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Chicago-made Adult Children premieres at CIFF
  • CIFF

Chicago-made Adult Children premieres at CIFF

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
Produced by Chicago’s own Angie Gaffney, the dramedy Adult Children stars Betsy Brandt, Aya Cash, Thomas Sadoski, Ella Rubin, and Mimi Rogers The 61st Chicago Internationa...
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Voight ’s next chapter: Can a lone wolf lead a new pack?
  • ONE CHICAGO

Voight ’s next chapter: Can a lone wolf lead a new pack?

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
As Chicago P.D. enters Season 14, Hank Voight faces a leadership crossroads, adapting to a new team and a changing city. For more than a decade, Chicago P.D. has revolved ar...
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Chicago Bears crack NFL’s top 10 strongest brands
  • SPORTS

Chicago Bears crack NFL’s top 10 strongest brands

By Reel Chicago Oct 16, 2025
The Monsters of the Midway are flexing more than on-field muscle. The Chicago Bears have climbed into the NFL’s top 10 strongest brands, landing at No. 8 in Brand Finance’s...
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Chicago International Film Festival Wants You to “Find Your Genre”
  • CIFF

Chicago International Film Festival Wants You to “Find Your Genre”

By Reel Chicago Oct 16, 2025
Ogilvy North America is giving the 61st Chicago International Film Festival a smart, very-Chicago pulse with a new brand platform, “Find Your Genre.” The idea taps into...
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Ronald McDonald House launches “Family Stays” campaign
  • CREATIVE

Ronald McDonald House launches “Family Stays” campaign

By Reel Chicago Oct 16, 2025
Ronald McDonald House is reintroducing itself to the world with “Family Stays,” a new global campaign that puts real families and their words at the heart of the story. ...
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It’s Tommy vs. Chicago in Power Book IV: Force trailer
  • CHICAGO MADE

It’s Tommy vs. Chicago in Power Book IV: Force trailer

By Reel Chicago Oct 16, 2025
Starz just dropped the trailer for the third and final season of Power Book IV: Force (premiering Nov. 7), and it’s pure Tommy Egan energy: loud, relentless, and locked on Ch...
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Reeling announces 2025 Jury and Audience Award Winners
  • AWARDS

Reeling announces 2025 Jury and Audience Award Winners

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
The Reeling Film Festival has officially announced the winners of its 2025 Jury and Audience Awards, capping off another dynamic year for one of Chicago’s most beloved and en...
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Chicago Med gives Halstead and Manning a long-awaited closure
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Med gives Halstead and Manning a long-awaited closure

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
Halstead and Manning return to Gaffney Medical in the powerful Chicago Med Season 11 episode that gives the fan-favorite duo the emotional ending they deserved. Chicago Med ...
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Chicago-made ‘Anything That Moves’ to screen at CIFF
  • CIFF

Chicago-made ‘Anything That Moves’ to screen at CIFF

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
Chicago Filmmaker Alex Phillips’ erotic thriller ANYTHING THAT MOVES screens Saturday October 25 as part of the Chicago International Film Festival after premiering in July a...
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Six Irish films featured at 61st Chicago International Film Festival
  • FESTIVALS

Six Irish films featured at 61st Chicago International Film Festival

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
The Chicago Irish Film Festival is shining a light on Irish films this fall, proudly announcing a showcase of six outstanding Irish films at the 61st Chicago International Film...
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‘Collaborate & Listen’ premieres October 20 at FACETS
  • Events

‘Collaborate & Listen’ premieres October 20 at FACETS

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2025
The Chicago premiere of Collaborate & Listen, a queer and women-led workplace comedy web series, will take place October 20, 2025 at FACETS Chicago. The event will feature ...
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Harbor adds Jason Ryan, elevates Steve Perski to lead sound team
  • REEL MOVES

Harbor adds Jason Ryan, elevates Steve Perski to lead sound team

By Reel Chicago Oct 13, 2025
Harbor is bolstering its award-winning sound division with a series of key creative appointments, reinforcing its leadership in innovation, technology, and premium artistry acr...
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Is Multicultural Advertising doomed?
  • POV

Is Multicultural Advertising doomed?

By Corey Richardson Oct 13, 2025
The cultural wind is blowing in the wrong direction. Multicultural budgets are shrinking. “Woke” has been turned into a slur. Clients who once celebrated diversity now whis...
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Don Lemon zeroes in on ICE arrests, and Chicago’s pushback
  • CITY NEWS

Don Lemon zeroes in on ICE arrests, and Chicago’s pushback

By Reel Chicago Oct 13, 2025
Don Lemon has turned his lens on Chicago as federal immigration enforcement intensifies across pockets of the city, and residents mobilize in response. Just last Friday, Reel C...
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Gushers turns ’90s FruitHead into Halloween short film
  • HAlloween

Gushers turns ’90s FruitHead into Halloween short film

By Reel Chicago Oct 13, 2025
Here's a pitch: what if the goofy FruitHead gag from the commercials wasn’t a punchline, but an origin story? Decades after a hex on a bag of Gushers warped a young performer...
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WGN producer forcibly detained in Lincoln Square ICE operation
  • CITY NEWS

WGN producer forcibly detained in Lincoln Square ICE operation

By Reel Chicago Oct 10, 2025
A WGN-TV Emmy Award-winning producer, Debbie Brockman, was violently detained by masked agents believed to be from ICE on Chicago’s North Side Friday morning during an immigr...
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Redleg Films begins filming The Elkhorn Special in Chicago suburbs
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Redleg Films begins filming The Elkhorn Special in Chicago suburbs

By Barbara Roche Oct 10, 2025
Filming gets underway on The Elkhorn Special, an independent feature from Chicago’s Redleg Films, set against the suburban backdrop of Berwyn and Riverside. Principal photogr...
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Ron Dean, beloved Chicago actor for over four decades, has died
  • In memoriam

Ron Dean, beloved Chicago actor for over four decades, has died

By Barbara Roche Oct 7, 2025
Ron Dean, the tough-as-nails character actor whose unmistakable Chicago presence graced some of the city’s most iconic films and television series, has died at the age of 87....
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Chicago Med, Fire, and P.D. light up Peacock and prime time
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Med, Fire, and P.D. light up Peacock and prime time

By Reel Chicago Oct 7, 2025
NBC’s fall is off to a blazing start and One Chicago is fanning the flames. While the network touts early wins across its schedule, the biggest momentum story is on Peacock, ...
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Miranda Rae Mayo shines in emotional Chicago Fire premiere
  • ONE CHICAGO

Miranda Rae Mayo shines in emotional Chicago Fire premiere

By Barbara Roche Oct 7, 2025
Chicago Fire waisted no time setting the tone of Season 14 by tapping into a raw emotional register in the opening scene. In a premiere anchored by Miranda Rae Mayo 's quiet, c...
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