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THE ILLINOIS TOURISM ACCOUNT ad account is up for review, as required by state law every two years. BBDO has had the $12 million businss for four years during which it also did...

Producer Mark McCarville waits while presidential transport Helicopter One is loaded onto a cargo jet, for a scene in his "Marine One" documentary going to the IFP Market. ...

After 44 years as a glitzy black tie albeit an often ponderous event, the 45th annual local Emmy awards will be a much lower-key evening, perhaps in keeping with the lower-key t...

"Davey" of the '60s and '70s returns in a Lutheran doc that could be a precursor for a new series. The catalyst for a new documentary about the old "Davey and Goliath" ch...

Y&R adds CD Tim Crawley from Carmichael/Lynch; senior art director Sonya Grewal as a senior A/D, from Cramer-Krasselt, and the A/D-writer team of Mollie Wilkie and Greg Christen...

John Aitken heads the new Beat Studios for advertising production services. Once he decided he didn't want to work for a large corporate entity any longer, it took John Aitke...

Although network TV lost ground, total ad spending grew 6.8% to hit $61.7 billion during the first half of the year. Total broadcasting rose 4.7% to $31.3 billion and print inc...

The first new spot production company to start up in several years is putting the pieces together to officially open in a few weeks. Partners Ron Lazzeretti and Ed Amaya re...

McDonald's and "Sesame Street" help imaginations grow is the theme of a spot created by Radar/Leo Burnett for the long-running children's show. Radar's Don Hoeg shot live...

**X-Ray Productions' Lance Catania shoots/directs a new promotion featuring Ch. 7's 10 p.m. anchor team, Ron Magers, Kathy Brock, Cheryl Burton, Mark Giangreco and Jerry Taft. ...

MOVIE ROLE FOR BROADCASTER. Jerry Rose, the Chicago religious broadcaster and head of Total Living Network, is executive producer of "Hangman's Curse," a thriller based on Fra...

Six-year old Eightball Films in early October will open a new post operation, to be called Island Nation and staffed with four full-time editors. A major addition to Island...

Actors to get L.A. tips from Hollywood pros Seems like the way to L.A. is being paved by the pros. Over the Aug. 23-24 weekend, Star Caster Network hosts a worksho...

If it feels to you like the spot business has picked up over last year, you're absolutely right. The Chicago Film Office, which keeps track of these things, reports a who...

Producer George Elder and Piaf singer Raquel Bitton during filming of her concert in Toronto. A worldwide distribution deal was inked with Modern Entertainment, an internatio...

Production veteran Nancy Reid is one of four persons to be honored by the Sept. 19 Angel Awards presented by American Women in Radio & Television's Chicago chapter. Reid, VP...

The Chicago HD equipment scene was greatly enhanced the purchase of a $125,000 Panasonic D5 cinema mastering recorder by Zacuto Rentals "of everything HD," said Steve Zacuto. ...

Chicago's first Indie Film & Script Market climaxes in a busy weekend as hundreds of prospective buyers see what gems they can mine from among the 47 festival finalists. ...

I'M LOVIN' IT, McDonald's first global campaign, that's easily understood in hundreds of languages, is underway. The new campaign will debut Sept. 2, first in England and in...