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Affy Tapple + Phase Three Brewing = Affy Tapple Beer

By Reel Chicago Oct 9, 2020

Chicago-area Phase Three Brewing Company and Affy Tapple announced this week that they have joined forces to create a new craft beer, A Bushel of Apples. The beer harnes...

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McDonald’s sweetens up breakfast with McCafé Bakery

By Reel Chicago Oct 7, 2020

Wake up and smell the...cinnamon rolls! For nearly five decades, McDonald’s is sharing some sweet news to give fans even more ways to experience the breakfast they love at Mc...

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J Balvin’s famous order is next up on McDonald’s menus

By Reel Chicago Oct 6, 2020

ALSO READ: Travis Scott & McDonald’s launch multi-tier collaboration After last month’s much-buzzed about celebrity menu collaboration, the Golden Arches ar...

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212 and IFA collaborate for new streaming platform, Aha

By Reel Chicago Oct 2, 2020

212 Creative Network and Independent Film Alliance (IFA) have joined forces on a unique collaboration for 212’s streaming platform, Aha. The platform features creative pr...

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McDonald’s awards scholarships to APIA students

By Reel Chicago Sep 29, 2020

McDonald’s USA is thrilled to announce the inaugural class of McDonald’s/APIA Scholars. Through this program, the company is awarding $500,000 in scholarships to 55 Asian a...

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Chicago students launch Nice as Heck lifestyle clothing

By Reel Chicago Sep 8, 2020

Nice as Heck, a lifestyle clothing brand inspired by boardsports and the outdoors, launched a new collection that brings radical functionality to classic staple pieces. The ...

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Laughlin Constable joins national network of PR firms

By Reel Chicago Aug 28, 2020

Laughlin Constable, a Top 25 independent agency, today announced its public relations team has been named to an elite, national network of award-winning PR professionals, PRCon...

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The Brewing Irish are partnering with the Fighting Irish

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020

While this may not be the launch moment we planned for, when a partnership nearly two centuries in the making comes together, it's a reminder that history's best teams are buil...

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Boathouse Agency X Studio makes the Inc. 5000 List

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020

Inc. magazine today revealed that The Boathouse Agency x Studio is No. 1,223 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing pri...

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ALG to represent John Belushi and Blues Brothers’ estate

By Reel Chicago Jul 16, 2020

ALG Brands has been tapped to represent the estate of John Belushi and the Blues Brothers for licensing and legacy opportunities. Announced by ALG COO Scott Austin, the bran...

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McDonald’s partners with iHeartMedia’s ‘BIN’

By Reel Chicago Jul 6, 2020

McDonald’s USA today announced its role in helping to establish BIN: Black Information Network, the first 24/7 national and local news radio service dedicated to reporting ne...

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McDonald’s launches scholarship fund for HBCU Students

By Reel Chicago Jun 25, 2020

McDonald's USA today announced the launch of its $500,000 Black & Positively Golden Scholarship Fund to help students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universi...

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Macy’s is reopening for Father’s Day in the Chicago area

By Reel Chicago Jun 12, 2020

Macy’s is reopening to customers and communities in the Chicago area, offering a curated assortment of must-have beauty, fashion, accessories and home, plus the perfect items...

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Seagram’s 7 commits to 100% recycled plastic bottles

By Reel Chicago Jun 11, 2020

Today Diageo North America announces that its iconic blended American whiskey Seagram's 7 Crown bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET.) The move is a first...

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Attorney General Raoul calls for changes to PPP funding

By Reel Chicago May 6, 2020

Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general to call for key changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to ensure that funds are d...

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UPDATED: R/GA to close Chicago office?

By Reel Chicago May 4, 2020

Last week, R/GA reportedly laid off 10% of its team across U.S. offices. Globally, the agency employs more than 2,000 people. In the United States, R/GA has offices in Austin, ...

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McDonald’s Q1 “significantly disrupted” by COVID-19

By Reel Chicago Apr 30, 2020

McDonald's Corporation today announced results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2020. During its investor earnings conference call live over the Internet, McDonald's...

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Potbelly returns $10 million small business loan

By Reel Chicago Apr 27, 2020

After succumbing to public pressure, Chicago-based sandwich chain Potbelly said Saturday that it will return its $10 million loan from the Paycheck Protection Program intended f...

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Dreaming of Travel and Road Trips to Come?

By Reel Chicago Apr 21, 2020

With the COVID-19 virus keeping most people indoors for an extended period of time, Rand McNally faithfully submits its antidote: A new edition of the classic Rand McNally ...

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McDonald’s donates 750,000 masks for frontline workers

By Reel Chicago Apr 6, 2020

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the McDonald’s Corporation today announced a new donation of 750,000 N95 face masks to support healthcare professionals and personnel as well as ...