Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

“Grocery stores are a way to transport us,” says Chrissy Camba, a Chicago-based chef who explores stores like Chicago's Seafood City in the new PBS digital series The Grocery List Show.

The Great Escaper tells the story of a 90-year-old veteran's escape from his nursing home to attend D-Day commemorations, while a new adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo comes from an Oscar-nominated director. 

The second season of The Marlow Murder Club premieres on WTTW and PBS in August, while a third season has also been announced. 

Cassy finds herself facing a wrenching choice in the question of Henry Hobday and her future. In the present day, she works to secure Isabella's future. 

After trying times and bouts of melancholy, Jane finally publishes some novels, but illness soon looms. Cassandra tries to protect her sister's legacy, and her friend Isabella's future. 

Nancy's wedding to Roger is to take place in Poplar, but there's a surprise. Catherine prepares for her vows, and the midwives help a very young mother they have seen before.

A few Chicago establishments make full use of their patios by inviting other restaurants to serve meals at a deal weekly – including a competition for the best hot dog. 

Restaurants' family meal or staff meal has been brought into the mainstream by The Bear. A new show uses it to allow the staff of a restaurant to share stories, advice, and an inside look. 

Call the Midwife continues marching on into the future with an upcoming new season and film, while it turns backwards to World War II in a prequel series.

In 2022, the son of a former dictator ran with the daughter of the controversial outgoing president to lead the Philippines. We spoke to the filmmaker of And So It Begins, which follows the election.

Louis and Antoinette grow ever more threatened as the people begin to rise up and assert themselves against the monarchy.

While Cassandra spars with her sister-in-law Mary and tries to prepare a future for Isabella, she also thinks back to a long-ago romance, thanks to Jane's letters. 

Joyce faces her disciplinary hearing while the other midwives help an older mother who doubts her health and an younger struggling with an addiction.

Mike Payne opened the original Byron's Hot Dogs as a manager and soon hired an employee who still works there today, before eventually taking over as owner. Fifty years and a White House visit later, the stand continues on.

Antidote follows a journalist who has exposed alleged Russian assassins – and faced threats to his life as a result, as the filmmaker explained on a recent trip to Chicago.