Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

James tries to make his way home from training at Christmas to welcome a new son, in the season finale. 

Thanks to the recent stage adaptation at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, we're revisiting Sufjan Stevens' Illinois album and its many, many references to state history.

Trinidadian cuisine is a unique reflection of its multicultural history, with an iconic street food that incorporates Caribbean and Indian flavors. D's Roti and Trini Cuisine is one of only two Chicago restaurants where you can try it.

The team reunites for a final episode that they hope might lead to another series, but there are still complications with which Barbara must wrestle. 

Helen moves home to help on the family farm but her father wants to coddle her as she's pregnant. Mrs. Hall and Siegfried wrestle with an impending departure. 

Eliza sets to helping a friend – and saving her business – when Nash becomes wanted in connection with a murder. 

Over 50 Black-owned restaurants, bakeries, beverage purveyors, caterers, and more will be offering fixed menus, discounts, and special prices to help get people in during the slow months of winter.

Barbara is suspended from her show and forced to stay at home out of sight of the press. The team tries to keep producing the show without her, to their dismay. 

James finally has to leave for the air force, and set about preparing Skeldale for his absence and reckoning with leaving Helen and their coming child behind.

Eliza and Nash continue to clash in their approaches to running the business while they investigate an explosion at a newfangled telephone company.

The meat-filled Chinese dumplings jiaozi are often served at Chinese New Year in the hope that they bring prosperity because of their resemblance to ancient currency. Try a recipe from a chef who is in the process of opening a Taiwanese restaurant in Andersonville.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office dramatizes a real-life miscarriage of justice in the United Kingdom, and has generated public outrage on behalf of its victims.

Chicago's homegrown Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence have named their 2024 winners. 

Barbara and Diane both continue to find more success, although perhaps their news isn't as good as they like. And Barbara endangers her career by accident, thanks to her relationship with Clive. 

As Richard frustrates James by simultaneously being a know-it-all and clueless, James worries that he has endangered Helen and their unborn child.