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 | First & foremost: How well do you know your Second City innovations? From Twinkies to Tom Cruise freakouts, these Chicago premieres test your ability to store the randomest of city facts. |
 | Did you know?: Expand your knowledge of the Windy City with these factoids |
 | First flops: These dud Chicago premieres prove first isn’t always best. |
 | Making waves: A pissed-off millionaire paved the way for the world’s first public lakefront. |
 | Worst in show: These five failures prove Chicago has room for improvement. |
 | Greener pastures: City Farm grows vegetables where they’ve never flourished before. |
 | Phallus in wonderland: Those rainbow-colored rods symbolize Chicago’s leadership in legitimizing the LGBT community. |
 | Gaining a foothold: Local teens at park-district dances nurtured juke to become a countrywide craze. |
 | One-hit wonder: The story of the first entertainer to survive an attempted mafia assassination could only happen in Chicago. |
 | End of story: Take a look back on some remarkable Chicago holdouts. |
 | Dance macabre: America’s first punk disco began as a gay bar on Halsted Street. |
