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Ida B. Wells ‘Chicago Stories’ premiere tonight on WTTW

By Reel Chicago May 21, 2021

On Friday, May 21 at 8:00 pm on all WTTW platforms, Ida B Wells, a one-hour Chicago Stories special and companion website, paints a deeply humanizing portrait of a woman w...

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‘Work in Progress’ in Chicago filming Season 2

By Reel Chicago Apr 9, 2021

Reel Chicago spotted the Work in Progress crew hard at work filming on location in Chicago's Old Irving Park. The Showtime comedy series, created by Abby McEnany and Tim Mason ...

The Chi will return to Cinespace for Season 4

By Reel Chicago Sep 12, 2020

SHOWTIME has picked up THE CHI for a fourth season. Filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe and executive produc...

‘Chicago’ encores finish #2 in total viewers

By Reel Chicago May 19, 2020

An encore telecast of Chicago Med (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.8 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) joined with the episode’s original telecast on Nov. 6, 2019 (8.1 million...

‘Chicago Fire’ ‘Med’ season finales #1 and #2 in ratings

By Reel Chicago Apr 23, 2020

NBC’s Chicago Fire and Chicago Med led the network in total viewers. The shows ended their season ranking #1-2, respectively. The season-concluding Chicago P.D. captured the s...

Behind The Scenes

Monica Raymond director of FBI & Chicago PD crossover

By Wolf Entertainment Apr 13, 2020

For many years, Monica Raymund has been an active member of the Wolf Entertainment team. We have seen her on the screen, most notably in her role as Gabriela Dawson on Chicago ...

‘Empire’ airs 100th episode tonight on Fox

By Colin Costello Apr 7, 2020

What does Fox's Empire, now in its sixth and final season, have in common with NBC’s Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. have hit E.R. and even Showtime's Sham...

FIRSTHAND: Coronavirus new WTTW digital docuseries

By Reel Chicago Mar 26, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is a public health crisis unlike any that Chicago has faced in living memory. How are our citizens reacting to its challenges, and who is stepping forw...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

A message from the cast of Dick Wolf’s #OneChicago

By Reel Chicago Mar 25, 2020

Even with the new normal of "social distancing," the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to take its toll on Chicago and Illinois. Officials announced four more dea...

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‘Echo Boomers’ wraps in Chicago, moves to post

By Laura Day Mar 16, 2020

You may not be as familiar with the term from which Echo Boomers gets its title as you are with “generation Y," or the all too ubiquitous “millennials." As the children of ...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

UPDATED: ‘Chicago Med, PD & Fire’ halt production

By Colin Costello Mar 13, 2020

All three Chicago Dick Wolf shows Chicago Med, PD and Fire have halted production and will not be returning until next season. In addition to the Chicago shows, the list inc...