Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

The official portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama will be coming to the Art Institute of Chicago this summer on the first stop of a five-city tour.

The new show Flavor of Poland aims to introduce Americans to the vibrancy of Polish history, culture, and food, as host Aleksandra August travels across the country learning about traditions and recipes. Here, August offers a recipe for Kraków-Style Roasted Duck.

An eager young doctor studying the new theories of Sigmund Freud observes a criminal case under the wing of a hardboiled inspector, and soon turns his observational powers and Freud's ideas to use solving the crime. 

Clara proves her ability during a construction accident and beings to repair relations with Sidney, while a medical demonstration is used for advantage in the struggle between Esther and Clara over Lady Denham's will.

The impeachment trial in the Senate has begun. Find all the ways to watch PBS NewsHour's special live coverage here.

Frontline's For Sama has been nominated in the Documentary Feature category at the Academy Awards. The film follows a young Syrian mother as she perseveres through the siege of Aleppo and is told as a love letter to a daughter.

"This is really the most important political year coming that I have ever experienced," says Michael Kirk, the producer of Frontline's new, two-part documentary America's Great Divide. "I thought these films could be a kind of overture as the curtain goes up on the political year."

The eccentrics of Sanditon begin to clash, especially at a luncheon Lady Denham throws in honor of the heiress Miss Lambe. Charlotte and Miss Lambe's strong-willed opinions put them in conflict with Lady Denham, while Sidney rebuffs an apology from Charlotte. 

The young, eager-for-experience Charlotte Heywood finds herself amongst a cast of odd characters when she is taken to the wannabe seaside resort town of Sanditon, and is quickly drawn into their ambitions, intrigues, and rivalries. 

A new PBS KIDS show filmed at WTTW brings together Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures, the team behind Nature Cat, and takes place in the land of Someplace Else from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

The spring-summer 2020 lineup features the new, WTTW-produced natural history series Prehistoric Road Trip as well as programming celebrating female trailblazers, in honor of the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the United States.

Flavor of Poland is a new cooking and travel show with Chicago roots that explores the cuisine of Poland, which is much more vibrant and multi-faceted than most Americans realize. "It’s got so much richness, and there’s so much flavor," says the host.

For the past twenty-two years, some of America’s funniest people have congregated annually to celebrate one of their own with the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Who else has received the Prize other than this year's Dave Chappelle?

Mark Bazer finds people of all sorts to talk to on his intimate Interview Show, from astrophysicists to comedians to musicians and chefs. Take a look at some of his upcoming guests in a new season.

As we approach a new year and a new decade, take a look back at what was yet to come in 2010, from changes in Chicago's built environment and restaurant industry to tech innovations and other developments.