Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Patricia irrevocably loses her children, setting up a life in which they eventually seek each other, years later. Esther finally tracks down her sister Dora and finds that they have had vastly different lives. 

For a loaf of bread from Publican Quality Bread to reach you, wheat must be grown and harvested and sent to a stone mill to be ground into flour, which then goes through a process as long as 60 hours at the bakery. 

Annika and Michael struggle to navigate the fallout of Annika's revelation, but there's still a case to be solved. A wealthy entrepreneur has been found dead in his aquarium. 

Marga experiences what it means to devote herself to the Reich, while Henriette has to flee it as danger closes in. Harry and Lois reunite, Stan and Rajib embark on a perilous journey, and Kasia gets an assignment from Sir James. 

Cecil's business with Danioni and Americans begins to get too big for him, while Danioni remains a thorn in Bella's side. Anish is in danger and bad shape, and Lucian and Constance are forced to confront their feelings. 

Bezhig tries to comfort her siblings as her mother runs into walls trying to win back her children. Eighteen years later, Esther searches for the siblings from whom she was separated. 

What will be named Chicago's favorite candy? Will it be Butterfinger or Frango Mints? Vote to decide by midnight on Sunday!

A new American Experience documentary examines the rise of disco and Comiskey Park's infamous Disco Demolition Night, which turned into a riot. We spoke to the filmmakers about disco and the seventies. 

Cold Sesame Noodles are one of the simplest dishes in America's Test Kitchen's new A Very Chinese Cookbook, but also "one of the most delicious," says its author Kevin Pang, a Wilmette resident and former Chicago Tribune writer. 

Wilmette resident Kevin Pang and his father Jeffrey used to interact mainly via small talk or arguments. Now they have grown closer via food, hosting a YouTube series and writing A Very Chinese Cookbook together under the aegis of America's Test Kitchen.

Stephanie Hart of Brown Sugar Bakery bought the Cupid Candies factory to produce chocolates and keep jobs in her community. "The better the places are to work, the better the community is going to be,” she says.  

Annika and the team head to Edinburgh to investigate the death of a woman just released from prison. Annika continues to struggle with telling Michael the truth about Morgan. 

Lois is searching for a way out of Manchester, despite her infant daughter, while Robina receives a new guest and tries to manage everyone else staying in her home. Harry starts combat in North Africa, and Henriette quietly works against the Nazis in Paris. 

The staff continue to look out for travel guide inspectors, wondering if difficult guests are posing them a test. Lucian renews his relationship with Constance, and Cecil tries to renew his with Bella.

Bezhig Little Bird is forcibly removed from her parents on a First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan after officials determine her mother is not a "fit" parent, and sent off to be adopted by a Jewish family in Montreal.