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Author: Barbara Roche

The Chi adds Kyla Pratt, Punkie Johnson and more to S7 Cast
  • CHICAGO MADE

The Chi adds Kyla Pratt, Punkie Johnson and more to S7 Cast

By Reel Chicago May 19, 2025
SHOWTIME’s original series The Chi is expanding its ensemble with four dynamic new guest stars for its upcoming seventh season: Kyla Pratt, Punkie Johnson, Reagan Gomez, and ...
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The Chi returns with explosive, overstuffed S7 premiere
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The Chi returns with explosive, overstuffed S7 premiere

By Reel Chicago May 19, 2025
SHOWTIME’s The Chi returns for its seventh season with “Black Friday,” and the South Side drama wastes no time throwing viewers into the deep end. The series—known for ...
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Highdive crafts action-packed Jeep spot for Mission: Impossible
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Highdive crafts action-packed Jeep spot for Mission: Impossible

By Reel Chicago May 19, 2025
Jeep brand is kicking off summer blockbuster season in high gear, launching a new co-branded campaign with Paramount Pictures to promote Mission: Impossible – The Final Recko...
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Jeep’s “Groundhog Day” named Best American Ad of the 21st Century
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Jeep’s “Groundhog Day” named Best American Ad of the 21st Century

By Reel Chicago May 19, 2025
Jeep brand’s iconic 2020 Super Bowl spot “Groundhog Day,” featuring Bill Murray reprising his role as Phil Connors, has been voted the Best American Ad of the 21st Centur...
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Local 476 dedicates Union Hall to longtime leader Mark A. Hogan
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Local 476 dedicates Union Hall to longtime leader Mark A. Hogan

By Barbara Roche May 17, 2025
Members and friends of IATSE Local 476 gathered on Monday, May 12, to honor former Business Manager / Secretary-Treasurer Mark A. Hogan with the official dedication of the unio...
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CAF to host Chicago premiere of ‘Happy Songs About Unhappy Things’
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CAF to host Chicago premiere of ‘Happy Songs About Unhappy Things’

By Barbara Roche May 17, 2025
The Chicago Advertising Federation (CAF) is sponsoring the Chicago premiere of the groundbreaking documusical Happy Songs About Unhappy Things, at the Davis Theatre on Thursday...
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Field Notes to host Film Festival at Music Box Theatre
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Field Notes to host Film Festival at Music Box Theatre

By Reel Chicago May 14, 2025
Chicago-based Field Notes, makers of memo books, notebooks and other writing gear, will host the Field Notes Film Festival on Monday, June 23. The festival will feature a selec...
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Chicago is front and center in Ironheart trailer
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Chicago is front and center in Ironheart trailer

By Reel Chicago May 14, 2025
Marvel Studios has officially released the first teaser trailer and poster for the long-awaited Ironheart, the highly anticipated Disney+ series spotlighting tech genius Riri ...
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Chicago’s Pope gets the billboard treatment from Old National Bank
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Chicago’s Pope gets the billboard treatment from Old National Bank

By Reel Chicago May 13, 2025
As the world celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American pope, born in Dalton, Illinois—Old National Bank celebrated in its own way: on Chicago's Ke...
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FX announces premiere date for The Bear Season 4
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FX announces premiere date for The Bear Season 4

By Reel Chicago May 13, 2025
Grab your Xanax. Season four of The Bear, the hit FX series with deep Chicago roots, will premiere in its entirety on Hulu starting Friday, June 25 at 7 p.m. CT. Internationall...
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Prime Video orders new Barbershop series starring Jermaine Fowler
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Prime Video orders new Barbershop series starring Jermaine Fowler

By Reel Chicago May 12, 2025
Prime Video is heading back to the shop. Ahead of its annual upfront presentation, the streamer has officially ordered a new series adaptation of Barbershop, with comedian and ...
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Peacock announces Chicago-set All Her Fault, starring Sarah Snook
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Peacock announces Chicago-set All Her Fault, starring Sarah Snook

By Reel Chicago May 12, 2025
Emmy Award-winning actress Sarah Snook headlines the highly anticipated Peacock thriller series All Her Fault, set in Chicago. Production has been ongoing at Docklands Studios ...
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One Chicago Wednesday stays as NBC unveils 2025-26 slate
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One Chicago Wednesday stays as NBC unveils 2025-26 slate

By Reel Chicago May 12, 2025
While NBC's long-running One Chicago Wednesdays and Law & Order Thursdays remain intact, it was sports that took center stage at NBCUniversal's Upfront event today at Radio...
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Bryan Cranston, Judy Greer film, Chili Finger shoots this summer in Central Illinois
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Bryan Cranston, Judy Greer film, Chili Finger shoots this summer in Central Illinois

By Reel Chicago May 12, 2025
Central Illinois is about to heat up this summer as production begins on the dark comedy Chili Finger, featuring an impressive ensemble cast led by Judy Greer, Sean Astin, Brya...
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Tacos, Tequila & Tender Cuts: Hootenanny throws down for Cinco de Guyo
  • CHICAGO MADE

Tacos, Tequila & Tender Cuts: Hootenanny throws down for Cinco de Guyo

By Reel Chicago May 9, 2025
Chicago’s post-production scene got a little saucy this week, thanks to Hootenanny’s fifth annual Cinco de Guyo bash—a cheeky, taco-fueled spin on Cinco de Mayo held at M...
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The Top 10 Chicago TV Show moms
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The Top 10 Chicago TV Show moms

By Reel Chicago May 9, 2025
Mother’s Day in Chicago means flowers on the stoop, pancakes on the griddle, and at least one kid yelling, “Ma!” from the other room. But beyond the brunches and handmade...
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Pope Leo XIV is from Chicago… can he bless the Cubs, Sox, Hawks, and Bulls?
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Pope Leo XIV is from Chicago… can he bless the Cubs, Sox, Hawks, and Bulls?

By Colin Costello May 8, 2025
Holy cow! Chicago just got a new kind of MVP—and this one wears white robes. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of the Windy City, has officially been elected the 267...
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Will Chicago benefit from Jon Voight‘s ‘make Hollywood great again’ plan?
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Will Chicago benefit from Jon Voight‘s ‘make Hollywood great again’ plan?

By Barbara Roche May 7, 2025
Actor Jon Voight has unveiled a comprehensive 'make Hollywood great again' plan, aimed at revitalizing the U.S. film industry. Appointed as a “special ambassador” to Ho...
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Chuck Goudie unveils the killer of Sam “Momo” Giancana
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Chuck Goudie unveils the killer of Sam “Momo” Giancana

By Reel Chicago May 7, 2025
NBC 5 Chicago’s (WMAQ-TV) nationally-renowned Emmy / Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist Chuck Goudie is set to reveal answers in one of the biggest mysteries in Chi...
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DOC CHICAGO teams with Chicago Filmmakers for new screening series
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DOC CHICAGO teams with Chicago Filmmakers for new screening series

By Reel Chicago May 7, 2025
DOC CHICAGO, an initiative by and for local documentary filmmakers, partners with Chicago Filmmakers to launch a new series of quarterly screenings and discussions. The DOC...
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