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Pritzker announces CPRU “Crisis Prevention & Response Unit”

By Reel Chicago May 23, 2023

Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services are launching CPRU the citywide "Crisis Prevention & Response Unit", a hig...

Behind The Scenes

Sarofsky evolves its elemental design touches for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

By Reel Chicago May 22, 2023

The Sarofsky touch floats like a feather through the opening titles of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Moti...

Events

Seed&Spark 30-Min Mentor: Christie Marchese on Distribution for Indies

By Reel Chicago May 21, 2023

Seed&Spark is holding another 30-Min Mentor event for independent filmmakers. The trickiest part of making a film is actually making sure you have the right audience. Bu...

ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Med season finale pics and promo

By Barbara Roche May 18, 2023

Chicago Med season finale is this Wednesday, May 24. In the finale, the 2.0 cutting-edge operating room may reveal some life threatening flaws. Dr. Dean Archer (Steve...

ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Fire season finale pics and promo

By Barbara Roche May 18, 2023

Chicago Fire season finale is this Wednesday, May 24. In the finale, titled Red Waterfall there will be some big adjustments ahead for Brett. Will they or won't they? Brett an...

ONE CHICAGO

Chicago P.D. season finale pics and promo

By Barbara Roche May 18, 2023

Chicago P.D. season finale is this Wednesday, May 24. In the finale, titled A Better Place, we will be faced with the race to get ahead of the looming disaster that has been ...

UNION

SAG-AFTRA prepares for negotiations; WGA strike picks up steam

By Barbara Roche May 18, 2023

Momentum builds as the WGA enters week 3 of their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Hundreds gathered Wednesday in solidarity as writer...

CHICAGO MADE

Emperor of Ocean Park pauses production

By Barbara Roche May 18, 2023

Emperor of Ocean Park June 20 start date is likely delayed as they have elected to take a pause while monitoring the progress of the WGA strike negotiations. They will be w...

CHICAGO MADE

Justified: City Primeval drops trailer, poster art and premiere date

By Barbara Roche May 18, 2023

Justified: City Primeval released a new teaser trailer and poster art with a premiere date set on July 18. Timothy Olyphant returns with his famous stetson as U.S. Marshall Ray...

AWARDS

DDB Chicago chills with 8 Gold Cubes at 2023 ADC Awards

By Reel Chicago May 18, 2023

DDB Chicago had a "chill" night at the ADC 102nd Annual Awards ceremony, held at Terminal 5 in New York during Creative Week 2023. The ADC Designism Cube, for the entry ...

CELEBRITY

Tom Hanks was in Chicago promoting his new novel

By Reel Chicago May 17, 2023

Last week WBEZ Chicago and the University Club of Chicago hosted An Evening with Tom Hanks: In Conversation with Peter Sagal at the historic Auditorium Theatre to celebrate the...

SAG-AFTRA

SAG-AFTRA board votes to recommend members authorize a strike

By Reel Chicago May 17, 2023

SAG-AFTRA contract negotiations for a new film and TV contract are still three weeks away but the SAG-AFTRA national board has moved forward today with a unanimous vote to reco...

Striking WGA members and supporters organize to picket NBC Tower

By Barbara Roche May 16, 2023

A formal announcement was issued to WGA members that the Writers Guild of America will picket NBC’s Chicago office (454 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60611) on Wednesday, May 17...

podcast series

Chicago Children’s Theatre drops five new Walkie Talkies podcasts

By Reel Chicago May 16, 2023

With the addition of five new Walkie Talkies, Chicago Children's Theatre's podcast series now offers family friendly, story-based audio adventure tours of 17 different Chica...

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