Host of Chicago Mysteries on WTTW Geoffrey Baer joins the Steve Cochran Show to answer the biggest questions about Chicago culture. They uncover the famous 2006 UFO sighting in Chicago, recount the first time Chance the Snapper was spotted, and delve into the reasons why ketchup remains forbidden on Chicago’s hotdogs.
On this episode of PM Chicago: Bret Gogoel speaks with the Daily Herald’s Chris Placek about a battle over Pickleball in Elk Grove Village. Geza Guyck, Senior Director of Astrony at the Adler Planetarium, joins the program to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse, how to view it in Chicago, and the offerings at the Adler. […]
The new iOS 17.5 beta introduces app sideloading from websites in the EU and Apple has announced both what eligible developers have to do, and what users can expect to see. Apple is allowing EU developers to skip the App Store and offer sideloading from their websites As previously expected, the new beta release of iOS 17.5, adds the facility for sideloading apps from a website. Apple had previously resisted allowing this Web Distribution, but was pressured into it by the EU and its...
Now at Lost Nation Theater, the one-person show I Am My Own Wife presents the life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (1928-2002), a Berliner who turned her home into a museum of cultural artifacts and her life into a beacon. She opens the play speaking directly to the audience, sure of her taste, herself and our interest. That exemplary certainty also gave her the courage to dress as a woman under the repressive Nazi and East German Communist regimes. Her power is knowing who she is. Born...
A new travel show wants people to experience the real Chicago by getting out of downtown and into the city's 77 neighborhoods.
On this episode of PM Chicago: Geoffrey Baer joins Bret Gogoel in studio to talk all about WTTW’s Chicago Mysteries, an upcoming special uncovering the answers to questions big and small about our city. Nick Gale brings us a piece from Greg Hinz regarding Lori Lightfoot’s investigation into the Mayor of Dolton. Plus, the COPA […]
On this episode of PM Chicago: Bret Gogoel is joined in studio by Sean Ellis Hussey, Co-founder of Chicago Cane Cooperative, to chat rum and Chicago Rum Fest. Bill Cameron, Host of Take 1, talks about the latest episode and the big issues coming out of City Hall this week. Plus, Jonathan Bregman sits down […]
Yelp attempted to identify the best restaurants for Chicago-style pizza. Surprisingly, however, only a single restaurant in the top ten was actually located in Chicago.
Yelp attempted to identify the best restaurants for Chicago-style pizza. Surprisingly, however, only a single restaurant in the top ten was actually located in Chicago.
Funeral home regulations pass The Illinois Senate has passed legislation in response to a Carlinville funeral home’s mishandling of human remains. Senate Bill 2643 from state Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, would require the death care industry in the state as well as state regulators to implement a mandatory unique identification tagging system for all human remains. It also establishes a chain of custody system that tracks the human remains of...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least eight people were shot, including at least three
Comedy Movies In Theaters Nothing beats the experience of watching a comedy movie. The belly laughter. The smart jokes that don’t go over your head. And dark humor oozing with sarcasm. Are you waiting for a movie that fills all those descriptions? Then you’re in luck! Check out all the new comedy releases in theaters […]