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Columnist: Barbara Roche

Ariana Grande plays Kevin in SNL Home Alone parody
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Ariana Grande plays Kevin in SNL Home Alone parody

By Barbara Roche Dec 21, 2025
Saturday Night Live opened one of its Christmas sketches with a surprisingly faithful reset of Home Alone. With all of the recognizable sets in place, from the exterior of ...
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Home Alone house is being restored to its on-screen look
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Home Alone house is being restored to its on-screen look

By Barbara Roche Dec 19, 2025
One of the most recognizable homes in movie history is getting a second act that fans have long hoped for. The house made famous as the McCallister family home in Home Alone...
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Deli Boys is casting specialty rolls for new season
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Deli Boys is casting specialty rolls for new season

By Barbara Roche Dec 16, 2025
Deli Boys has returned for Season 2 and the casting company is looking for extras and speciality rolls. Hulu’s comedy series Deli Boys is back in Chicago, gearing up to f...
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Illinois strengthens film incentives as Gov. Pritzker signs SB 1911
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Illinois strengthens film incentives as Gov. Pritzker signs SB 1911

By Barbara Roche Dec 12, 2025
Illinois filmmakers received a major boost today as Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 1911, a comprehensive update to the Illinois Film Production Services Tax Credit Act. The...
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Amy Morton to be honored at Women of the Shield CineCity event
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Amy Morton to be honored at Women of the Shield CineCity event

By Barbara Roche Dec 12, 2025
Chicago P.D. actress Amy Morton, who plays the formidable and no-nonsense Sergeant Trudy Platt since the series’ first season, will be honored by Women of the Shield at a spe...
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Festive ways to celebrate the holidays in Chicago
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Festive ways to celebrate the holidays in Chicago

By Barbara Roche Dec 11, 2025
When winter weather arrives, Chicago does not slow down. The city comes alive with lights, music, markets, and seasonal attractions that draw visitors from across the country. ...
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Patrick John Flueger returns to Chicago P.D. after personal leave
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Patrick John Flueger returns to Chicago P.D. after personal leave

By Barbara Roche Dec 11, 2025
Patrick John Flueger, the actor best known for portraying Officer Adam Ruzek on NBC’s Chicago P.D., has returned to filming after taking a personal leave of absence earlier t...
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The Bear’s Matty Matheson brings his cooking show to Netflix
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The Bear’s Matty Matheson brings his cooking show to Netflix

By Barbara Roche Dec 11, 2025
Known for turning cooking into unpredictable chaos, The Bear’s Matty Matheson is bringing his high energy cooking show Just a Dash to Netflix. Netflix has acquired the exc...
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Home Alone celebrates 35 years with Chicago reunion event
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Home Alone celebrates 35 years with Chicago reunion event

By Barbara Roche Dec 11, 2025
FACETS and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Chicago-made holiday classic Home Alone (1990) with ...
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Early snowfall extends Chicago window for winter filming
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Early snowfall extends Chicago window for winter filming

By Barbara Roche Dec 9, 2025
If you're a filmmaker, you have a bonus opportunity to capture striking B-roll of a snowy Christmas in Chicago and in the quaint rural towns across Illinois. January and Februa...
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New Vatican documentary explores Pope Leo ’s Chicago roots
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New Vatican documentary explores Pope Leo ’s Chicago roots

By Barbara Roche Dec 6, 2025
When Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Francis Prevost, stepped out onto the balcony above St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025, it was a moment of pride for Catholics across Chicag...
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Music Box Theatre announces major expansion for 2026
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Music Box Theatre announces major expansion for 2026

By Barbara Roche Dec 5, 2025
As Chicago’s beloved Music Box Theatre approaches its 100th birthday in 2029, it is preparing for a landmark year of growth both in the city it calls home and across state li...
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Chicago Theater unwraps classic shows for the holidays
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Chicago Theater unwraps classic shows for the holidays

By Barbara Roche Dec 5, 2025
As the holidays arrive, the Chicago theater scene is once again stepping into the spotlight with a lineup that blends beloved classics, local favorites, and new seasonal produc...
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Taylor Kinney steps into the spotlight with a holiday surprise
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Taylor Kinney steps into the spotlight with a holiday surprise

By Barbara Roche Dec 2, 2025
Taylor Kinney has never been the guy chasing cameras. In fact, the Chicago Fire star is famous for doing the opposite, quietly showing up to the set, delivering fan-favorite pe...
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Celebrating three Chicago-made Thanksgiving films
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Celebrating three Chicago-made Thanksgiving films

By Barbara Roche Nov 26, 2025
Chicago has been the backdrop for several memorable holiday productions, and when it comes to Thanksgiving films, three titles consistently rise to the top. All are connected i...
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Chicago creatives celebrate AICP Awards Tour finale (picture gallery)
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Chicago creatives celebrate AICP Awards Tour finale (picture gallery)

By Barbara Roche Nov 22, 2025
Chicago hosted the final stop of the AICP Awards Tour on Thursday evening, bringing friends, co-workers, and colleagues together at the Old Post Office, for an evening that ble...
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From Oz to Wicked: How Chicago paved the road to Emerald City
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From Oz to Wicked: How Chicago paved the road to Emerald City

By Barbara Roche Nov 20, 2025
Chicago is where the yellow brick road truly begins, shaping Oz, inspiring Emerald City, and paving the way for Wicked When Wicked: For Good arrives in theaters, audiences w...
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Can Yellowstone pull off a downtown Chicago lookalike?
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Can Yellowstone pull off a downtown Chicago lookalike?

By Barbara Roche Nov 19, 2025
Can the newest spinoff of the Yellowstone series succeed in turning Dallas into downtown Chicago? A new Yellowstone spinoff centered on Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler is still ...
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Chicago drama Moses the Black lands in theaters January 30
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Chicago drama Moses the Black lands in theaters January 30

By Barbara Roche Nov 19, 2025
Moses the Black arrives in theaters nationwide on January 30, 2026, bringing a gritty, Chicago rooted story of reckoning and redemption to the big screen. The film comes fro...
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Chicago-made ‘Exes of Christmas Past’ now streaming 
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Chicago-made ‘Exes of Christmas Past’ now streaming 

By Reel Chicago Nov 19, 2025
The holiday romance 'Exes of Christmas Past' began streaming November 16, 2025 on major free platforms. Holiday romance Exes of Christmas Past brings a Midwest twist to seas...
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