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Look Who's Coming to the DNC: Stephen Colbert Bringing Live 'Late Show' Broadcasts to Chicago

Stephen Colbert, host of CBS's "Late Show," announced... Read More

Shame of Chicago

Tonight

Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation: The Color Tax

In part one, Black families were forced to purchase residences via contract sales, paying premiums for homes that they could lose after missing just a single payment. This episode explores the devastating impact of this policy.  

Thursday at 9:00 pm

Chicago Mysteries

Was Walter Newberry buried in a rum barrel?

While aboard a ship from the United States to France in 1868, businessman Walter Loomis Newberry died at sea. 

An illustration depicting men rolling a barrel, supposedly with Walter Newberry inside of it, at Graceland Cemetery. Credit: National Police Gazette / Newberry Library

Black Voices

Delving Into Chicago’s History of Segregated Housing

Chicago’s sordid history of being one of the most segregated cities in the United States is detailed in a new four-part documentary series, “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.”

Producer Chris Jenkins

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Chicago Mysteries

New! Geoffrey Baer and a team of super sleuths attempt to solve Chicago’s baffling mysteries.

Geoffrey Baer at Sox Park

For parents

12 Picture Books About Things That Go!

From a young age, my children were fascinated by the sound of airplanes and the sight of construction trucks doing their work.

Little Smokey
A graphic reading The Return of the Cicadas, with a small cicada covering the "o"

WTTW News Explains

WTTW News Explains: Why Will There Be So Many Cicadas in Illinois This Year?

In case you haven’t heard, the cicadas are coming, and things are about to get loud. WTTW News explains.

A woman stirs a pot of corn outside while another woman looks on

Food

A New Show Exploring Food and Culture in America's Heartland

America the Bountiful goes beyond food scenes in cities to explore the culinary traditions of America's heartland via individual ingredients linked to specific places, like wild rice in Minnesota.

A sign for gate C17 at O'Hare Airport

Chicago Mysteries

Was a UFO once spotted at O’Hare Airport?

In 2006, more than a dozen workers saw a peculiar, saucer-like object above Concourse C in the United Airlines terminal at O’Hare International Airport.

A black and white image of a man holding a sign that says, "Real Estate Exploitation Produces Ghettos"

Arts & Entertainment

‘Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation’ Delves Into Chicago’s History of Segregated Housing

The new docuseries uses firsthand accounts, archival footage and animation to better explain complex practices like redlining and blockbusting, and how Black families were systemically barred from homeownership.

Kids demonstrating their silly handshake.

For kids

Create a Silly Handshake

A high five, fist bump, or simple handshake are a few ways you can greet people. But for a special friend or family member, it can be fun to make up a one-of-a-kind silly handshake just for the two of you. Think of ways that you can use your hands, feet, legs, arms and even whole-body wiggles.

Gospel Showcase

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WTTW Gospel Showcase

The location for our Gospel Showcase has changed! Please join us at Shiloh Seventh Day Adventist Church on Tuesday, April 23rd where Karen Clark Sheard, Pastor Smokie Norful, The Chicago Mass Choir, and Lamar Campbell and the Spirit of Praise will inspire you with an electrifying night of gospel music. Celebrate with us as we honor and pay tribute to the art and power of gospel music in the city where it was born. 

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