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Study reveals the best and worst fictional towns on TV

By Reel Chicago Jun 8, 2021

Television has provided much-needed escapism for many of us during the pandemic, allowing us to get lost in the fictional worlds of American dramas, homegrown soaps and nostalg...

Our Top 10 list of the best TV shows set in Chicago

By Joia DaVida May 28, 2021

As we say goodbye to our favorite heroes from One Chicago for the summer, it’s fun to look back on all the amazing TV shows set in the Windy City over the years. Chicago ...

Ida B. Wells ‘Chicago Stories’ premiere tonight on WTTW

By Reel Chicago May 21, 2021

On Friday, May 21 at 8:00 pm on all WTTW platforms, Ida B Wells, a one-hour Chicago Stories special and companion website, paints a deeply humanizing portrait of a woman w...

Fox previews The Big Leap during Network Upfronts

By Reel Chicago May 17, 2021

Fox has debuted its trailers for the Fall's new comedies and dramas for the 2021-22 TV season, including the Scott Foley-led, Chicago-based series, The Big Leap. Charlie Col...

Chicago actress “mixes” it up on hit ABC sitcom

By Megan Penn Apr 9, 2021

Deb Snyder’s creative path of acting has been a nomadic, long, and winding road of self-discovery beginning from her early days in Chicago and leading all the way to Los Ange...

Byron Allen’s ‘This TV’ expands its distribution footprint

By Reel Chicago Apr 6, 2021

Byron Allen's Allen Media Group announced its recently-purchased over-the-air 24/7 broadcast television network This TV will expand its distribution to eight major market A...

WTTW launches The Great Chicago Quiz Show

By Reel Chicago Mar 9, 2021

Calling all Chicago trivia nerds! In The Great Chicago Quiz Show, a new, fast-paced weekly series premiering on Friday, March 26 at 8:00 pm on all WTTW platforms, Geoffrey ...

Pappas and ABC 7 host ‘Black and Latino Houses Matter’

By Reel Chicago Mar 8, 2021

Treasurer Maria Pappas and ABC 7 Chicago will host Black and Latino Houses Matter on March 11, 2021, a phone bank to help Cook County homeowners find refunds, apply for prop...

NBC Chicago launches docuseries “Vaccinated State”

By Reel Chicago Feb 26, 2021

Amid continued questions about the Coronavirus vaccine in Illinois, NBC Chicago explores the issues and response to one of the most sought-after medicines of our lifetime in a ...

Lozano joins Telemundo as co-anchor, sports reporter

By Reel 360 Feb 15, 2021

Héctor Lozano, who has worked as a sports anchor and reporter for Spanish-language sports media in Chicago for more than 25 years, has joined Telemundo Chicago (WSNS) as a ...

Harry Lennix confirms he’s Martian Manhunter

By Reel Chicago Jan 13, 2021

Acclaimed actor Harry Lennix (The Matrix, Man of Steel) may have been born in Chicago, but soon the 56-year-old star, star of television's hit series Blacklist will be from Mar...

Two Chicago Bachelorettes vie for Matt James’ rose

By Reel Chicago Jan 8, 2021

Thirty-two incredible women went in for love with Matt James when the exciting, landmark 25th edition of The Bachelor premiered on MONDAY, JAN. 4 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on A...

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...