Chicago Stories
Chicago Stories: Season 4 - Trailer
Preview: Season 4 | 1m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
On Fridays at 8:00 pm beginning September 20, WTTW will premiere eight new CHICAGO STORIES.
On Fridays at 8:00 pm beginning September 20, WTTW will premiere eight new CHICAGO STORIES, the only weekly documentary series dedicated to uncovering the sweeping history, rich diversity, and breadth of human experience that shaped this great American city.
Chicago Stories is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Leadership support for CHICAGO STORIES is provided by The Negaunee Foundation. Major support for CHICAGO STORIES is provided by the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, TAWANI Foundation on behalf of...
Chicago Stories
Chicago Stories: Season 4 - Trailer
Preview: Season 4 | 1m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
On Fridays at 8:00 pm beginning September 20, WTTW will premiere eight new CHICAGO STORIES, the only weekly documentary series dedicated to uncovering the sweeping history, rich diversity, and breadth of human experience that shaped this great American city.
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Chicago Stories
WTTW premieres eight new Chicago Stories including Deadly Alliance: Leopold and Loeb, The Black Sox Scandal, Amusement Parks, The Young Lords of Lincoln Park, The Making of Playboy, When the West Side Burned, Al Capone’s Bloody Business, and House Music: A Cultural Revolution.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- This was a place to go and let loose and have a good time.
- The story of Leopold and Loeb is the story of the original crime of the century.
- Strike three.
You're out!
- Behind the scenes of this wonderful game lurks a very sinister dark side.
- House music is more of a feeling than it is a sound.
It was like capturing lighting in a bottle.
Al Capone was public enemy number one.
He's bigger than Chicago.
It just came over the radio that Martin Luther King had been assassinated in Memphis.
You knew something was about to happen.
All I could see was fire.
It did look like a war zone.
The city of Chicago was about to devastate their community.
They took a stand and said no, and that changed American history.
- I love this town.
My dreams came from here.
It really was a Chicago story for me.
Now PlayingChicago Stories: Season 4 - Trailer
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On Fridays at 8:00 pm beginning September 20, WTTW will premiere eight new CHICAGO STORIES. (1m 10s)
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Women were not always welcome as house music DJs. (5m 13s)
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A group of Chicago friends plant the seeds of house music. (8m 56s)
From the WTTW Archives: An Interview with Frankie Knuckles
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DJ Frankie Knuckles discusses the early days of house music at the Warehouse in this 2004 interview. (3m 27s)
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An anti-disco movement spurs the development of house music. (3m 47s)
Extended Interview: Dave Jemilo, Owner of The Green Mill
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Dave Jemilo shares the lore behind the famous cocktail bar Al Capone frequented. (4m 35s)
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Al Capone was born in Brooklyn and made his way to Chicago as a young man. (6m 6s)
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Al Capone and Johnny Torrio capitalize on Prohibition. (4m 11s)
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The National Guard arrives on Chicago’s West Side. (4m 23s)
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Martin Luther King moved to Chicago to bring attention to housing conditions. (3m 15s)
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African Americans settle on Chicago’s West Side. (4m 40s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Chicago Stories is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Leadership support for CHICAGO STORIES is provided by The Negaunee Foundation. Major support for CHICAGO STORIES is provided by the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, TAWANI Foundation on behalf of...