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Tag: Chicago

Those we have lost in 2025
  • Year in Review

Those we have lost in 2025

By Reel Chicago Dec 31, 2025
Chicago’s creative community marked a year of profound loss in 2025, as we said farewell to individuals whose talent, mentorship, and dedication helped define the city’s fi...
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AICP ends DEI program, eliminates VP role held by Sheila R. Brown
  • AICP

AICP ends DEI program, eliminates VP role held by Sheila R. Brown

By Barbara Roche Dec 29, 2025
The Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) has officially dissolved its formal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program and eliminated the Vice President of Equi...
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Two men hospitalized after North Shore minor foils burglary
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Two men hospitalized after North Shore minor foils burglary

By Reel Chicago Dec 24, 2025
WINNETKA, Ill. — Local authorities are investigating a bizarre and escalating incident in a quiet North Shore neighborhood after an eight-year-old child was discovered alone ...
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Chicago Fire Production Assistants vote to unionize
  • UNION

Chicago Fire Production Assistants vote to unionize

By Reel Chicago Dec 22, 2025
Production assistants on NBC’s Chicago Fire have unanimously voted to unionize, marking a milestone for labor organizing in Chicago-based television production. The series...
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Ariana Grande plays Kevin in SNL Home Alone parody
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Ariana Grande plays Kevin in SNL Home Alone parody

By Barbara Roche Dec 21, 2025
Saturday Night Live opened one of its Christmas sketches with a surprisingly faithful reset of Home Alone. With all of the recognizable sets in place, from the exterior of ...
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Where Are They Now? The Cast of Home Alone
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Where Are They Now? The Cast of Home Alone

By Reel Chicago Dec 19, 2025
Thirty-five years after its release, Home Alone remains one of the most beloved and enduring holiday films ever made. Released in 1990 and set in suburban Chicago, the John Hug...
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One Chicago celebrates the holidays with warmth and high stakes
  • ONE CHICAGO

One Chicago celebrates the holidays with warmth and high stakes

By Reel Chicago Dec 19, 2025
The holidays look a little different in Dick Wolf’s television universe, but the heart is still there. This season, Wolf Entertainment is leaning into tradition, reflection, ...
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Home Alone house is being restored to its on-screen look
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Home Alone house is being restored to its on-screen look

By Barbara Roche Dec 19, 2025
One of the most recognizable homes in movie history is getting a second act that fans have long hoped for. The house made famous as the McCallister family home in Home Alone...
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Rob Reiner’s role on The Bear reminds us what we’ve lost
  • CHICAGO MADE

Rob Reiner’s role on The Bear reminds us what we’ve lost

By Reel Chicago Dec 18, 2025
Hollywood lost one of its most influential voices this past weekend. Rob Reiner, the celebrated actor, director, and filmmaker, and his wife, Michele Singer-Reiner, were kil...
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Laughlin Constable’s holiday card burns with nostalgia
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Laughlin Constable’s holiday card burns with nostalgia

By Reel Chicago Dec 18, 2025
Laughlin Constable is sending a holiday card this year that smells like memories and maybe a little like your past. In a season dominated by screens, prompts, and artificial ev...
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GERTRUDE expands creative leadership team
  • REEL MOVES

GERTRUDE expands creative leadership team

By Reel Chicago Dec 17, 2025
GERTRUDE, INC is continuing its growth momentum in its 20th year with a series of strategic leadership additions and promotions across creative and account management. The g...
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Michelle and Barack Obama ‘were due to meet Rob Reiner’
  • In memoriam

Michelle and Barack Obama ‘were due to meet Rob Reiner’

By BANG Showbiz Dec 17, 2025
Michelle and Barack Obama were due to meet Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer-Reiner, on the day they died. The filmmaker and his wife were both found dead at their Los An...
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Deli Boys is casting specialty rolls for new season
  • CASTING

Deli Boys is casting specialty rolls for new season

By Barbara Roche Dec 16, 2025
Deli Boys has returned for Season 2 and the casting company is looking for extras and speciality rolls. Hulu’s comedy series Deli Boys is back in Chicago, gearing up to f...
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DISH leans into awkward moments to have “The Talk”
  • Reel Ad of the Week

DISH leans into awkward moments to have “The Talk”

By Reel Chicago Dec 16, 2025
DISH isn’t running from the comparison anymore. It’s leaning straight into it. In its latest campaign, The Talk, created in collaboration with Highdive, DISH tackles one of...
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30 years later, While You Were Sleeping is a Christmas present
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

30 years later, While You Were Sleeping is a Christmas present

By Reel Chicago Dec 16, 2025
Thirty years ago, While You Were Sleeping quietly arrived in theaters and did something rare. It became a Chicago Christmas movie without ever announcing itself as one. Set aga...
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John Maxham joins Blue Chip as first CCO
  • REEL MOVES

John Maxham joins Blue Chip as first CCO

By Reel Chicago Dec 16, 2025
Blue Chip has named John Maxham its first chief creative officer, formalizing a role he has effectively been shaping over the past year and a half as a consultant. The former c...
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LaKeith Stanfield will play Dennis Rodman in 48 Hours in Vegas
  • CASTING

LaKeith Stanfield will play Dennis Rodman in 48 Hours in Vegas

By BANG Showbiz Dec 14, 2025
LaKeith Stanfield will play Dennis Rodman in 48 Hours in Vegas. The 34-year-old actor will play the controversial retired basketball player in the revived film, which is inspir...
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Honoring fallen heroes: Gary Sinise on Snowball Express
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Honoring fallen heroes: Gary Sinise on Snowball Express

By Reel Chicago Dec 13, 2025
Each December, Walt Disney World Resort becomes more than a theme park for hundreds of military and first responder families. Through the Gary Sinise Foundation’s annual Snow...
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Illinois strengthens film incentives as Gov. Pritzker signs SB 1911
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Illinois strengthens film incentives as Gov. Pritzker signs SB 1911

By Barbara Roche Dec 12, 2025
Illinois filmmakers received a major boost today as Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 1911, a comprehensive update to the Illinois Film Production Services Tax Credit Act. The...
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Amy Morton to be honored at Women of the Shield CineCity event
  • ONE CHICAGO

Amy Morton to be honored at Women of the Shield CineCity event

By Barbara Roche Dec 12, 2025
Chicago P.D. actress Amy Morton, who plays the formidable and no-nonsense Sergeant Trudy Platt since the series’ first season, will be honored by Women of the Shield at a spe...
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