Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

WTTW News | July 15, 2010, 7:00 pm

Remember the cow blamed for causing the Chicago Fire? Geoffrey Baer tells us about a South side home that may be connected to the infamous O'Leary family.

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