The Oak Park IL Film Festival has announced its 2026 film lineup, with two days of screenings and events set for September 19 and 20 at the Madison Street Theater in Oak Park.
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A federal film and television production incentive has been discussed for years. What has changed is how many people are now sitting on the same side of the table.
President...
Dolly Parton belonged to the world, but for a few memorable months in 1991, Chicago got to claim a little piece of her.
Parton came to the city to film the romantic comedy S...
For more than a decade on Chicago Med, Dr. Daniel Charles has been the person others turn to when their lives begin to unravel. Now, an episode that turns that familiar dynami...
Chicago’s film history takes some unusual detours over the next several weeks, connecting a Swiss Cold War oddity, 1970s giallo, Haskell Wexler, Liberace and the Creature fro...
HBO Max has decided not to move forward with American Blue, the Milo Ventimiglia-led drama pilot that filmed in Joliet and Chicago earlier this year.
The story may not be o...
The feature film Gable is set to begin filming next week at Flyover Film Studios in Rantoul. Based on the life of Olympic wrestling legend Dan Gable, filming in Illinois is sch...
Forty years ago, Ferris Bueller called in sick and took Chicago along for the ride.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off hit the theaters in the summer of 1986 and became one of ...
The 2026 Chicago Air and Water Show returns to the lakefront August 15 and 16, bringing the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Army Golden Knights, military demonstrations and c...
Chicago-based Sparkly Productions has announced that its latest short film, CHOKE, has been selected for the 2026 Oscar qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. The film will...
Tracy Spiridakos is earning widespread praise for her performance in Anna Pigeon, the new mystery series premiering August 7 on USA Network.
For fans who follow her work, S...
Filming is expected to begin in Chicago this September on the Netflix adaptation of Lynn Painter's bestselling novel Better Than the Movies.
Directed by Julia Hart, who als...
For most attendees, Lollapalooza is four days of music. For those behind the scenes, it's one of the city's largest annual live entertainment productions.
The 2026 edition o...
The History Channel's long running series American Pickers is heading back to Illinois this September, and producers are looking for private collectors, unique proper...
Firehouse 51 is welcoming a new firefighter. Actor Da'Vinchi has joined the cast of NBC's Chicago Fire as a series regular for the upcoming 15th season, bringing a new face t...
Forty years after its theatrical release, Pretty in Pink remains one of the defining coming of age films of the 1980s and another enduring chapter in the legacy of legendary ...
From our returning network television favorites to major studio features and independent films, here's what's filming in Chicago and Illinois this summer. Cameras are rolling a...
Chicago's position as a global hub for quantum technology continues to grow as Zero Point Cryogenics, one of only six companies in the world that designs and manufactures the s...
The Chi concludes its eight-season run after filming entirely in Chicago, leaving behind a lasting legacy for the city's film community.
When Lena Waithe created The Chi, s...
For six decades, Chicago-based Kartemquin Films has helped shape the landscape of documentary filmmaking, producing and supporting films that have earned international recognit...
