Geoffrey Baer has the story behind an historic windmill in an Elmhurst cemetery.

Our resident Chicago expert Geoffrey Baer answers your questions, including one about the painted forest in Lincoln Park. "Painted Forest" 22 E. Jackson

Where are Chicago's oldest buildings? Our resident Chicago expert Geoffrey Baer has tracked down some of them.

What do urban myths featuring an elephant and a lakefront sledding hill have in common? Geoffrey Baer explains in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

Geoffrey Baer fills us in on the shrewd political move, in 1818, that kept Chicago in Illinois, instead of Wisconsin. Curtiss Candy Co. Illinois v. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb

Have you ever been to Cherry, Illinois? Geoffrey Baer tells us what horrific event occurred in that tiny town 100 years ago this month in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

In the spirit of Halloween, Geoffrey Baer shares the spooky legend of Bachelor's Grove Cemetery. America's Most Haunted Places: Bachelor's Grove Cemetery Chicago Coliseum

What distinguished businessman transformed a frog pond into a castle? We find out in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey. "Illinois: The Castle" -- Time Magazine Patterson McCormick Mansion Peshtigo Wisconsin Fire

A bust honoring Sir Georg Solti was sculpted, and then dedicated in front of the Lincoln Park Conservatory in 1987. Two of our viewers noticed it was missing and wonder where it went. We find out in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey. A short history of Argonne's Illinois site Sir George Solti Bust

We find out about a peaceful meadow that was once a POW camp in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

What do a totem pole in Burnham Harbor and the Chicago Cubs curse have in common? The answer to that and more in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

Why do Grant Park's Native American warrior statues have empty hands? Geoffrey Baer has the answer to that and other viewer questions in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey. Encyclopedia of Chicago: Pure Oil Co.

Sin in the South Loop? Geoffrey Baer has the details on the sordid side of Chicago history and more in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey. Chicago's Vice Districts

Did you know that the first modern airfield in the U.S. was located right outside Chicago? Geoffrey Baer has the details on that and more in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

Confused by Chicago geography? Maybe you've wondered why Sheridan Road doesn't lie on a straight line? Geoffrey Baer solves this mystery and more when he answers your questions about Chicago history and trivia. Civil War Camp Douglas History of Fort Sheridan

What is the meaning behind the famous names listed on a building in the River West area? Geoffrey Baer joins us with the details on this and other Chicago history and trivia in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.