Stories by Jay Shefsky

We meet a longtime sailor who races boats on ice – not water. “Ice boating is sailing, it’s just a faster, more exciting version of it,” Chris Berger says.

Matt Binns is equal parts artist, inventor and businessman. We visit his workshop to see how his company’s custom-made globes are constructed.

The story of one local punk band whose members’ lives have gone in some surprising directions.  

We meet a longtime sailor who races boats on ice – not water. “Ice boating is sailing, it’s just a faster, more exciting version of it,” Chris Berger says.

A Chicago man stumbles on a rare and valuable piece of art that is a close cousin to the most reproduced painting in history.    

How independently can adults with intellectual disabilities live as they age? We visit a group of men who have shared a home for decades. 

Roughly 20 percent of the produce grown in this country is never eaten, and a lot of it never even makes it off the farm because it doesn’t look right. Now, Chicagoans can buy that perfectly good (but unattractive) produce. 

When Helen Lambin got a small tattoo for her 75th birthday, she had no intention of ever getting another. But the experience “made me feel sort of adventurous and wild,” she remembers.

Lloyd DeGrane spent three years photographing homeless encampments in Chicago. He shares images and stories from the streets.

Roughly 20 percent of the produce grown in this country is never eaten, and a lot of it never even makes it off the farm because it doesn’t look right. Now, Chicagoans can buy that perfectly good but unattractive produce.  

An owl loving Chicago photographer takes us along as he shoots a majestic snowy owl during the last “invasion” in 2014.

Chicago television has a rich and colorful history. But few moments are quite as colorful—or bizarre—as the incident that happened to this very station in 1987.

Imagine learning your father was prison pals with notorious murderer Nathan Leopold. That’s the true story told in a new graphic novel.  

Exploring the little-known story of an all-black infantry regiment from Chicago that fought in World War I. A discussion with documentary filmmaker Mario Tharpe.

When Helen Lambin got a small tattoo for her 75th birthday, she had no intention of ever getting another. But the experience “made me feel sort of adventurous and wild,” she remembers.

A nonprofit offers free emotional and practical support to Chicagoans who lose loved ones to homicide.    

In the early 1960s, bald eagles were nearly extinct in the lower 48 states. But government protections and conservation measures have had a huge impact on their numbers. “I think it’s an incredible success story,” said biologist Chris Anchor.

Meet one of the first African-American flight attendants and hear the unusual way her mother inspired her love of travel.

Chicago Tonight spends a day with a tugboat crew moving barges on the Calumet River.

There was once an extensive network of African-American golf leagues and clubs across the country. As the golf world opened up, most of them faded away. But one that remains is the Chicago Women’s Golf Club. We go for a visit.

Meet one of the first African-American flight attendants, and the unusual way her mom inspired a love of travel.  

There was once an extensive network of African-American golf leagues and clubs across the country. As the golf world opened up, most of them faded away. But one that remains is the Chicago Women's Golf Club. We go for a visit.

Art conservation can cost thousands of dollars. Meet one man who’s dedicated to restoring works of art pro bono.

Chicago Tonight spends a day with a tugboat crew moving barges on the Calumet River.

When a developer painted over a beloved and iconic mural on a shuttered Pilsen community center last month, the response was swift and strong.

Art conservation can cost thousands of dollars. Meet one man who’s dedicated to restoring works of art pro bono.