TV Schedule for Story (WCIU-TV5) Chicago, IL

Modern Marvels Swamp Tech

The assembly and surprising history behind the airboat; a wild ride on a big-tired swamp buggy; local delicacies that bring new meaning to acquired taste; a massive engineering project to divert the mighty Mississippi River; pythons and alligators.

Modern Marvels Castles & Dungeons

A journey back to an unruly era examining the complexity of their construction and the multipurpose they served; homes to kings and nobles, economic centers, courthouses, treasuries, prisons, and torture chambers.

Modern Marvels Corpse Tech

The human body is host to a multitude of hidden secrets even after death; coroner; funeral home director; forensic anthropologist; engineers.

Modern Marvels Cemeteries

More than two million people die in the U.S. annually, creating 5,500 daily burials with 80 percent choosing caskets and 20 percent cremation; explore dealing with death throughout centuries and today's $20-billion funeral industry.

Modern Marvels Halloween Tech

The celebration of Halloween has become a $6 billion economic powerhouse; the annual Halloween Haunt at Knott's Berry Farm; the production of monster makeup, masks and costumes; carving pumpkins; making fake blood; haunted house.

Modern Marvels Night

Some activities occur only when the world is dark; fishermen use lights to lure squid to their nets; finding night crawlers in Toronto; military night-vision gear; police helicopter's Spectrolab spotlight; baseball stadium.

Modern Marvels Rats

Rats are some of the most dangerous, destructive and useful animals on the planet; an exterminator comes face to face with the rodents; hundreds of thousands of rats are bred and raised in a high-tech facility.