Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

While Siegfried seeks a dream job as a racecourse veterinarian, James finds himself in a difficult situation with a racehorse. Tristan tries to make up for a shortage of cash, and Mrs. Hall helps Helen out with her sister Jenny. 

Eliza is tasked with proving a man innocent after he is found holding a knife next a dead man. Financial woes also mount as she tries to maintain a business after the death of her father. 

The basic model is simple: “Why don’t you give us some funding to keep our restaurant workers employed and we’ll just feed people for free?” Restaurants like Mi Tocaya Antojería and the nonprofit Community Kitchen and Canteen have taken it up during the pandemic.

The debts are piling up on Eliza Scarlet and her father, so Eliza is looking to help her father in his detective business. She has the skills, but a male-dominated world won't let her do the work. 

When Siegfried's brother comes home, James finds he has competition as Siegfried's assistant. He also finds he has romantic competition when he attends a party at the wealthy Mrs. Pumphrey's home, courtesy of her dog Tricki Woo. 

Frontline aims to make sense of a calamitous moment in American democracy, focusing on the rise of conspiracy and Donald Trump's takeover of the Republican Party, while also examining Joe Biden's life to better understand how he will respond.

Find all the ways you can watch the House's impeachment trial, either over-the-air or digitally, here. 

Blair Kamin has announced he is leaving the Chicago Tribune after 33 years, 28 as its architecture critic. A frequent guest on Chicago Tonight, he once shared his favorite place in Chicago and a story about his first review. Revisit it now.

When the city-dweller James Herriot tries to get a job as a veterinary assistant in the rural Yorkshire dales, he finds himself in some unexpected situations but tries to prove that he's more than up to the task. 

“I felt like we were just going back to a dark time and regressing, and I just wondered, ‘What is going on in that country?’” says the native Filipino filmmaker of A Thousand Cuts, which follows journalist Maria Ressa as she faces intimidation from the government of the Philippines.

Dementia is encroaching on Maud, so when she believes her friend Elizabeth has gone missing it is difficult to piece together what happened, especially since her memory is complicated by reminiscences of her sister, who disappeared when they were young. 

Enjoy Playlist's top ten stories published this year, from drama and mystery recaps to features on Polish food and comedy, as well as some bonus popular stories from 2020.

The circus is coming to Poplar as the holidays approach, and the ringmaster's daughter is pregnant. Shelagh reconnects with a woman who has had many miscarriages but is pregnant once again, and Monica Joan has a fall.

The cherished drama about a veterinarian working in rural Yorkshire in the 1930s is getting a new adaptation that premieres on WTTW through Masterpiece this January.

Try Pati Jinich's "favorite cookie of ALL time," a sandwich of thick sugar cookies and dulce de leche, during the holiday season.