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Production spending hits record high as Chicago stays busy
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Production spending hits record high as Chicago stays busy

By Reel Chicago Mar 20, 2026
Well, we knew this already, but now it's been confirmed, Illinois is quietly becoming one of the more reliable production hubs in the country and the numbers back it up. Fil...
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Amy Madigan reflects on Oscar win for Weapons
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Amy Madigan reflects on Oscar win for Weapons

By Reel Chicago Mar 16, 2026
Fresh off winning Best Supporting Actress at the 2026 Academy Awards, Amy Madigan spoke with reporters about the character that earned her the honor, the growing recognition of...
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Chicago’s Mike McNamara shares in Oscar win for The Singers
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Chicago’s Mike McNamara shares in Oscar win for The Singers

By Reel Chicago Mar 16, 2026
Chicago’s film community had reason to celebrate at the 98th Academy Awards when The Singers, co-produced by Chicago- and Los Angeles-based actor and producer Mike McNamara, ...
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Chicago’s Amy Madigan wins first Oscar 40 years after first nom
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Chicago’s Amy Madigan wins first Oscar 40 years after first nom

By Reel Chicago Mar 16, 2026
Veteran actress Amy Madigan earned her first Academy Award on Sunday night, winning Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Weapons at the 98th Academy Awards. The wi...
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Illinois shot ‘Chili Finger’ debuts at SXSW
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Illinois shot ‘Chili Finger’ debuts at SXSW

By Reel Chicago Mar 14, 2026
The Illinois-produced dark comedy Chili Finger made its debut at SXSW, bringing its offbeat crime caper while spotlighting a standout lead performance from Judy Greer, alongsid...
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Old National Bank extends ‘Get Old’ campaign
  • CREATIVE

Old National Bank extends ‘Get Old’ campaign

By Reel Chicago Mar 14, 2026
Old National Bank continues to lean into its distinctive “Get Old” brand platform with a new round of advertising that playfully challenges perceptions of what it means t...
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Prevent Blindness launches “Best Eyes for Life” campaign
  • CREATIVE

Prevent Blindness launches “Best Eyes for Life” campaign

By Reel Chicago Mar 14, 2026
Prevent Blindness, the nation’s leading patient advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and preserving eye health, has launched a new national multimedia campaign title...
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One Chicago Crossover roars to season highs
  • ONE CHICAGO

One Chicago Crossover roars to season highs

By Reel Chicago Mar 11, 2026
Chicago showed up for Chicago. NBC’s latest One Chicago crossover delivered season highs for all three dramas on March 4, with Med pulling 6.39 million viewers, Fire drawi...
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Kerrygold taps BBDO for global St. Patrick’s Day campaign
  • CREATIVE

Kerrygold taps BBDO for global St. Patrick’s Day campaign

By Reel Chicago Mar 11, 2026
Kerrygold is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a new global campaign from BBDO Chicago that aims to bring audiences closer to authentic Irish food and tradition. Titled M...
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Laughlin Constable hires Tim Hogan to lead connected experiences
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Laughlin Constable hires Tim Hogan to lead connected experiences

By Reel Chicago Mar 10, 2026
Laughlin Constable has named Tim Hogan EVP, Head of Connected Experiences, a new role overseeing the agency’s Experience Strategy & Design, Content Strategy and Technolog...
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TIKI Brand says mosquitos are jerks in new campaign
  • Reel Ad of the Week

TIKI Brand says mosquitos are jerks in new campaign

By Reel Chicago Mar 10, 2026
TIKI Brand is calling it like it is in a new campaign for its Plug & Repel product: mosquitoes are jerks. Created with independent agency Cramer-Krasselt, the national ef...
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Mort delivers a darkly funny brush with death
  • CHICAGO MADE

Mort delivers a darkly funny brush with death

By Reel Chicago Mar 10, 2026
There is something immediately appealing about Mort, the 13-minute comedy short from Larry and Terry Ziegelman. Built around a meticulous actuary whose overnight office routine...
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NBC 5 Chicago celebrates Women’s History Month
  • REEL WOMEN

NBC 5 Chicago celebrates Women’s History Month

By Reel Chicago Mar 7, 2026
NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo Chicago will commemorate Women’s History Month with an in-depth, weeklong series on the mental and physical changes associated with perimenopaus...
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Chicago’s Harrison Ford gets emotional during Actors Awards speech
  • AWARDS

Chicago’s Harrison Ford gets emotional during Actors Awards speech

By Reel Chicago Mar 2, 2026
Chicago-born Harrison Ford brought the audience to tears as he accepted the Life Achievement Award at Sunday’s Actor Awards. The 83-year-old screen legend, whose six-...
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Civil Rights titan, Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
  • In memoriam

Civil Rights titan, Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84

By Reel Chicago Feb 17, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the fiery civil rights leader who marched with Martin Luther King Jr., founded the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and twice mounted historic bids for the Democr...
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Kingsford slows things down in ‘Savor It’ campaign
  • CREATIVE

Kingsford slows things down in ‘Savor It’ campaign

By Reel Chicago Feb 16, 2026
In a culture built on speed, scrolling and split screens, Kingsford is asking people to take a breath. The charcoal brand’s new Savor It campaign, created with BBDO Chicag...
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Chicago Med Production Assistants vote to unionize
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Med Production Assistants vote to unionize

By Reel Chicago Feb 16, 2026
Production assistants on NBC’s Chicago Med have voted to unionize, according to reporting by The Hollywood Reporter. Crew members on the long-running medical drama voted 1...
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FactSet calls out generic AI in new campaign
  • Reel Ad of the Week

FactSet calls out generic AI in new campaign

By Reel Chicago Feb 16, 2026
FactSet, the Norwalk, Conn.-based financial intelligence company, has unveiled “Fluent in Finance,” a new brand campaign that takes direct aim at generic, off-the-shelf AI ...
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Tim Moore joins AbelsonTaylor as VP, Creative Director
  • REEL MOVES

Tim Moore joins AbelsonTaylor as VP, Creative Director

By Reel Chicago Feb 16, 2026
AbelsonTaylor Group has announced that award-winning creative leader Tim Moore has joined the agency as Vice President, Creative Director. Moore brings more than 20 years of e...
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White History Month to premiere at Chicago Indiecon Film Festival
  • CHICAGO MADE

White History Month to premiere at Chicago Indiecon Film Festival

Feb 14, 2026
The Chicago made short film White History Month, starring Wesley Jonathan (Roll Bounce, City Guys), will have its Chicago premiere at the Chicago IndieCon Film Festival on Sund...
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