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Author: Barbara Roche

INTERVIEW: Chicago Bears’ Aaron Clark fields the hard questions
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INTERVIEW: Chicago Bears’ Aaron Clark fields the hard questions

By Amy Pais-Richer Mar 11, 2026
Ask Aaron Clark what's the toughest position to play on the Chicago Bears, and he'll answer with deliberate calm. His. As the Chicago Bears’ Director of Football...
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Laughlin Constable hires Tim Hogan to lead connected experiences
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Laughlin Constable hires Tim Hogan to lead connected experiences

By Reel Chicago Mar 10, 2026
Laughlin Constable has named Tim Hogan EVP, Head of Connected Experiences, a new role overseeing the agency’s Experience Strategy & Design, Content Strategy and Technolog...
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TIKI Brand says mosquitos are jerks in new campaign
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TIKI Brand says mosquitos are jerks in new campaign

By Reel Chicago Mar 10, 2026
TIKI Brand is calling it like it is in a new campaign for its Plug & Repel product: mosquitoes are jerks. Created with independent agency Cramer-Krasselt, the national ef...
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Mort delivers a darkly funny brush with death
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Mort delivers a darkly funny brush with death

By Reel Chicago Mar 10, 2026
There is something immediately appealing about Mort, the 13-minute comedy short from Larry and Terry Ziegelman. Built around a meticulous actuary whose overnight office routine...
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Tom Fletcher receives ASC’s Bud Stone Award for industry innovation
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Tom Fletcher receives ASC’s Bud Stone Award for industry innovation

By Barbara Roche Mar 9, 2026
Recognizing his decades of contributions to cinematography and camera technology used across film, television and live events, Chicago camera innovator Tom Fletcher received th...
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NBC 5 Chicago celebrates Women’s History Month
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NBC 5 Chicago celebrates Women’s History Month

By Reel Chicago Mar 7, 2026
NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo Chicago will commemorate Women’s History Month with an in-depth, weeklong series on the mental and physical changes associated with perimenopaus...
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Patricia Frontain directs Lifetime’s ‘Paradise with You’
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Patricia Frontain directs Lifetime’s ‘Paradise with You’

By Barbara Roche Mar 6, 2026
Chicago’s Patricia Frontain has returned from the Caribbean as she wraps her most recent Lifetime film as director of Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You. The roman...
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The Bear will close its kitchen with Season 5
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The Bear will close its kitchen with Season 5

By Barbara Roche Mar 4, 2026
After five remarkable seasons, The Bear is preparing to serve its final course. Sources indicate that the upcoming fifth season of the FX series will bring the story of Carmen ...
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Seth Rogen excepts SAG Award for Catherine O’Hara in moving tribute
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Seth Rogen excepts SAG Award for Catherine O’Hara in moving tribute

By Barbara Roche Mar 3, 2026
A night already brimming with emotion reached a peak of reverence and reflection when Catherine O'Hara was honored with the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor ...
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Chicago’s Harrison Ford gets emotional during Actors Awards speech
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Chicago’s Harrison Ford gets emotional during Actors Awards speech

By Reel Chicago Mar 2, 2026
Chicago-born Harrison Ford brought the audience to tears as he accepted the Life Achievement Award at Sunday’s Actor Awards. The 83-year-old screen legend, whose six-...
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Chicago Irish Film Festival returns for its 27th year
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Chicago Irish Film Festival returns for its 27th year

By Barbara Roche Feb 27, 2026
The Chicago Irish Film Festival returns February 26 through March 1, 2026 for its 27th annual celebration of Irish storytelling, once again bringing a carefully curated slate o...
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WGN-TV cuts eight on-air reporters and anchors in major shakeup
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WGN-TV cuts eight on-air reporters and anchors in major shakeup

By Barbara Roche Feb 27, 2026
It was a tough week inside the newsroom at WGN-TV. Eight on air reporters and anchors were let go Monday in a move that sent shockwaves through Chicago media circles and longti...
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One Chicago crossover brings back Halstead and Upton
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One Chicago crossover brings back Halstead and Upton

By Barbara Roche Feb 27, 2026
NBC’s One Chicago crossover returns March 4 with a unified storyline running across all three shows. Titled The Reckoning, the event brings together Firehouse 51, Gaffney Med...
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SRW and The Colonie hit the spot with Brazi Bites
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SRW and The Colonie hit the spot with Brazi Bites

By Barbara Roche Feb 26, 2026
As health-conscious consumers continue to look for better alternatives to traditional baked goods, Brazi Bites have carved out a lane of their own with authentic flavor and sim...
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Polar Plunge Chicago returns March 1 to support Special Olympics
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Polar Plunge Chicago returns March 1 to support Special Olympics

By Barbara Roche Feb 24, 2026
More than 5,000 participants are expected to take the icy leap into Lake Michigan when Polar Plunge Chicago returns to North Avenue Beach on Sunday, March 1, 2026 beginning at ...
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Chicago screenwriter Eric Anderson lands fourth  Grey List honor
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Chicago screenwriter Eric Anderson lands fourth Grey List honor

By Barbara Roche Feb 24, 2026
Chicago screenwriter Eric Anderson has earned his fourth consecutive Grey List selection. The Chicago native is the co-founder of Chicago-based Corn Bred Films, and his latest ...
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Patrick Lives On unites Chicago’s film community for a cause
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Patrick Lives On unites Chicago’s film community for a cause

By Barbara Roche Feb 23, 2026
The 2026 Patrick Lives On Film Showcase will open with a curated slate of selected short films and PSAs, bringing filmmakers and Chicago’s production community together for a...
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Warner Bros. / HBO Max bring American Blue to Chicago
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Warner Bros. / HBO Max bring American Blue to Chicago

By Barbara Roche Feb 18, 2026
Chicago prepares for an HBO Max series. The streamer has ordered a pilot for American Blue, starring Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us) and directed by David Ayer, with filming expe...
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Civil Rights titan, Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
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Civil Rights titan, Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84

By Reel Chicago Feb 17, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the fiery civil rights leader who marched with Martin Luther King Jr., founded the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and twice mounted historic bids for the Democr...
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Is Mexico’s Cinema Tax Incentive a threat to Illinois production?
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Is Mexico’s Cinema Tax Incentive a threat to Illinois production?

By Barbara Roche Feb 16, 2026
Mexico has officially entered the global production incentive race with the announcement of a new national cinema tax credit, but the move is not expected to shift the competit...
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