Vintage Chicago Tribune: Exploring ‘Chicago Mysteries’

The Chicago Tribune has been reporting on the known and unknown since 1847. Which might explain why its vast story and photo archives were a key stop in helping host/writer/producer Geoffrey Baer prepare for his newest television special. “Chicago Mysteries” premieres at 7 p.m. Monday on WTTW-Ch. 11. Want a sneak peek at a few of the puzzles Baer will attempt to solve? Read on — though be prepared for a few spoilers. That’s what her husband Adolph Luetgert, a sausage factory owner, said she threatened to do on May...