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Brooke Foley & NFL 1st female coach launch Critter Fitter

By Reel Chicago Jul 14, 2020

Brooke Foley, Creative Director & Founder of Jayne Agency and Dr. Jen Welter, the first female coach of the NFL, announce the launch of Critter Fitter, a social, emotional ...

REEL MOVES

gyro lays off 5% of U.S. staff

By Reel Chicago May 21, 2020

B-to-b agency gyro, a part of Dentsu Aegis Network, reportedly went through a round of layoffs at the beginning of May, according to AgencySpy. The report says approximately 5% ...

REEL BUSINESS

UPDATED: R/GA to close Chicago office?

By Reel Chicago May 4, 2020

Last week, R/GA reportedly laid off 10% of its team across U.S. offices. Globally, the agency employs more than 2,000 people. In the United States, R/GA has offices in Austin, ...

REEL BUSINESS

McDonald’s Q1 “significantly disrupted” by COVID-19

By Reel Chicago Apr 30, 2020

McDonald's Corporation today announced results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2020. During its investor earnings conference call live over the Internet, McDonald's...

REEL BUSINESS

Potbelly returns $10 million small business loan

By Reel Chicago Apr 27, 2020

After succumbing to public pressure, Chicago-based sandwich chain Potbelly said Saturday that it will return its $10 million loan from the Paycheck Protection Program intended f...

SOCIAL MEDIA

Chicago creatives create filters for social distancing

By Reel Chicago Apr 23, 2020

Chicago creatives may be social distancing and shut in due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, but their creativity is not shut down. If anything, the Reel Chicago team has se...

REEL MOVES

DDB Chi reportedly reduces staff by 30

By Reel Chicago Apr 23, 2020

The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect ad agencies, causing reductions of staff, salary cuts and furloughs. DDB, Chicago is the latest agency forced to slightly r...

NEW WORK

Oscar Mayer, mcgarrybowen are Feeding America

By Reel Chicago Apr 22, 2020

Grilling season, of which the Reel Chicago Team are massive fans of, is about to kick off. But of course we are in the middle of a global pandemic and social distancing. So, ho...

THE NEW NORMAL

McHenry Drive-in to re-open with prehistoric classics

By Reel Chicago Apr 22, 2020

With the coronavirus global pandemic affecting so many of Illinois' outdoor activities, the McHenry Outdoor Theater thinks it may have the answer to alleviate those feeling sti...

NEW WORK

Cox, FCB support small biz owners in new 360 campaign

By Reel Chicago Apr 21, 2020

In response to COVID-19, Cox Communications and FCB Chicago have created a 360-campaign (including TV, print, digital, social and OOH) designed to empower and su...

NEW WORK

Uncle Ben’s stays close in new work from Energy BBDO

By Reel 360 Apr 16, 2020

As we're all experiencing, finding ways to stay close and connected are more important now than ever, though it looks a lot different today. Uncle Ben's has long sto...

SPOTLIGHT

Kartemquin’s Gordon Quinn recovering from coronavirus

By Barbara Roche Apr 12, 2020

At a time when the coronavirus case numbers continue to climb, we are happy to pass along the encouraging news that Kartemquin's co-founder, Gordon Quinn continues to improve. ...

SOCIAL MEDIA

Chicago gets creative with Mayor Lightfoot memes

By Barbara Roche Apr 9, 2020

Lock them up in a room for a while and Chicagoans will get into mischief. Mayor Lori Lightfoot has taken on the serious roll of protecting the citizens of Chicago from the ...

THE NEW NORMAL

Tandem creates inspiring video for Chicagoans

By Colin Costello Apr 9, 2020

There is now a total of 16,422 positive coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Illinois with 528 deaths. Even with the sobering numbers on the rise, that has not stopped Chicago-based ...

NEW WORK

Utopic partners with KOVAL distillery for COVID-19 video

By Reel Chicago Apr 8, 2020

While the novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues to have a damaging effect on Chicago and Illinois, post-production house Utopic has now partnered with Chicago local distillery, ...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

‘CHICAGO TONIGHT’ provides local coverage of COVID

By Reel Chicago Apr 7, 2020

CHICAGO TONIGHT, correspondent/producer Paris Schutz reports live from Chicago neighborhoods highlighting community challenges and solutions The sudden onset of the COVID-19...

Windy City Bulls design t-shirt to benefit food pantry

By Reel Chicago Apr 7, 2020

The Windy City Bulls, presented by BMO, the official NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls, announced today that they have partnered with Hoffman Estates-based screen pri...

NEW WORK

Mayor puts foot down in witty new PSAs from Havas

By Reel Chicago Apr 5, 2020

Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot is educating the City of Chicago on how she’s staying home and saving lives through baking, decorating, playing music and sipping tea. Throug...

THE NEW NORMAL

The New Normal – Sarofsky Studios

By Erin Sarofsky Apr 3, 2020

Editor's Note: The world changed right before our very eyes. In a span of three weeks, movie theaters closed. Restaurants went to delivery or take-out only. Non-essential busin...

Reel Ad of the Week

Jane Lynch, Jason Beghe “in” Illinois PSAs from OKRP

By Reel Chicago Apr 3, 2020

Governor JB Pritzker launched a new statewide effort today called ‘All in Illinois' to reinforce the state's core message, backed by scientists and public health experts: sta...