Potash

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America’s history of doomsday cults | Backstory with Larry Potash

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