Winter will feature a rule-breaking forensic pathologist with a secret and a no-nonsense detective, and is an adaptation of the French series Balthazar.

Chicago Works took us near and far to meet the people whose everyday work keeps our city humming. So we thought it was only fair to turn the tables and give you a behind-the-scenes look at our own work here at WTTW.

Robert A.M. Stern has died at the age of 86. Geoffrey Baer met and interviewed him for a documentary about his life and work, and remembers the influential architect here.

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. 

How and why did Americans stop eating beef from dairy cows? It has something to do with Chicago's meatpackers and stockyards.

A new Geoffrey Baer special on the "city that works," a look at the life and career of Dick Van Dyke on his 100th birthday, holiday programming, and more.

The holidays are here, and WTTW is here to help get you in the festive spirit with a line-up of holiday programming. 

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.

Kids will love helping to create this fanciful gingerbread house, courtesy of a recipe from the famed Mary Berry. After you mix, cut out, and bake the various house components, kids can take over the decoration. 

Ahead of the WTTW and PBS premiere of its sixth season in January, it has been announced that All Creatures Great and Small has been renewed for more seasons. 

But biscuits aren't limited to the first meal of the day, as Hoosier Mama's Paula Haney makes clear. Plus, their history helps tell the "whole story of the country."

Chicago has been home to one of the largest diasporas of Czech citizens outside of central Europe, but there aren't many Czech restaurants left here. What's the cuisine like?

The old-school bakery and soda fountain Spinning J is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a podcast going behind the scenes of the struggles independent restaurants face.

Petite Edith is the third new restaurant opened by husband-and-wife team Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo in the past year. It's a lower price-point successor to their artistic tasting menu spot Esmé.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and there is a bounty of cooking shows you can watch on WTTW or stream.