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Author: Barbara Roche

Daniel Kyri gives heartfelt goodbye on last day of Chicago Fire
  • ONE CHICAGO

Daniel Kyri gives heartfelt goodbye on last day of Chicago Fire

By Barbara Roche Aug 15, 2025
After more than seven years and eight seasons, Chicago native Daniel Kyri has officially wrapped filming on Chicago Fire. The actor, who has portrayed firefighter Darren Ritte...
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Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival reveals lineup
  • FESTIVALS

Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival reveals lineup

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2025
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival has revealed a peek at this year’s program with the announcement of the Opening Night and Centerpiece Films for the 4...
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Optimus welcomes Zach Scheitlin home, as Senior Audio Engineer
  • REEL MOVES

Optimus welcomes Zach Scheitlin home, as Senior Audio Engineer

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2025
Creative talent brings his expertise and passion for sound design, recording and mixing to the reinvigorated audio department With offices in both Chicago and New York, Opti...
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LIV Golf Chicago returns to Bolingbrook Golf Club this weekend
  • SPORTS

LIV Golf Chicago returns to Bolingbrook Golf Club this weekend

By Reel Chicago Aug 8, 2025
The LIV Golf League returns to Illinois this weekend for the 2025 LIV Golf Chicago, taking place August 8–10 at Bolingbrook Golf Club. This marks the second consecutive year ...
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Chicago Voyagers, Highdive unveil new art exhibit
  • CREATIVE

Chicago Voyagers, Highdive unveil new art exhibit

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2025
Chicago Voyagers, a nonprofit empowering under-resourced youth through outdoor adventure therapy, is teaming up with award-winning creative agency Highdive to present The Futur...
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Daniel Kyri will return to Chicago Fire in Season 14
  • ONE CHICAGO

Daniel Kyri will return to Chicago Fire in Season 14

By Barbara Roche Aug 6, 2025
Chicago’s own Daniel Kyri is coming home — at least for a little while. Just four months after his emotional exit from Chicago Fire, the beloved actor confirmed via Instag...
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Chicago’s production community mourns the loss of Tom Kwilosz of ThereMedia
  • In memoriam

Chicago’s production community mourns the loss of Tom Kwilosz of ThereMedia

By Barbara Roche Aug 5, 2025
Chicago loses a creative force and beloved friend. The Chicago production community is mourning the loss of Thomas Paul 'Tom' Kwilosz, who passed away on July 29, 2025, at...
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Chicago Underground Film Festival returns with full slate
  • FESTIVALS

Chicago Underground Film Festival returns with full slate

By Reel Chicago Aug 5, 2025
The longest-running underground film festival in the world, the Chicago Underground Film Festival builds on its history of discovering and presenting the most genre-defying, ...
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Chicago Med actress dies at 33 after Cancer battle
  • In memoriam

Chicago Med actress dies at 33 after Cancer battle

By Reel Chicago Aug 5, 2025
Kelley Mack, the Cincinnati-born actress known for her roles as Penelope Jacobs on Chicago Med and Addy in Season 9 of The Walking Dead, has tragically passed away at just 33 y...
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Chicago P.D.’s Tracy Spiridakos leads new ‘Anna Pigeon’ crime drama
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago P.D.’s Tracy Spiridakos leads new ‘Anna Pigeon’ crime drama

By Barbara Roche Aug 5, 2025
After seven seasons patrolling the streets of Chicago as Detective Hailey Upton on NBC’s Chicago P.D., Tracy Spiridakos is stepping into a new kind of law enforcement, tradi...
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Jonathan Kaplan, director of ER, dies at 77
  • In memoriam

Jonathan Kaplan, director of ER, dies at 77

By Reel Chicago Aug 4, 2025
Jonathan Kaplan, the Oscar-nominated director of The Accused and a pivotal creative force behind the Chicago-set medical drama ER, has died at age 77. Kaplan passed away in Los...
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44: The Musical opens in Chicago then heads to Off-Broadway
  • Theatre

44: The Musical opens in Chicago then heads to Off-Broadway

By Barbara Roche Aug 1, 2025
After sold-out runs in Los Angeles and a star-powered reception in Chicago, 44: The Musical announced it is headed to Off-Broadway this fall—bringing its sharp, satirical spi...
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One Chicago taps SMASH Studios as virtual production partner
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

One Chicago taps SMASH Studios as virtual production partner

By Reel Chicago Jul 31, 2025
SMASH Virtual Studios has become the go-to virtual production partner for NBC’s hit One Chicago franchise, changing how these shows shoot car process sequences. For the past...
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Geletka+ kicks off second half of 2025 with breakthrough national campaigns
  • ACCOUNT WINS

Geletka+ kicks off second half of 2025 with breakthrough national campaigns

By Reel Chicago Jul 25, 2025
Geletka+ is making waves with two new national campaigns that highlight its growing reputation for bold, fast-moving creative. The Chicago-based full-service agency, known for ...
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The ultimate guide to the Chicago restaurants featured in The Bear
  • CHICAGO MADE

The ultimate guide to the Chicago restaurants featured in The Bear

By Barbara Roche Jul 23, 2025
Chicago’s culinary stars get their close-up in The Bear. See every restaurant location from Seasons 1–4 on an interactive map. If you’ve ever watched The Bear and foun...
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Arienne Mandi joins Chicago P.D. as series regular for Season 13
  • ONE CHICAGO

Arienne Mandi joins Chicago P.D. as series regular for Season 13

By Barbara Roche Jul 23, 2025
Chicago P.D. is welcoming a major new addition for its upcoming 13th season. Actress Arienne Mandi, known for her roles in The Night Agent and The L Word: Generation Q, has bee...
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Monticello welcomes John Goodman and Bryan Cranston in Chili Finger
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Monticello welcomes John Goodman and Bryan Cranston in Chili Finger

By Barbara Roche Jul 23, 2025
The central Illinois town of Monticello received a burst of Hollywood this summer as the cast and crew of Chili Finger settled in to capture the quaint charm of this quiet litt...
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Creative Cypher brings on Kickstarter as sponsor for XL Lab
  • CYPHER NEWSROOM

Creative Cypher brings on Kickstarter as sponsor for XL Lab

By Cypher Newsroom Jul 22, 2025
Creative Cypher, the media collective founded by filmmaker and industry trailblazer Troy Pryor, today announced that Kickstarter, the leading crowdfunding and launch platform f...
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Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med set to begin filming the new season
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med set to begin filming the new season

By Barbara Roche Jul 18, 2025
Production resumes this coming week on NBC’s One Chicago franchise, as Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med prepare to start filming the new season. Based at Cinespace...
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Wisconsin reboots Film Tax Incentives to compete with Illinois
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Wisconsin reboots Film Tax Incentives to compete with Illinois

By Barbara Roche Jul 18, 2025
Wisconsin wants back in the game. More than a decade after ending its film tax incentives, the state has passed a new incentive program aimed at bringing productions north and ...
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