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Columnist: Barbara Roche

Guilty! UPDATE and trial timeline: Jussie Smollett is back in Chicago for trial
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Guilty! UPDATE and trial timeline: Jussie Smollett is back in Chicago for trial

By Barbara Roche Dec 9, 2021
UPDATE and trial timeline at end of story. I swore I would never do another Jussie Smollett story. But he's baaaack. If it is true that there's no such thing as bad publ...
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Chicago P.D. releases teaser pics for the winter finale
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Chicago P.D. releases teaser pics for the winter finale

By Barbara Roche Dec 7, 2021
This week’s new episode of Chicago P.D. titled No Way Out is the winter finale airing Wednesday at 9 PM CST on NBC 5. This will be the final episode for Season 7 in 202...
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Congratulations to the winners of the 63rd Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards
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Congratulations to the winners of the 63rd Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards

By Barbara Roche Dec 6, 2021
Congratulations nominees and winners! There were 71 categories this year with 80 award winners. The 63rd Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards, held on Sunday evening was a wel...
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Chicago Med final episode in 2021 Secret Santa Has A Gift For You
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Chicago Med final episode in 2021 Secret Santa Has A Gift For You

By Barbara Roche Dec 4, 2021
Chicago Med has a new episode titled Secret Santa Has A Gift For You airing this Wednesday at 7 PM CST on NBC 5.  This will be the final episode for Season 7 in 2021. Chic...
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Chicago Fire gets into the holiday spirit by saving Santa in ‘Winterfest’
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Chicago Fire gets into the holiday spirit by saving Santa in ‘Winterfest’

By Barbara Roche Dec 4, 2021
Chicago Fire gets into the holiday spirit this week with a new episode titled Winterfest. The holiday fun has begun at Firehouse 51. The decorations are up, the gifts are u...
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Chicago Fire: our favorite moments in Season 10
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Chicago Fire: our favorite moments in Season 10

By Barbara Roche Nov 19, 2021
Chicago Fire is in the middle of Fall hiatus until December 8 when a new episode drops. This break gave us an opportunity to share our favorite moments in Season 10 so far. ...
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Cinespace Studios has sold for $1.1B to TPG Real Estate
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Cinespace Studios has sold for $1.1B to TPG Real Estate

By Barbara Roche Nov 12, 2021
Alex Pissios has confirmed that Cinespace Chicago Film Studios and Cinespace Toronto, the amazing empire that he and his uncle Nick Mirkopolous built on a dream, has been sold ...
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Chicago Fire: this week’s pics & promo ‘What Happened At Whiskey Point’
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Chicago Fire: this week’s pics & promo ‘What Happened At Whiskey Point’

By Barbara Roche Nov 9, 2021
This week’s new episode of Chicago Fire titled What Happened At Whiskey Point is airing Wednesday at 8 PM CST on NBC 5. Here’s the official information that ...
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Chicago Med: pics & promo Just as a Snake Sheds its Skin
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Chicago Med: pics & promo Just as a Snake Sheds its Skin

By Barbara Roche Nov 9, 2021
There is a new episode on this week’s Chicago Med titled Just as a Snake Sheds its Skin airing this Wednesday at 7 PM CST on NBC 5.  Here’s the official informati...
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Chicago PD: this week’s pics & promo ‘Fractures’
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Chicago PD: this week’s pics & promo ‘Fractures’

By Barbara Roche Nov 9, 2021
This week’s new episode of Chicago P.D. titled Fractures is airing Wednesday at 9 PM CST on NBC 5. Here’s the official information that NBC has made avai...
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Chicago PD: this week’s pics & promo ‘Trust Me’
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Chicago PD: this week’s pics & promo ‘Trust Me’

By Barbara Roche Oct 30, 2021
This week’s new episode of Chicago P.D. titled Trust Me is airing Wednesday at 9 PM CST on NBC 5. Here’s the official information that NBC has made ava...
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Chicago Fire: this week’s pics & promo ‘Whom Shall I Fear’
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Chicago Fire: this week’s pics & promo ‘Whom Shall I Fear’

By Barbara Roche Oct 30, 2021
This week’s new episode of Chicago Fire titled Whom Shall I Fear is airing Wednesday at 8 PM CST on NBC 5. Here’s the official information that&n...
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Chicago Med: pics & promo A Square Peg In A Round Hole
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Chicago Med: pics & promo A Square Peg In A Round Hole

By Barbara Roche Oct 30, 2021
There is a new episode on this week’s Chicago Med titled A Square Peg In A Round Hole airing this Wednesday at 7 PM CST on NBC 5.  Here’s the official informati...
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Ethan Choi is back as Brian Tee  returns to Chicago Med this week
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Ethan Choi is back as Brian Tee returns to Chicago Med this week

By Barbara Roche Oct 29, 2021
When Ethan Choi (Brian Tee) took a bullet in a near fatal shooting in the Chicago Med Season 6 finale, we suspected that Tee had a few extracurricular activities on his plate t...
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Chicago ranks in the top 20 places to have a spook-tacular Halloween
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Chicago ranks in the top 20 places to have a spook-tacular Halloween

By Barbara Roche Oct 29, 2021
With Halloween just around the corner and total spending projected to reach $10.1 billion this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2021’s Best Pl...
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Chicago Med: pics & promo When You’re a Hammer Everything’s a Nail
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Chicago Med: pics & promo When You’re a Hammer Everything’s a Nail

By Barbara Roche Oct 26, 2021
There is a new episode on this week’s Chicago Med titled When You're a Hammer Everything's a Nail airing this Wednesday at 7 PM CST on NBC 5.  Here’s ...
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Chicago PD: this week’s pics & promo ‘End of Watch’
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Chicago PD: this week’s pics & promo ‘End of Watch’

By Barbara Roche Oct 26, 2021
This week’s new episode of Chicago P.D. titled End of Watch is airing Wednesday at 9 PM CST on NBC 5. Here’s the official information that N...
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Chicago Fire: this week’s pics & promo ‘Dead Zone’
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Chicago Fire: this week’s pics & promo ‘Dead Zone’

By Barbara Roche Oct 26, 2021
This week’s new episode of Chicago Fire titled Dead Zone is airing Wednesday at 8 PM CST on NBC 5. Here’s the official information that NBC&...
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Chicago PD: this week’s pics & promo ‘In The Dark’
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Chicago PD: this week’s pics & promo ‘In The Dark’

By Barbara Roche Oct 8, 2021
This week’s new episode of Chicago P.D. titled In The Dark is airing Wednesday at 9 PM CST on NBC 5. Here’s the official information that NBC has made available...
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Chicago Med: this week’s pics & promo Status Quo aka The Mess We’re In
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Chicago Med: this week’s pics & promo Status Quo aka The Mess We’re In

By Barbara Roche Oct 8, 2021
There is a new episode on this week’s Chicago Med titled Status Quo aka The Mess We’re In airing this Wednesday at 7 PM CST on NBC 5.  Here’s the official infor...
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