WTTW's Geoffrey Baer takes a look at Chicagoans at work

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In his latest special for WTTW, Geoffrey Baer meets with a cross-section of workers around the city to get a behind-the-scenes look at what their jobs entail. “Chicago Works,” airing Tuesday, tackles a variety of professions, from city employees on rat patrol to the crew at the United Center responsible for the frequent basketball-court-to-ice-rink changeovers.

It’s a solid enough promise, and Baer, a longtime fixture on Chicago public television, has always been an enthusiastic host with a real appreciation and curiosity for the city and its quirks. But the special fails to create that delicious feeling of falling down a rabbit hole and discovering new and fascinating information. You don’t even get much sense of the personalities of the ever