If you haven’t noticed from the ice crystals creeping up your windows or the wind biting at your nose, it’s pretty cold out there! Lean into the frigid temperatures from the safety of your couch (preferably under a heated blanket) with these delightfully wintry cold weather stories from WTTW.
Stories by Meredith Francis
| Meredith Francis
| Meredith Francis
The Dearborn Park neighborhood rose from another expanse of abandoned railroad property amid high hopes – and deep unease – about whom downtown redevelopment was really for.
| Meredith Francis
What a year for news in Chicago. Did you keep up with the headlines? Take our year-end news quiz to find out.
| Meredith Francis
From nostalgic classics to new twists, our most popular recipes of 2025 serve up a little comfort and plenty of curiosity.
| Meredith Francis
With just one more month left in 2025, it was yet another busy news month in the Chicago area in November. Did you follow the headlines? Find out how much you know with our monthly news quiz.
| Meredith Francis
The holidays are here, and WTTW is here to help get you in the festive spirit with a line-up of holiday programming.
| Meredith Francis
The Oscar-winning team behind 20 Days in Mariupol has a new film about the war in Ukraine, 2000 Meters to Andriivka, which premieres on WTTW as a Frontline documentary on Tuesday, November 25 at 9:00 pm and will be available to stream on the PBS app.
| Meredith Francis
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and there is a bounty of cooking shows you can watch on WTTW or stream.
| Meredith Francis
The American Revolution premieres on WTTW on Sunday, November 16 through Friday, November 21 at 7:00 pm. All six parts will be free to stream on the PBS app starting Sunday, November 16 at 7:00 pm and will be available until Sunday, December 14.
| Meredith Francis
When Ken Burns stopped by WTTW this fall, we asked him some questions submitted by our audience. See how he answered!
| Meredith Francis
Ready, set, glow! Holiday light shows are back across Chicagoland.
| Meredith Francis
Take our October news quiz to see how much you know from state and local headlines this month.
| Meredith Francis
November is Native American Heritage Month, and WTTW has programming that honors the history, culture, and traditions of Indigenous peoples.
| Meredith Francis
Snow is a fact of life here in Chicago, and everyone’s got a story. We asked you to share your memories of the city’s snowiest days in connection with Chicago Stories: Legendary Blizzards, and you delivered.
| Meredith Francis
From Rails to Trails explores how a passionate group of activists fought to transform railroad corridors into trails now loved by walkers, runners, and cyclists around the United States.
