Why does Chicago have so little love for the ‘Watchdog’ of the lakefront?
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Suburban Batavia, just 30 miles west of Chicago, used to be known as the windmill capital of the world. But eventually, technological advances took the wind out of the industry’s sails. In our last episode, we looked int...
The ‘windmill capital of the world’ used to be down the road from Chicago is an episode from Curious City by WBEZ Chicago. Suburban Batavia, just 30 miles west of Chicago, used to be known as the windmill capital of the world. But eventuall...
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