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

Politics

Key City Panel Advances Plan to Spend $70M More to Care for Migrants in Chicago

The City Council’s Budget Committee voted 20-8 to advance the proposal to... 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.

playlist

Call the Midwife Recap

A young couple underestimates their ability to be responsible parents, but they are put to the test by a medical issue in both their daughters.

Everyone underestimates Lindy and Melvin as parents, including themselves. Credit: BBC Studios/Neal Street Productions

Preview

Chicago Mysteries

Did a UFO fly over O’Hare Airport? Is Hull House haunted? Geoffrey Baer sets out to solve these and other puzzlers.

Geoffrey Baer and his spyglass.

WTTW News Explains

Why Are There So Many Cicadas in Illinois in 2024?

A 13-year brood in southern Illinois and a 17-year brood in northern Illinois will make their first joint appearance in more than 200 years.

Zombie cicada.

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.

Arts & Entertainment

Concert to Celebrate Chicago’s Place in Gospel Music History

Some of gospel’s biggest stars are coming together for a night of performances in the city where it all began, right here at WTTW.

Smelly jars!

FOR KIDS

Play a Scent Memory Game

Put your nose to the test with this scent matching activity! Our sense of smell is called olfaction, and it can help children make connections with their surroundings. By using their sense of smell, kids can investigate and distinguish between different objects and materials.

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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