Education

Chicago Teachers Union Leaders Hopeful for ‘New Chapter’ in Contract Negotiations as Bargaining Set to Begin

CTU leaders on Tuesday announced their contract demands as bargaining gets... Read More

Politics

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Fined $60K for Violating Ethics Ordinance

The board found Conyears-Ervin committed 12 total violations of Chicago’s... Read More

Geoffrey Baer with a magnifying glass.

Tonight

Chicago Mysteries

Did a UFO fly over O’Hare Airport? Is the wife of Chicago’s "sausage king" haunting the factory basement where she was murdered? Why don’t Chicagoans put ketchup on their hot dogs? WTTW host Geoffrey Baer and a team of super sleuths attempt to solve some of Chicago’s most baffling mysteries. Audio-narrated descriptions of key visual elements are available.

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Geoffrey Baer Investigates Chicago Mysteries

In his new special Chicago Mysteries, Geoffrey Baer embarks on an adventure to solve some of Chicago’s age-old mysteries.

Geoffrey Baer

Chicago Mysteries

Did Chicago’s “Sausage King” really murder his wife?

In 1897, Adolph Luetgert – a German immigrant whose successful factory earned him the nickname “Chicago’s Sausage King” – was having a tough time at work and at home.

Adolph Luetgert

Stream

Elton John and Bernie Taupin: Gershwin Prize

This spring, Elton John and Bernie Taupin received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize.

Elton John and Bernie Taupin

For parents

Play With Patterns Anywhere

Patterns are all around us. A pattern is when objects, events, or steps repeat in a predictable way. 

Wombat with arms outstretched.
A building sign for the Office of the Medical Examiner

Crime & Law

Cook County Event Aims to Provide Resources, Support to Families and Friends of Missing Persons

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office is hosting its fourth Missing Persons Day on Saturday as a way to provide support and resources for the loved ones of missing persons.

Geoffrey Baer looks up through a trap door with a magnifying glass

Chicago

Geoffrey Baer Investigates Chicago Mysteries

In his new special Chicago Mysteries, Geoffrey Baer solves some of Chicago’s age-old mysteries involving a UFO sighting, a cemetery secret, and more. He sat down to offer up some behind-the-scenes intelligence. 

Sam and Jas sit in a crowd looking concerned

Drama

Mr Bates vs the Post Office

A computer system causes issues at post offices across the UK, but the post office refuses to acknowledge them and instead blames subpostmasters, making them pay to make up "lost" money, in this drama based on a true story.

A graphic reading Chicago's Skyscrapers with an image of a tropy

WTTW News Explains

WTTW News Explains: Where Does Chicago Stand in Skyscraper History?

Chicago is a city of firsts — everything from the first Ferris wheel to the first brownie and the world’s very first skyscraper. WTTW News explains.

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 or jumps to make your special greeting. Then, put all of the motions together into a sequence until your silly handshake is just right.

Geoffrey Baer

Membership

More Mysteries!

Join Geoffrey Baer, along with meteorologist Tom Skilling, for an immersive in-person event exploring the new WTTW special Chicago Mysteries on Saturday, June 1 at the historic Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.

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