Episode

Why The Chicago Accent Is Dying

Podcast: The Block Club Chicago Podcast
Published: Jun 4, 2026
Duration seconds: 1330
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Summary

The so-called “Chicago accent” is one of the city’s greatest exports, alongside Italian beef, deep-dish pizza and up-and-coming sketch comedians. Most associate a particular kind of sound to the average Chicagoan. But there are actually many Chicago accents with different origins. And many of them are dying out.