Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Summer in Chicago is typically fully of fun activities from dancing to movies to concerts to summer camps held in the parks of the city. This year, WTTW is partnering with the Chicago Park District and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to bring those activities to you in your home.

As a rumor swirls around John, he is finally forced to reveal his past and the relationship between himself and his son August's mother. Plus, he is drawn into a potentially dangerous scheme involving the emperor's family.

A young man streaks through the streets yelling about aliens, then is found dead in a fen. The incident leads Geordie and Will into the world of LSD trials and psychotherapy, while Cathy and Geordie deal with Cathy's mother. 

On the 40th anniversary of PBS's A Capitol Fourth, the Fourth of July celebration is a bit different due to COVID-19, but there are still star performers and fireworks that you can enjoy from your home. 

Daniel and Chanchal grow closer despite warnings against a relationship, while John discovers the perfect gift for the empress but is stymied when things go awry during its delivery.

A disturbance at a movie theater has a connection to a minor crime committed against Mrs. C. It eventually reveals a part of her husband's past that was hidden, while Will struggles to help the troubled young Matthew.

Lucy Parsons was full of contradictions: an anarchist who defended marriage, a Black woman born into slavery who claimed her dark skin came from Mexican and Native American ancestry, a supporter of rights for women who didn't trust elections and thus never aligned herself with suffragists.

A new arrival at Beecham House fights with Henrietta over control of the household, while John and Samuel search for John's brother, Daniel, and John is eventually forced to reveal a small slice of his past. 

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.