From the editor:

There’s always a first time for everything, and this was my first experience with a shocking and vicious virus invasion that crashed my computer and brought work on the Reel to a screeching halt.

We’ve already had three days of restoration and repairs and another day is required before Reel stories can start flowing again.

We will post as much content as we can in the next few days, so check in often to catch the latest news, but we’re skipping the Elert this week.

This is a good segue to Elerting you to the upcoming, updated new ReelChicago, with more content, features and, for the first time, we’ll be on social media outlets and upfront on search engine sites.

Accompanying the new Reel will be the online ReeLink industry directory that will allow you to place and update your listing to provide instantly current information.

The new Reel will launch in a few weeks with a monstrous reader database. If you’ve been considering expanding your business with advertising, this couldn’t be a better time to make it happen.