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Rob Riley, Chicago actor and Second City veteran, dies at 80
  • In memoriam

Rob Riley, Chicago actor and Second City veteran, dies at 80

By Barbara Roche Oct 30, 2025
We're just hearing about the death of Rob Riley, Chicago actor, writer, director, improviser, singer, and teacher, a quintessential Chicago multi-hyphenate whose career embodie...
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Benjamin Levy Aguilar finds his rhythm as Dante Torres on Chicago P.D.
  • ONE CHICAGO

Benjamin Levy Aguilar finds his rhythm as Dante Torres on Chicago P.D.

By Barbara Roche Oct 29, 2025
As Chicago P.D. settles into Season 13, Benjamin Levy Aguilar in his role as Officer Dante Torres has become one of the more grounded storylines in a year marked by shifting dy...
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Stoic onboard as global sales partner for Moses the Black
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Stoic onboard as global sales partner for Moses the Black

By Barbara Roche Oct 28, 2025
Stoic, an international sales and distribution company, has officially come aboard to handle worldwide sales for Moses the Black, the Chicago-set crime drama starring Omar Epps...
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61st CIFF announces Audience Awards
  • AWARDS

61st CIFF announces Audience Awards

By Reel Chicago Oct 28, 2025
The Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) closed the 61st edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival on Sunday October 26, and announces the ...
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Submissions open for SOC Camera Operator of the Year
  • AWARDS

Submissions open for SOC Camera Operator of the Year

By Reel Chicago Oct 28, 2025
The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) has announced submissions for the Camera Operator of the Year in both Film and Television categories are now open. Submissions for the ...
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Laugh Factory Chicago manager arrested by ICE
  • CITY NEWS

Laugh Factory Chicago manager arrested by ICE

By Reel Chicago Oct 26, 2025
Laugh Factory Chicago night manager Nathan Griffin was arrested Friday morning outside the iconic comedy club by federal agents, sparking outrage and confusion across the local...
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John Hughes III to produce documentary of his legendary father’s life
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

John Hughes III to produce documentary of his legendary father’s life

By Barbara Roche Oct 24, 2025
John Hughes III, eldest son of legendary Chicago filmmaker John Hughes, is set to produce a documentary about his father’s life and career. The project is said to draw from a...
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Tickets and Sponsorships now open for the 2025 AICP Awards Tour in Chicago
  • AICP/MIDWEST

Tickets and Sponsorships now open for the 2025 AICP Awards Tour in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Oct 23, 2025
The 2025 AICP Awards Tour is returning to Chicago, bringing together the city’s leading voices in production, post, and advertising to celebrate excellence in commercial film...
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Iliza Shlesinger gets dirty in Jeep Grand Wagoneer reveal
  • CREATIVE

Iliza Shlesinger gets dirty in Jeep Grand Wagoneer reveal

By Reel Chicago Oct 23, 2025
The Jeep brand is turning up the humor, and maybe a little blush, with a new social media reveal starring comedian Iliza Shlesinger for the 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. In the ...
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Bruce Springsteen saved director’s family after LA wildfires
  • FILM

Bruce Springsteen saved director’s family after LA wildfires

By BANG Showbiz Oct 23, 2025
Bruce Springsteen saved director Scott Cooper's family after the Los Angeles wildfires. The Boss was on hand to help the filmmaker - who was at the helm of the new biopic Sprin...
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Chicago Philharmonic brings Nightmare Before Christmas to life
  • HAlloween

Chicago Philharmonic brings Nightmare Before Christmas to life

By Barbara Roche Oct 23, 2025
Back by popular demand, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas In Concert returns to Chicago for one night only on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 7:30 PM. Presented ...
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NBC 5’s ‘Open House Chicago’ returns for new season
  • TV

NBC 5’s ‘Open House Chicago’ returns for new season

By Reel Chicago Oct 23, 2025
Fresh off its Emmy-nominated first season, NBC 5 Chicago’s (WMAQ-TV) locally-focused luxury real estate series Open House Chicago returns for even more exclusive, insider l...
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Patrick John Flueger takes leave of absence from Chicago P.D.
  • ONE CHICAGO

Patrick John Flueger takes leave of absence from Chicago P.D.

By Barbara Roche Oct 23, 2025
In a surprise move, longtime Chicago P.D. cast member Patrick John Flueger, who has portrayed Detective Adam Ruzek since the series premiered in 2014, is taking a temporary lea...
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Jeremy Allen White lost his voice after singing Born in the U.S.A.
  • FILM

Jeremy Allen White lost his voice after singing Born in the U.S.A.

By BANG Showbiz Oct 22, 2025
Jeremy Allen White's voice couldn't handle a rendition of Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. in the new biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. The 34-year-old actor p...
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PARAGON signs Tony Franklin for Midwest Representation
  • REEL MOVES

PARAGON signs Tony Franklin for Midwest Representation

By Reel Chicago Oct 22, 2025
Los Angeles–based director Tony Franklin has joined PARAGON for exclusive Midwest representation. Known for his cinematic visual style and emotional storytelling, Franklin ha...
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Anything That Moves brings giallo fever dream to CIFF
  • CIFF

Anything That Moves brings giallo fever dream to CIFF

By Reel Chicago Oct 22, 2025
Alex Phillips, the Chicago filmmaker behind the cult splatter oddity All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, is back with Anything That Moves, a lurid, funny, and deeply twisted valen...
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Giordano’s rolls Out Tavern-Style Pizza in new campaign from SCC
  • CREATIVE

Giordano’s rolls Out Tavern-Style Pizza in new campaign from SCC

By Reel Chicago Oct 21, 2025
Chicago’s iconic pizza brand Giordano’s is expanding its empire, this time beyond deep dish. The company has officially launched a new tavern-style pizza, celebrating the t...
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Brandy quits Chicago concert to seek medical attention
  • MUSIC

Brandy quits Chicago concert to seek medical attention

By BANG Showbiz Oct 19, 2025
Brandy Norwood was dehydrated and felt faint when she abruptly left the stage during her concert in Chicago and she told fans in a statement she immediately sought medical atte...
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Chicago’s No Kings March packs the Loop – zero arrests
  • CITY NEWS

Chicago’s No Kings March packs the Loop – zero arrests

By Reel Chicago Oct 19, 2025
Downtown Chicago turned into a sea of hand-lettered signs, drums, and inflatable costumes on Saturday as many as 250,000 people flooded the Loop for the second nationwide “No...
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State Farm adds a Guard and a King to its Mahomes ‘verse
  • Reel Ad of the Week

State Farm adds a Guard and a King to its Mahomes ‘verse

By Reel Chicago Oct 17, 2025
State Farm is back on the gridiron with two fresh 30-second spots that keep the brand’s winning NFL campaign with Patrick Mahomes humming, and they both land squarely in our ...
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