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Did you watch WTTW’s new Chicago Stories Leopold and Loeb documentary last night? Stream now and watch this web extra >> a walking tour retracing their steps on the night of Bobby Franks’s murder:

Video | Retracing the Steps of Leopold and Loeb | Chicago Stories | WTTW Chicago Paul Durica of the Chicago History Museum retraces the steps of Leopold and Loeb on the night of the murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks.

Their names are now synonymous with the crime they committed. But before 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were privileged teenagers living in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood – both brilliant young men who, on paper, seemed to have everything going for them.

The “Perfect Crime”: The Story of Leopold and Loeb and the Murder of Bobby Franks On the morning of May 22, 1924, a factory worker on his way home discovered the body of a young boy lying in a culvert near the Illinois and Indiana border outside Chicago. It was the body of Bobby Franks, a 14-year-old boy from a wealthy family in the city’s Kenwood neighborhood.

Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable.

Moo Deng, Thailand’s Adorable Pygmy Hippo, Has a Face That Launches a Thousand Memes Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee has been posting cute moments of the animals in his care for about five years. He never imagined the zoo’s newborn pygmy hippo would become an internet megastar within weeks.

Leopold and Loeb: Deadly Alliance producer and writer Tania Lindsay shares what it was like to tell the story of the infamous duo and why this “Crime of the Century” is still so compelling.

WTTW Explores the "Crime of the Century" in a New Documentary on Leopold and Loeb, a Century Later An all-new season of WTTW’s Chicago Stories kicks off with a look back at one of the most sinister true crime stories of the 20th century, which took place in Chicago 100 years ago: Leopold and Loeb's murder of a 14-year-old boy.

Chicago architect John Ronan was chosen earlier this year to design the memorial.

Chicago Architect Unveils Design for National Memorial in DC Dedicated to Fallen Journalists Chicago architect John Ronan, who leads the local design firm John Ronan Architects, was chosen earlier this year to design the memorial in Washington, D.C.

Three new artisan cafés and bakeries have opened in the same zip code around McKinley Park in the past couple months, feeding a hunger on the near Southwest Side. Cadinho Bakery Fat Peach Bakery

A Batch of New Bakeries Rises on the Southwest Side Three new artisan cafés and bakeries have opened in the same zip code around McKinley Park in the past couple months, feeding a hunger on the near Southwest Side.

Some residents said this is just the beginning of what will lead to gentrification, while others said the community should embrace the investment.

Some Little Village Residents Are Pushing Back Against New Neighborhood Starbucks A Starbucks is set to open at the Little Village Plaza — an area once filled with local vendors and businesses before it was sold to developers. Some residents said this is just the beginning of what will lead to gentrification, while others said the community should embrace the investment.

Earth is about to take a bite out of the moon. Well, more like a nibble.

Partial Lunar Eclipse of Tuesday’s Supermoon is Perfectly Timed for People Who Aren’t Night Owls The partial eclipse will hit its maximum before 10 p.m. Tuesday, which is downright considerate of the moon on a school night.

This Friday, September 20, a new season of Chicago Stories premieres, starting with the dramatic true crime story of Leopold and Loeb – two University of Chicago graduate students who set out to commit "the perfect crime." wttw.com/chicagostories

Open House Chicago returns October 19 and 20 with 25 new sites. Chicago Architecture Center

Chess Records, Ramova Theatre and University Club of Chicago Among New Sites Announced for Open House Chicago 2024 A "who's who" of buildings has been announced for the annual Open House Chicago "urban exploration" two-day festival, set for Oct. 19-20.

The Chicago Department of Transportation is shaking things up and shifting resurfacing work this week to the stretch between Irving Park Road and LaSalle Drive.

DuSable Lake Shore Drive Lane Closures Shifting to Busy Stretch Between Irving Park Road and LaSalle Drive The Chicago Department of Transportation is shaking things up and shifting resurfacing work this week to the stretch between Irving Park Road and LaSalle Drive. Lane closures start Sunday afternoon.

Van der Valk and his team are back in an all-new season: to.wttw.com/3ThRbTM

Susan Ryeland is again asked to be a detective when another book she has published seems to hold clues to a murder, in the new Moonflower Murders: to.wttw.com/3MBBpiT

A jewelry store robbery is quickly connected to a murder, in the return of Ridley: to.wttw.com/4gnMSjN

Hispanic Heritage Month begins today - find our programming celebrating it here.

What to Watch on WTTW for Hispanic Heritage Month Discover WTTW's programming that celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, starting September 15.

All Creatures Great and Small is returning in January 2025!

A Trailer for Season 5 of 'All Creatures Great and Small' We have our first video teaser for season 5 of All Creatures Great and Small, plus a premiere date: Sunday, January 12, 2025.

“It always hits me ... not a lot of people have seen this bird,” Brookfield Zoo Chicago's Cody Hickman said. “Chicago has more Guams than Guam.”

This Bird Has Been Extinct in the Wild for 35 Years. Brookfield Zoo is Helping the Sihek Make a Comeback At the end of August, participants in the Sihek Recovery Program, of which Brookfield Zoo is a member, took the first small step toward one day bringing birds and birdsong back to Guam.