Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Helena Bonham Carter stars as Noele Gordon in an upcoming miniseries, playing a real-life actress who became famous for her role on a British soap opera before suddenly being fired from it. 

Citra and Eddie are proving to helpful members of Van der Valk's team as they try to figure out how killed Caspar Yuliani and where his girlfriend Marian Segers has disappeared to—if Van der Valk can only trust them. 

The dislike of Jess and Sunny towards each other makes working together difficult as they identify their victim and her relations. Troubles at home for both of them don't help their moods. 

When appendicitis sends Professor T to the hospital, he's extremely uncomfortable until he learns the stepdaughter of a couple recently murdered is in the same hospital, and he distracts himself by trying to solve the case. 

We have some first look photos from an upcoming adaptation of The Marlow Murder Club, based on the novel by Robert Thorogood, the creator of Death in Paradise. The mystery will eventually come to WTTW and PBS.

Coffee as a beverage similar to what we drink today is first noted in Yemen. Now, a new wave of entrepreneurs from Dearborn, Michigan are spreading unique Yemeni coffee across the United States, including to the suburbs of Chicago.

The Taste of Chicago is returning a bit late to Grant Park this year, thanks to the NASCAR race, but there are still plenty of restaurants and food trucks to sample. 

You don't have to go to a Korean barbecue restaurant, as delightful as they are, to enjoy the utterly satisfying—and quick-cooking—meal of beef bulgogi, which makes a great weeknight meal.

Van der Valk investigates the death of a promising freerunning champion. He has to do so with a new team, as Brad and Job have left, but trusting them is difficult. 

Professor T is looking for an excuse to avoid giving oral exams, so he's eager to help Lisa and Dan investigate an apparent arson in a building full of students.

DCI Jess James has impossible shoes to fill as she takes on Cassie Stuart's job, and an unexpected personal crisis on her very first day doesn't make things any easier. DI Sunny Khan immediately dislikes her. 

Hispanic Heritage Month starts on September 15 and runs through October 15. Explore the Mexican state of Yucatán, learn the stories of immigrants, and celebrate the successes and legacy of the labor leader Cesar Chavez in our special programming.

The Chicago Jazz Festival has been bringing outstanding musicians to the lakefront for over forty years, but before it, in 1965, DownBeat magazine hosted a festival at Soldier Field with the likes of John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Muddy Waters.

We have premiere dates for season four of both All Creatures Great and Small and Miss Scarlet and the Duke, as well as some first look images to give you a taste of what's ahead. 

The five-part Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland tells the personal stories of people who lived through the decades-long sectarian conflict known as The Troubles in Northern Ireland. "The underlying ambition or agenda for the series was always to try and build empathy," says the director.