Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Ellie ends up helping Will in the investigation of a hit-and-run involving two reclusive brothers and an unscrupulous investment broker when she shows up looking for a lead, while Geordie and Will face issues with mothers in their lives.

Six Black museums and historical institutions across the country are hosting a virtual event featuring cultural performances and scholars to celebrate Juneteenth, which marks the freeing of slaves in Texas two and a half years late, after the Emancipation Proclamation.

With America again in the midst of a public reckoning on race and racism, WTTW's head of community engagement, Tim Russell, was asked by a friend for recommendations on what to read and watch about race in America. Here are his lists.

American Masters: Unladylike2020 encompasses a documentary and series of video profiles of 26 little-known women from the turn of the twentieth century who were pioneers in their fields and fought for civil rights.

When the Englishman John Beecham arrives in Delhi to set up as a trader, he is met with suspicion by the Shah and a French mercenary, who suspect he is an agent of the rapacious East India Company. Meanwhile, his mother's arrival in India complicates his life.

Will and Geordie investigate the death of a woman at one of the few female colleges in Cambridge, discovering misogyny, secret drinking societies, and a world of fancy balls in the return of Grantchester.

High school seniors may not be able to receive their diplomas in-person this year, but Chicago is hosting a virtual graduation ceremony featuring a commencement address by Oprah Winfrey and hosted by Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes. 

This summer, in honor of the centenary of adoption of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, PBS and WTTW are celebrating trailblazers: women who already have or are working now to change the world and explode societal limitations. 

WTTW will broadcast and make available to stream a series of films and new specials focused on race in America following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the ensuing protests that erupted across the country.

The Chicagoland author and illustrator of the children's book Exquisite: The Life and Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks give a live reading and discuss the process of creating the book as well as their admiration of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.

“You can make a strong case for saying the American writing experience is the immigrant writing experience,” says the author Juan Martinez, and that's exactly what the American Writers Museum's "My America" exhibit, newly made digital, does.

The National Memorial Day Concert is hallmark of the beginning of summer. While it must adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic this year and not broadcast live from the U.S. Capitol, it will still feature a star slate of performers as well as members of the military in a unique adaptation.

Tetsuya Theodore Fujita developed a scale measuring the intensity of tornados and prevented airplane crashes by discovering microbursts. Fujita "was often met with skepticism in the beginning—until he was proven right," says a University of Chicago colleague and friend. 

Baptiste and Genevieve search out the Romanian gang's inside source in the Amsterdam police while Edward continues to try to help Natalie's kidnapped sister, Cristina, and the investigation winds to a close.

In the season finale of World on Fire, Robina tries to come to an understanding with Harry and Lois, Lois considers an offer from Vernon, Harry parachutes into danger, and Nancy tries to help Webster in Paris.