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Where does Ironheart rank in the Marvel TV Universe?
  • CHICAGO MADE

Where does Ironheart rank in the Marvel TV Universe?

By Reel Chicago Jun 27, 2025
Marvel’s latest Disney+ series, Ironheart, has officially landed—and while it introduces a compelling new heroine, its overall reception has been lukewarm. We liked the thr...
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Peroni and Giada De Laurentiis debut Italian Beer Ice
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Peroni and Giada De Laurentiis debut Italian Beer Ice

By Reel Chicago Jun 27, 2025
Move over, frosé—Peroni Nastro Azzurro just dropped the chicest way to cool off this summer, and it comes on a spoon. The No. 1 Italian beer brand is teaming up with Giada D...
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Chicago Fire adds a new cast member in Season 14
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Chicago Fire adds a new cast member in Season 14

By Barbara Roche Jun 27, 2025
NBC’s Chicago Fire is adding fresh energy to Firehouse 51 with the casting of Brandon Larracuente as a series regular for Season 14. The announcement was first reported by Va...
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Maria Berrelleza to join Noticiero Telemundo Chicago team
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Maria Berrelleza to join Noticiero Telemundo Chicago team

By Reel Chicago Jun 27, 2025
Telemundo Chicago (WSNS-TV) has announced five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist Maria Berrelleza will join the station's Noticiero Telemundo Chicago team as an on-air repor...
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REVIEW: While it still has bite, is it time for The Bear to hibernate?
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REVIEW: While it still has bite, is it time for The Bear to hibernate?

By Colin Costello Jun 26, 2025
While all episodes of The Bear have been released on FX and Hulu, this reviewer has only completed the first five episodes. But we have enough to review! Here's the bottom ...
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Review: Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ is a series that should be embraced like One Chicago
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Review: Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ is a series that should be embraced like One Chicago

By Reel Chicago Jun 25, 2025
Marvel’s Ironheart isn’t just a superhero origin story — it’s a grounded, gutsy, tech-meets-magic ride anchored by Chicago grit and one breakout performance by Dominiqu...
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Season 4 of The Bear premieres today; Hulu drops all 10 episodes
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Season 4 of The Bear premieres today; Hulu drops all 10 episodes

By Barbara Roche Jun 25, 2025
Season 4 of The Bear premieres today, June 25, with all 10 episodes dropping at once on FX on Hulu at 7 p.m. CT. Set and filmed entirely in Chicago, the award-winning drama con...
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Ryan Coogler talks MCU, Chicago Roots, and the world of Ironheart
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Ryan Coogler talks MCU, Chicago Roots, and the world of Ironheart

By Reel Chicago Jun 24, 2025
Ironheart has landed on Disney+, and it’s got Windy City grit and big Marvel ambition. The new Marvel Television series centers on Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), a teenage...
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LaRoyce Hawkins joins Marvel’s Ironheart as Riri Williams’ stepfather
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LaRoyce Hawkins joins Marvel’s Ironheart as Riri Williams’ stepfather

By Barbara Roche Jun 24, 2025
Chicago native and Chicago P.D. star LaRoyce Hawkins has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portraying Gary Williams, the stepfather of Riri Williams, in the new Disney+ ser...
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Ironheart forges it’s own path with Chicago at its core
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Ironheart forges it’s own path with Chicago at its core

By Brandon Pope Jun 24, 2025
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has officially touched down in Chicago. In the new Disney+ series, Ironheart, the city doesn’t just serve as a backdrop—it’s a character all...
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Walton Goggins goes full on S.M.U.T. for Jimmy John’s audiobook
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Walton Goggins goes full on S.M.U.T. for Jimmy John’s audiobook

By Reel Chicago Jun 24, 2025
Jimmy John’s is cranking up the heat this summer—and not just with peppers. The sandwich chain has launched its latest tongue-in-cheek campaign: S.M.U.T.—aka the Summer M...
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5 things to know before Ironheart lands on Disney+
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5 things to know before Ironheart lands on Disney+

By Reel Chicago Jun 23, 2025
Marvel’s Ironheart is ready for launch — and Chicago is front and center. Dominique Thorne returns as Riri Williams, the teen tech genius we first met in Black Panther: Wak...
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Filmscape Chicago 2025 draws record attendance and high praise at CineCity
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Filmscape Chicago 2025 draws record attendance and high praise at CineCity

By Barbara Roche Jun 23, 2025
Filmscape Chicago 2025 wrapped a highly successful weekend at CineCity Studios, with exhibitors and attendees alike calling it the most impactful year yet. Held June 21–22, t...
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You are how you car in new surreal Turtle Wax campaign
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You are how you car in new surreal Turtle Wax campaign

By Reel Chicago Jun 22, 2025
This week, Turtle Wax, the legendary Lombard-based car care brand, rolled out You Are How You Car, a surreal and stylized global campaign that repositions car pride as a reflec...
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Chicago premiere of I’m Only Blind inspires us to live fully
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Chicago premiere of I’m Only Blind inspires us to live fully

By Barbara Roche Jun 20, 2025
The inspiring award-winning documentary I’m Only Blind is set to make its Chicago premiere on July 12 at CineCity Studios. Filmed entirely in Chicago, the film follows the re...
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Radio Bob’s life and legacy to be celebrated in Chicago on June 26
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Radio Bob’s life and legacy to be celebrated in Chicago on June 26

By Reel Chicago Jun 20, 2025
Bob Monachino, better known to many as “Radio Bob,” was more than a beloved figure in the world of music and sound design — he was a one-man resort of good vibes, joy, an...
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Cannes: Energy BBDO’s Final Exam snags three Lions
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Cannes: Energy BBDO’s Final Exam snags three Lions

By Reel Chicago Jun 18, 2025
Energy BBDO’s searingly powerful campaign The Final Exam has turned heads and won hearts—and now it’s taking home gold. The agency earned a Gold Lion in Media at the 20...
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John Hughes III launches Blue Cuckoo Pictures, building on a Chicago legacy
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John Hughes III launches Blue Cuckoo Pictures, building on a Chicago legacy

By Barbara Roche Jun 18, 2025
The son of legendary Chicago filmmaker John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off), John Hughes III has long forged a creative path of his own—one that blend...
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Proposed $62M Hollywood River Studios aims to expand film production downstate
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Proposed $62M Hollywood River Studios aims to expand film production downstate

By Barbara Roche Jun 18, 2025
In a bold move to expand Illinois' film production footprint beyond the Chicago metro area, a Pittsburgh-based development group has submitted a $62 million proposal to transfo...
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Choose Chicago launches the new Never Done. Never Outdone. campaign
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Choose Chicago launches the new Never Done. Never Outdone. campaign

By Reel Chicago Jun 18, 2025
Choose Chicago launched the new Never Done. Never Outdone. marketing campaign to position Chicago as a premier global destination for leisure travel, meetings, and events. ...
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