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WTTW explores intergenerational poverty in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Jan 6, 2021

In Chicago, your birthplace often determines your destiny. Children born in one West Side census tract between 1978 and 1983 grew up to have a median annual household income of...

One Chicago named Top TV Programs of 2020 by Nielsen

By Reel Chicago Dec 31, 2020

We’re rounding out an otherwise abnormal year with some good news! Nielsen released its year-end ratings report, among which is a list of the top television programs of 2020....

From holiday classics to one-of-a-kind concerts

By Reel Chicago Dec 8, 2020

This holiday season, WTTW, Chicago’s PBS station, and WFMT, Chicago’s classical radio station, will present a variety of special content throughout the holiday se...

Chicago Fire’s Eamonn Walker is mentoring Chicago kids

By Reel Chicago Dec 7, 2020

One person’s determination can really make all the difference, and Chicago Fire’s Eamonn Walker is proof of this. To set the scene, Firehouse 51 may not have the magneti...

Meteorologist, Tom Skilling thriving after weight loss

By Reel Chicago Dec 4, 2020

WGN weather anchor Tom Skilling is shocking viewers with his dramatic weight loss. Citing his health as his primary concern, the Chicago meteorologist underwent gastric bypass ...

WGN weather anchor signs off social media until 2021

By Reel Chicago Dec 4, 2020

To say 2020 has been a hard year feels like a woeful understatement. Being forced to spend so much time alone has had deeply affected many Americans, but it may also provide an...

Filming continues as One Chicago enters Fall break

By Reel Chicago Nov 30, 2020

Following a delayed startup of the season, viewers welcomed the November 11th season premiere of One Chicago with great anticipation. With only two episodes aired, Chicago ...

Shameless releases trailer for Season 11, final season

By Reel Chicago Nov 28, 2020

Shameless has released its trailer for the upcoming Season 11. Here's a peek at the wild ride of what to expect for the final season of Shameless. The premiere is set for Sunda...

‘Chicago From The Air’ WTTW special filmed with drone

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2020

A new special narrated by Geoffrey Baer, filmed from above, explores Chicago and its history from a new and breathtaking perspective. Imagine if you could soar, swoop, dive,...

‘Ordinary Joe’ has begun filming in Chicago

By Dan Patton Nov 13, 2020

A line of production vehicles stretched for a quarter-mile on Ravenswood Ave. in Chicago, where scenes for the upcoming NBC drama Ordinary Joe were being filmed this week. ...

Chicago at the Crossroad a message of hope on WTTW

By Reel Chicago Nov 9, 2020

Chicago at the Crossroad, a documentary film by Chicago’s Emmy-winning producer Brian Schodorf, will air on WTTW-Chicago Thursday, November 12 @ 8pm CT and Sunday, November 1...

Wolf Entertainment introduces Unscripted on YouTube

By Reel Chicago Nov 9, 2020

Wolf Entertainment who brings us Chicago PD, Chicago Med, and Chicago Fire introduces Unscripted a new digital series that will showcase candid conversations between two Wolf a...

New photos from One Chicago’s Premiere Night

By Reel Chicago Nov 4, 2020

Next week, TV's highest rated night of drama returns to WMAQ NBC-5. Filming on One Chicago Night, which includes Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. has been underway at...

One Chicago, Law&Order, FBI encourage you to vote

By Reel Chicago Nov 2, 2020

With the 2020 election just weeks away, Wolf Entertainment gathered some of their cast members from Law & Order: SVU, One Chicago, and FBI together to remind you to get...

Bill Murray on Kimmel is simply entertainment at its best

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2020

Bill Murray never lets us down. I mean literally, you cannot feel down when Bill is on his game, and last week on Jimmy Kimmel, dressed in a true fashion statement, straw hat a...

‘Shameless’ announces final season premiere date

By Reel Chicago Oct 13, 2020

Showtime sets an official premiere date for the last season for the Gallagher family. Shameless, Showtime's longest-running series had starts and stops following the COVID-1...

WGN’s Joe Donlon lands Trump interview on NewsNation

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020

Chicago-based NewsNation anchor Joe Donlon will conduct the first comprehensive prime-time sit-down interview with President Trump since the passing of Supreme Court Justi...

‘The Great Chicago Fire’ to air on WTTW

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020

This fall, WTTW tells the dramatic story of a defining and prescient moment in Chicago history, the Great Fire of 1871 when Chicagoans faced destruction, rebuilt, and prepared ...

What’s up doc? WTVP to air new Bugs Bunny special

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020

Transcendence Broadcasting and PBS station WTVP/Peoria are taking a hard look at that "wascally wabbit." On With The Show!, a look at the cultural impact of Bugs Bunny during ...

The Chi will return to Cinespace for Season 4

By Reel Chicago Sep 12, 2020

SHOWTIME has picked up THE CHI for a fourth season. Filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe and executive produc...

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