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In this episode Alyssa is joined by Steven Ray Morris of See Jurassic Right and formerly My Favorite Murder to discuss the 1950's murder of the Grimes Sisters.  

Show Notes:

Chicago Reader: Death and the Maidens
Chicago Now: Unsolved Chicago Grimes Sisters’ Murder is 59 Years Old
Newcity: A Killer and A Movie: When Two Brutal Murders Brought Fear to Chicago
WGN: Grimes Sisters' killings blamed for Chicago's loss of innocence
The Two Lost Girls: The Mystery of the Grimes Sisters (Dead Men Do Tell Tales)
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Alyssa is joined by Ben Mandelker of Watch What Crappens to discuss the life and times of Chef Charlie Trotter. Some of you might be asking, "Who?" Well, take a listen because aside from being Gordon Ramsay before Gordon Ramsay he profoundly impacted Chicago's dining culture with some influence on Top Chef.

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Show Notes:
Book: Charlie Trotter: How One Superstar Chef and His Iconic Chicago Restaurant Helped Revolutionize American Cuisine
IMDB: Love Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Charlie Trotter
New York Times: Charlie Trotter, a Leader Left Behind
New York Times: Charlie Trotter Dies at 54; Chef Made Chicago a Must
Chicago Magazine: Charlie Trotter Is Alive And Well
Chicago Sun-Times: Charlie Trotter exhibit a glimpse of the man behind the legend
People: Chef Graham Elliot Remembers Charlie Trotter
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Alyssa is joined by Ben Mandelker of Watch What Crappens to discuss the life and times of Chef Charlie Trotter. Some of you might be asking, "Who?" Well, take a listen because aside from being Gordon Ramsay before Gordon Ramsay he profoundly impacted Chicago's dining culture with some influence on Top Chef.



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Show Notes:

Book: Charlie Trotter: How One Superstar Chef and His Iconic Chicago Restaurant Helped Revolutionize American Cuisine

IMDB: Love Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Charlie Trotter

New York Times: Charlie Trotter, a Leader Left Behind

New York Times: Charlie Trotter Dies at 54; Chef Made Chicago a Must

Chicago Magazine: Charlie Trotter Is Alive And Well

Chicago Sun-Times: Charlie Trotter exhibit a glimpse of the man behind the legend

People: Chef Graham Elliot Remembers Charlie Trotter

The Chicago Bears and the City of Chicago held a press conference so stunning Alyssa had to sit down for and tell Scoot and Pat all about it to get their reactions.
She also had to explain the parking deal.
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Alyssa and Scoot talk about Mayor Daley's "Plan for Transformation" and the current state of Cabrini-Green.

Show Notes:
Block Club Chicago: Cabrini-Green: A History of Broken Promises
IMDB: Slick Boys
New York Times: Chicago Housing Agency To Be Taken Over by U.S.High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing
Video: Welcome to Cabrini-Green projects in Chicago: Home of Gangster Disciples
Video: Why Chicago's Worst Public Housing Project became a National Disgrace
Video: Chicago - Cabrini Green (1989-02)
Video: CABRINI GREEN WAS NOT LIKE GOOD TIMES-- NATE JONES
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In this episode we discuss how Mayor Jane Byrne sorta takes up residence in the projects and throws the most cringe easter celebration while violating constitutional rights. Then it gets bad and constitutional rights are stomped on some more. Good Times. At the end you get Alyssa's Cabrini Green story.

Show Notes:
Chicago Magazine: Cabrini Green
WTTW: When Jane Byrne Moved in to Cabrini
Chicago Tribune: Jane Byrne’s move into Cabrini-Green is the subject of a new play. But the stunt’s history ‘depends on whom you ask.’
Chicago Sun-Times: Why Chicago’s 1st female mayor moved into the city’s most notorious public housing project
NPR: When A Mayor Moved To The Cabrini-Green Projects
DNAinfo: SPECIAL REPORT: How Kids Get Caught in Chicago's Deadly Gun Trap
NYT: Even a Grade School Is No Refuge From Gunfire
High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing
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