Robbie Q. Telfer

Sep 19, 2024 | wbez.org | Anna Mason |Andrew Meriwether |Robbie Q. Telfer |Max Lubbers

Nowadays, if you see a low-riding bicycle with high handlebars, lots of shining chrome and a long banana seat, you may think two things. First: that’s one hot retro bicycle. And second, if you know your bicycle history: that’s a Schwinn. Schwinn Bicycle Company single handedly shaped bicycle culture across the country for decades, all while maintaining their strong Chicago identity through four generations of family ownership.

Sep 13, 2024 | wbez.org | Andrew Meriwether |Robbie Q. Telfer |Max Lubbers |Maggie Sivit

Behind the Chicago Transit Authority’s massive Skokie facility stand several dozen of the agency’s best bus drivers. Their uniforms are freshly ironed and their gaze is focused on the parking lot in front of them, where a competitor is maneuvering a bus between a narrow set of cones.

Sep 5, 2024 | wbez.org | Robbie Q. Telfer |Max Lubbers |Maggie Sivit |Susie An

Editor’s note: This story originally published in 2019. Listen to the kid-friendly version of the audio story here. The Chicago region has been experiencing a collective case of the heebie-jeebies in recent years, ever since reports of a giant, flying, winged humanoid began surfacing in 2011.