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Riverview, Kiddieland, Santa's Village – these are just a few of the cherished amusement parks covered in WTTW's new Chicago Stories documentary. We spoke to the producer and writer.

While summer festival season winds down, there are still a handful of fall food festivities to savor this October before winter sets in, with wine and beer taking center stage. 

As the presidential election approaches, we have a variety of perspectives. Plus more Chicago Stories, NOVA on the oddities of the solar system, and new mysteries and cooking shows. 

Teddy Roosevelt planned to go to law school while vice president – but became president when William McKinley was assassinated. A new American Experience explores the ambiguities of the office, and how it evolved into its modern-day importance.

Hendrik struggles as Van der Valk and the team investigate the murder of a bird-loving woman. The case brings up the disappearance of a pop star several years ago. 

Atticus Pünd and his assistant Madeline Cain speak to some of the many people with motive to kill Melissa James, while Susan looks into the reason for Frank Parris' visit to Suffolk.

When a body is found inside a tree, a cold case is reopened and an ex-detective disgraced by the team is brought back to offer insight into the investigation.

A new Chicago Stories documentary covers The Black Sox Scandal, in which Chicago White Sox players intentionally lost the 1919 World Series for a payout, and changed the game of baseball forever.

Do you follow local news in Chicago? Take our monthly news quiz to see how many headlines you kept up with in September.

Filbert's Old Time Root Beer was started by Charles Filbert in 1926. His grandson Ron continues to run it today, producing pop on old-fashioned machinery on the Southwest Side. 

Van der Valk doesn't know who to trust as he and his team continue investigating the killings of two men about to testify against a crime lord. 

Susan visits a hotel to figure out how Atticus Pünd's investigation into the death of Melissa James in a novel relates to the disappearance of Cecily MacNeil.

Ridley and Farman have to determine whether Tasha can be trusted or if she has been compromised in her relationship with a suspect as they try to find Ryan's killer. 

Try a simple, warming dessert perfect to make with a child. 

Make a customizable, fun snack or dinner with kids that's inspired by the PBS KIDS show Rosie's Rules.