A Q For You: Where Does The Name ‘Chicken Q’ Come From?

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 10 a.m.

A Chicken Q is a name for a charcoal chicken dinner sold as part of a fundraiser. But the name is really only known regionally in the La Crosse area — places like Tomah, Black River Falls and Prairie du Chien. They are also popular among nonprofit groups like fire departments in Trempealeau County, north of La Crosse. WPR producer John Davis reported this story and digital news editor Andrea Anderson voiced it. This story came from an audience question as part of the WHYsconsin project. Submit your question at wpr.org/WHYsconsin and we might answer it.