New TV show digs into great Chicago mysteries

Last summer, I ran around town with WTTW host Geoffrey Baer to answer some crucial local questions about Malört and ketchup — but not mixed together. Why it matters: This culinary sleuthing was part of a show called "Chicago Mysteries," which debuts Tuesday on WTTW-11 at 7pm. How it works: Baer also enlisted the expertise of meteorologist Tom Skilling, writer Robert Loerzel, reporter Jon Hilkevitch and historian Shermann "Dilla" Thomas, among others. • They solve mysteries ranging from why we had a UFO sighting at O'Hare and a ghost in...