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Columnist: Barbara Roche

Chicago Studio City: over 45 years of shaping Chicago production
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Chicago Studio City: over 45 years of shaping Chicago production

By Barbara Roche Nov 7, 2025
For more than four decades, Chicago Studio City (CSC) has stood as one of the most enduring and influential production hubs in the Midwest. The family-run operation has helped ...
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LaRoyce Hawkins guides Kevin Atwater into the spotlight
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LaRoyce Hawkins guides Kevin Atwater into the spotlight

By Barbara Roche Nov 7, 2025
As Chicago P.D. enters Season 13, LaRoyce Hawkins continues to shape Kevin Atwater into one of the series’ most grounded, steadily evolving characters. What began as a suppor...
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Harrison Ford’s Chicago roots come full circle
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Harrison Ford’s Chicago roots come full circle

By Barbara Roche Nov 4, 2025
Harrison Ford returned to Chicago this week not as the world-famous actor audiences associate with Han Solo, Indiana Jones and Dr. Richard Kimble, but as a hometown kid coming ...
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Chicago-made horror films for a Halloween fright night
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Chicago-made horror films for a Halloween fright night

By Barbara Roche Oct 31, 2025
Who doesn't love a good scary movie on Halloween night? Bring out the stash of Halloween candy and popcorn balls because we’ve rounded up some of the best horror films shot i...
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Illinois  Film Tax Incentives strengthened in newly passed legislation
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Illinois Film Tax Incentives strengthened in newly passed legislation

By Barbara Roche Oct 31, 2025
BREAKING NEWS: The Illinois Film Tax Incentives bill has passed legislation. The long wait ends with a much-needed win for the industry. Illinois lawmakers have passed a sig...
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Chicago celebrates 50 Years of Siskel & Ebert
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Chicago celebrates 50 Years of Siskel & Ebert

By Barbara Roche Oct 30, 2025
The city that launched the most influential duo in American film criticism is marking a major milestone this fall. The Chicago Film Office and the Department of Cultural Affair...
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Rob Riley, Chicago actor and Second City veteran, dies at 80
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Rob Riley, Chicago actor and Second City veteran, dies at 80

By Barbara Roche Oct 30, 2025
We're just hearing about the death of Rob Riley, Chicago actor, writer, director, improviser, singer, and teacher, a quintessential Chicago multi-hyphenate whose career embodie...
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Benjamin Levy Aguilar finds his rhythm as Dante Torres on Chicago P.D.
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Benjamin Levy Aguilar finds his rhythm as Dante Torres on Chicago P.D.

By Barbara Roche Oct 29, 2025
As Chicago P.D. settles into Season 13, Benjamin Levy Aguilar in his role as Officer Dante Torres has become one of the more grounded storylines in a year marked by shifting dy...
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John Hughes III to produce documentary of his legendary father’s life
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John Hughes III to produce documentary of his legendary father’s life

By Barbara Roche Oct 24, 2025
John Hughes III, eldest son of legendary Chicago filmmaker John Hughes, is set to produce a documentary about his father’s life and career. The project is said to draw from a...
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Chicago Philharmonic brings Nightmare Before Christmas to life
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Chicago Philharmonic brings Nightmare Before Christmas to life

By Barbara Roche Oct 23, 2025
Back by popular demand, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas In Concert returns to Chicago for one night only on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 7:30 PM. Presented ...
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Patrick John Flueger takes leave of absence from Chicago P.D.
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Patrick John Flueger takes leave of absence from Chicago P.D.

By Barbara Roche Oct 23, 2025
In a surprise move, longtime Chicago P.D. cast member Patrick John Flueger, who has portrayed Detective Adam Ruzek since the series premiered in 2014, is taking a temporary lea...
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Chicago-made Adult Children premieres at CIFF
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Chicago-made Adult Children premieres at CIFF

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
Produced by Chicago’s own Angie Gaffney, the dramedy Adult Children stars Betsy Brandt, Aya Cash, Thomas Sadoski, Ella Rubin, and Mimi Rogers The 61st Chicago Internationa...
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Voight ’s next chapter: Can a lone wolf lead a new pack?
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Voight ’s next chapter: Can a lone wolf lead a new pack?

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
As Chicago P.D. enters Season 14, Hank Voight faces a leadership crossroads, adapting to a new team and a changing city. For more than a decade, Chicago P.D. has revolved ar...
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Reeling announces 2025 Jury and Audience Award Winners
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Reeling announces 2025 Jury and Audience Award Winners

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
The Reeling Film Festival has officially announced the winners of its 2025 Jury and Audience Awards, capping off another dynamic year for one of Chicago’s most beloved and en...
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Chicago Med gives Halstead and Manning a long-awaited closure
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Chicago Med gives Halstead and Manning a long-awaited closure

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
Halstead and Manning return to Gaffney Medical in the powerful Chicago Med Season 11 episode that gives the fan-favorite duo the emotional ending they deserved. Chicago Med ...
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Six Irish films featured at 61st Chicago International Film Festival
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Six Irish films featured at 61st Chicago International Film Festival

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
The Chicago Irish Film Festival is shining a light on Irish films this fall, proudly announcing a showcase of six outstanding Irish films at the 61st Chicago International Film...
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‘Collaborate & Listen’ premieres October 20 at FACETS
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‘Collaborate & Listen’ premieres October 20 at FACETS

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
The Chicago premiere of Collaborate & Listen, a queer and women-led workplace comedy web series, will take place October 20, 2025 at FACETS Chicago. The event will feature ...
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Ron Dean, beloved Chicago actor for over four decades, has died
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Ron Dean, beloved Chicago actor for over four decades, has died

By Barbara Roche Oct 7, 2025
Ron Dean, the tough-as-nails character actor whose unmistakable Chicago presence graced some of the city’s most iconic films and television series, has died at the age of 87....
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Miranda Rae Mayo shines in emotional Chicago Fire premiere
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Miranda Rae Mayo shines in emotional Chicago Fire premiere

By Barbara Roche Oct 7, 2025
Chicago Fire waisted no time setting the tone of Season 14 by tapping into a raw emotional register in the opening scene. In a premiere anchored by Miranda Rae Mayo 's quiet, c...
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Banner Studios and Chicago Bears team up on high-impact content
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Banner Studios and Chicago Bears team up on high-impact content

By Barbara Roche Oct 7, 2025
When the lights come up at Soldier Field this season, fans will be greeted by a bold new visual experience powered by Banner Studios. The Chicago-based production company a...
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