Shawn Allee
- Username: shawnallee
- Editor, Community Bureaus (Interim)
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based
Recent Pieces from Shawn Allee
Is Chicago Ready For Another Supertall Skyscraper?
(06:27)
From: WBEZ
Curious Citizen Andrew Wambach wanted to know: Is Chicago ready for another supertall skyscraper? If so, when?
How did those green parrots get here?
(07:20)
From: WBEZ
Chicagoan Leanne Roddy asked WBEZ's Curious City this question: "I've heard there are parrots on the South Side of Chicago, and I was wondering where they came from."
Chicago's Best Indie Doughnut Shops
(10:01)
From: WBEZ
An anonymous listener asked Curious City: "Does Chicago have any more privately-owned doughnut shops, and which is the best?"
Are there tunnels under the loop?
(09:32)
From: WBEZ
A Curious Citizen had a hunch there might be tunnels lurking beneath Chicago’s downtown. She had no idea how right she was.
Will Pullman Ever Be Revitalized?
(09:21)
From: WBEZ
A post-industrial neighborhood considers whether to market its history ... or start a Pullman 2.0
Did a WWII nuclear experiment make the U of C radioactive?
(10:03)
From: WBEZ
Um, No. But did the Manhattan Project’s Enrico Fermi consider the risk to Chicago?
The Chicago Accent and the Chicago 'blaccent'
(09:12)
From: WBEZ
How similar are African-American accents? For one commenter, not as close as we’d suggested
Where is the highest point in Chicago?
(06:53)
From: WBEZ
The area’s so flat that every bunny hill seems a candidate. But, no, really — where is it?
What Chicago Aldermen Actually Do
(11:45)
From: WBEZ
Pregnancy tests? Pigeon poo? What Chicago aldermen really do
One frustrated Chicagoan wondered what her alderman’s responsible for
