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It’s Merry Chaos in Walgreens’ holiday campaign from Leo
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

It’s Merry Chaos in Walgreens’ holiday campaign from Leo

By Reel Chicago Nov 20, 2025
Let’s face it — the holidays may look magical on postcards, but in real life they play out a lot more like National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: squirrels in trees, ligh...
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2025 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl winner signs with PARAGON
  • REEL MOVES

2025 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl winner signs with PARAGON

By Reel Chicago Nov 20, 2025
PARAGON has added some serious rocket fuel to its director roster, announcing that Dylan Bradshaw — the breakout winner of the 2025 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest- has ...
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Can Yellowstone pull off a downtown Chicago lookalike?
  • Streaming

Can Yellowstone pull off a downtown Chicago lookalike?

By Barbara Roche Nov 19, 2025
Can the newest spinoff of the Yellowstone series succeed in turning Dallas into downtown Chicago? A new Yellowstone spinoff centered on Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler is still ...
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Chicago drama Moses the Black lands in theaters January 30
  • CHICAGO MADE

Chicago drama Moses the Black lands in theaters January 30

By Barbara Roche Nov 19, 2025
Moses the Black arrives in theaters nationwide on January 30, 2026, bringing a gritty, Chicago rooted story of reckoning and redemption to the big screen. The film comes fro...
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Chicago-made ‘Exes of Christmas Past’ now streaming 
  • CHICAGO MADE

Chicago-made ‘Exes of Christmas Past’ now streaming 

By Reel Chicago Nov 19, 2025
The holiday romance 'Exes of Christmas Past' began streaming November 16, 2025 on major free platforms. Holiday romance Exes of Christmas Past brings a Midwest twist to seas...
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Real life One Chicago crossover as cast members share a day off
  • ONE CHICAGO

Real life One Chicago crossover as cast members share a day off

By Barbara Roche Nov 18, 2025
A real life One Chicago crossover brings together cast members from Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire Marina Squerciati took a break from Intelligence this weekend and gathered ...
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AICP Midwest Chapter presents the 2025 AICP Awards
  • AICP

AICP Midwest Chapter presents the 2025 AICP Awards

By Reel Chicago Nov 18, 2025
The AICP Awards concludes its annual tour with its Chicago event on November 20 at the Old Post Office. The Windy City stop puts the focus on brands this year, with a thoughtfu...
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Dictionary Films adds Madeline Saloga as Senior Producer
  • REEL MOVES

Dictionary Films adds Madeline Saloga as Senior Producer

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2025
Dictionary Films has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Madeline Saloga, who has stepped into the role of Senior Producer as the Chicago-based company continues ...
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National Guard turns high school gyms into virtual crisis zones
  • CREATIVE

National Guard turns high school gyms into virtual crisis zones

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2025
With recruiting tougher than ever and most teens unaware that the Army National Guard is the frontline force in disaster response, Team DDB and TMA decided to stop explaini...
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IATSE 476 Film Workers’ Holiday Market returns to CineCity
  • UNION

IATSE 476 Film Workers’ Holiday Market returns to CineCity

By Barbara Roche Nov 15, 2025
Chicago’s film community is kicking off the holiday season with the return of the 3rd Annual Film Workers’ Holiday Market, hosted by the IATSE Local 476 Women’s Committee...
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Here’s what’s filming in Chicago as 2025 wraps
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Here’s what’s filming in Chicago as 2025 wraps

By Barbara Roche Nov 15, 2025
As 2025 enters its final stretch, cameras continue to roll across Chicago. Network series, streamers, indie features, and commercial shoots will be keeping crews busy through t...
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Pope names his four favorite films – one was made in Chicago
  • CHICAGO MADE

Pope names his four favorite films – one was made in Chicago

By Barbara Roche Nov 15, 2025
The Pope has invited a special audience with global filmmakers and actors, the Chicago-born pontiff highlights cinema’s power to inspire empathy and reveals his four all-time...
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Froot Loops x Chicago Jeweler turn Hip-Hop lyrics into wearable art
  • SOCIAL MEDIA

Froot Loops x Chicago Jeweler turn Hip-Hop lyrics into wearable art

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2025
Froot Loops is stepping deeper into the culture this season, teaming up with Chicago designer Kristopher Kites to transform decades of hip-hop shoutouts into collectible, hand-...
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FCB Chicago wins three Clio Entertainment Grand Awards
  • AWARDS

FCB Chicago wins three Clio Entertainment Grand Awards

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2025
A huge congratulations goes out to FCB Chicago and Rakish Entertainment, whose groundbreaking accessibility initiative “Caption with Intention” swept the 2025 Clio Entertai...
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Highdive x Cutters score big in NHL’s latest creative
  • Reel Ad of the Week

Highdive x Cutters score big in NHL’s latest creative

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2025
Director Ritesh Gupta, repped in the U.S. by Merman Branded, is back behind the camera for the NHL’s latest round of its celebrated “The Next Golden Era is Now” campaign ...
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IATSE Local 2 celebrates opening of new training center
  • UNION

IATSE Local 2 celebrates opening of new training center

By Barbara Roche Nov 14, 2025
Governor J.B. Pritzker joined leadership from IATSE Local 2 and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on Thursday to cut the ribbon on the union’s new ...
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Did Operation Midway Blitz make Chicago safer?
  • CITY NEWS

Did Operation Midway Blitz make Chicago safer?

By Barbara Roche Nov 14, 2025
As violent crime continues to drop across Chicago, the federal immigration enforcement surge launched earlier this year, known as Operation Midway Blitz, is drawing new questio...
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Chicago Fire seeks specialty extras for November 18 photo shoot
  • CASTING

Chicago Fire seeks specialty extras for November 18 photo shoot

By Reel Chicago Nov 13, 2025
As Chicago Fire continues filming Season 14 throughout the city, the show’s extras casting team is preparing for an upcoming episode, with a casting call looking for real sib...
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Flatliners, Chicago Med, The Bear: Oliver Platt ’s Chicago journey
  • ONE CHICAGO

Flatliners, Chicago Med, The Bear: Oliver Platt ’s Chicago journey

By Barbara Roche Nov 12, 2025
Across more than three decades, Oliver Platt has quietly assembled one of the most significant resumés in Chicago film and television. Before Oliver Platt became the steady...
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Chicago Studio City: over 45 years of shaping Chicago production
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

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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