Culture

From the sentencing of an influential Chicago alderman to new piping plover eggs, there was a wide variety of news to follow this month in Chicago. How much do you know? Take our news quiz! 

A look back at the golden age of tennis just in time for the Olympics, a celebration of the Fourth of July, and more.

Partners Art Johnston and Pepe Peña opened Sidetrack in 1982. A documentary called Art and Pep, airing on WTTW on June 28, tells not only the story of the bar as a center for LGBTQ activism, but the love story of the couple that first fell in love some 50 years ago. WTTW spoke with the film's director.

Twenty five years ago, the streets of Chicago became a public art moo-seum when the Cows on Parade public art project launched. 

The cicadas have arrived, a Chicago museum gets a name change, and the Home Alone house is for sale. How much Chicago news did you keep up with this month? Take our May news quiz! 

A series examining sustainable fishing in a changing climate, new seasons of favorite mysteries, and some time in the company of George Takei, Alan Cumming, and Miriam Margolyes.

June is LGBTQ Pride Month, and WTTW has a slate of programming that highlights stories of acceptance, identity, struggle, and features the LGBTQ+ individuals and groups that made waves in their fields. 

The National Memorial Day Concert is here, honoring our military with music, stories of veterans, and more. See the celebrities performing here. 

This Memorial Day weekend, explore the extraordinary stories of those in the armed forces with a variety of programming on WTTW.

There's a huge amount of worthwhile TV out there nowadays, so it can be hard to choose what to watch. But who better to recommend shows than the person who programs them? Lisa Tipton, WTTW’s Head of Programming and Pledge, constructs the WTTW schedule by searching through offerings from many different sources which include the national PBS network, the BBC, and independent filmmakers to put together a varied and engaging broadcast schedule.

What was the voter turnout in the March primary? Where will the Bears’ new stadium be? And what percentage of the solar eclipse did the Chicago area see? Answer these questions and more in our April news quiz.

May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and WTTW has a variety of programming to celebrate. 

Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month this May on WTTW with a wide array of programming that explores stories of friendship, survival, and even tales from the wild west.

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. 

In a Chicago History Museum photo, people view the eclipse from the Adler Planetarium on February 26, 1979.