Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

A new season of All Creatures Great and Small grows ever nearer as we approach 2026, and now we have our first trailer.

Milli by Metric, located in a century-old warehouse with a large patio, just offers coffee and ambitious pastries for now. But it will eventually expand into dinner service and more. 

The investigation turns up a connection between Marty and Gerard, while more and more of Gerard's past and politics are revealed.

Judith and her friends investigate a murder that might be linked to a stalled housing development that is being prevented by two households' refusals to sell. 

Miss Snares investigates the dean's past while he relives some of it, thanks to the appearance of Zelda. And the professor and detectives examine a violent burglary.

Phil Stefani of Stefani Restaurant Group and Art Smith, who came to fame as Oprah's personal chef, are opening a public restaurant in partnership with the Vatican on the grounds of a historic papal retreat.

Coming to WTTW and PBS in 2026, The Forsytes is a new Masterpiece adaptation of John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga books. 

Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote his first adventure and science fiction stories while living in Chicago and Oak Park, creating the popular character of Tarzan. 

The detectives learn more about Gerard Cooper and his life after telling his wife Juliet that his remains have been found.

As Zeta heads off to college, Suzie helps Judith, Becks, and Tanika figure out who killed Sir Peter Bailey, how they did it, and why. 

Dan finds himself frustrated as the professor meddles in another case when he's at a retirement community when a woman is violently killed. 

Creepies incorporates Chicago into the French bistro with dishes like a tavern-style tarte flambé and giardiniera on top of mussels. 

“We’re hoping to be able to spark a renaissance, and we’re happy to start it,” says Kosti Demos. “I just want more Greek-owned businesses” in Greektown again, like his new Ithaki Estiatorio.

The professor is avoiding detective work and has backslid following a tragedy, but is eventually convinced to help his old colleagues when a woman goes missing at sea. 

Sunny and Jess have another cold case to solve when human remains show up in a marsh, even while Jess continues to navigate familial problems.