Chicago-based Highdive is helping Jeep celebrate 85 years of freedom, grit and adventure with a new national campaign declaring one simple idea: “This Is Jeep Country.”
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Sometimes the best advertising idea is also the dumbest idea in the room. And we mean that as a compliment. This week’s Reel Ad of the Week goes to Jersey Mike’s “Bus,”...
The Laughing Cow spent the summer taking its signature cheese wedge on the road with The Wedgemobile, a traveling activation created by Havas Chicago.
The oversized wedge-on...
Lucid Motors and BarkleyOKRP have launched a new global campaign for the Lucid Gravity that turns a familiar SUV advertising premise on its head. Instead of asking whether the ...
DTF St. Louis had a major night at the 78th Emmy Awards, collecting six wins during Sunday’s Creative Arts ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
The HBO limited ...
North West took a major step into the spotlight Saturday night, performing her first headlining concert at The Vic Theatre. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were both in attendanc...
The late Rob Reiner received one of the most emotional honors of the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys, winning posthumously for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his perfo...
The Motion Agency is expanding its Midwest footprint by acquiring Vehr Communications, a Cincinnati-based strategic communications firm.
The deal strengthens Chicago-headqua...
The Oak Park IL Film Festival has announced its 2026 film lineup, with two days of screenings and events set for September 19 and 20 at the Madison Street Theater in Oak Park.
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NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ-TV) has named Emmy Award-winning journalist Natalie Spala as weekend sports anchor/reporter. Spala joined the station August 31 and will also contribute to ...
Optimus is bringing some extra crunch to game day. The Chicago post house handled editorial, audio, animation, and finishing on General Mills’ new “Fandemonium” campaign,...
Labor Day weekend is made for three things: grilling, avoiding anything remotely productive, and convincing yourself that watching nine straight hours of television counts as a...
Cramer-Krasselt and ECHO are bringing back Branch Yarderman for a new round of spots under the brand’s “We Are Yarders” platform, once again turning the unwritten rules o...
A federal film and television production incentive has been discussed for years. What has changed is how many people are now sitting on the same side of the table.
President...
For 16 years, SNICKERS has blamed strange human behavior on hunger. Now BBDO Chicago has decided artificial intelligence might have the same problem.
The brand’s latest ca...
Cecily Strong spent years owning late nights. Now Thomas’ is asking the Chicago-born comedian to do something considerably more frightening: become a morning person. Strong s...
Chicagoans, we need to talk about Dark Matter. If you somehow missed the first season of Apple TV’s wildly ambitious science-fiction thriller, now is the time to catch up, be...
After more than a decade of fires, medical emergencies, police cases and character upheaval, the writers behind NBC’s One Chicago dramas face a deceptively difficult question...
State Farm is putting a more personal spin on football season. Created with Highdive, the insurer’s latest campaign uses a series of distinct football stories to show what pe...
For 120 years, The Chicago Lighthouse has helped people who are blind, visually impaired, or disabled build fuller, more independent lives. Now, a new campaign from Brand Imagi...
