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McDonald’s partners with Biden on ‘We Can Do This’

By Reel Chicago May 17, 2021

McDonald’s is partnering with the Biden Administration in the national We Can Do This campaign to make access to information on vaccines even easier for the millions of cust...

CITY NEWS

Navy Pier Flyover links north & south Lakefront Trail

By Reel Chicago May 11, 2021

Years in the waiting, the amazing Navy Pier Flyover is officially open. The transformative pedestrian and bike bridge links the two halves of Chicago’s signature Lakefront Tr...

CITY NEWS

Chicago Auto Show returns to McCormick Place in July

By Reel Chicago May 4, 2021

The Chicago Auto Show, a marquee event that draws tourists from around the world, returns to McCormick Place marking the first large convention to take place since the COVID-19...

CITY NEWS

Mayor Lightfoot announces the launch of Open Chicago

By Reel Chicago Apr 30, 2021

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced the launch of Open Chicago, the latest initiative to safely and fully reopen the city. Open Chicago’s initial programming will feature...

CITY NEWS

Chicago Riverwalk reopens today to residents and visitors

By Reel Chicago Apr 9, 2021

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced that the City is reopening its ever-popular Chicago Riverwalk for the use of residents and visitors. Starting today, the City will begi...

NEW WORK

Walgreens teams with John Legend on vaccine promotion

By Reel Chicago Apr 2, 2021

Walgreens announces the “This Is Our Shot” campaign with John Legend to remind Americans that the vaccine is the nation’s opportunity to help bring an end to the COVID-19...

CITY NEWS

Vaccinate Abuela Chicago helping Latinx & Black families

By Reel Chicago Mar 30, 2021

Chicago has opened eligibility for the COVID vaccine to Group 1C: Anyone over 16 who has certain medical conditions. The group Vaccinate Abuela Chicago, is making it their goal...

CITY NEWS

Illinois launches 14th mass vaccination site. See full list

By Reel Chicago Mar 22, 2021

4,747,845 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Illinois, representing about 30% of residents 16 and up receiving their first dose. And on April 12, vac...

EATS

Chicago Alfresco initiative will increase outdoor dining

Mar 19, 2021

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, with Choose Chicago and the Chicago Department of Transportation, today announced Chicago Alfresco, an initiative to increase outdoor dining area and ...

NEW WORK

Lung Association’s new PSA ‘Return to What We Love’

By Reel Chicago Mar 13, 2021

One year ago this week marks the moment when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Since then, more than half a million people in the United States have lost their...

NEW WORK

Chan C. Smith brings her storytelling skills to Tessa Films

By Reel Chicago Mar 8, 2021

Chan C. Smith, a Chicago native who’s taken her skill as a storyteller to such genres as publishing, media and documentary film, is set to make her mark on the advertising sc...

CITY NEWS

How Chicago ranks in the Happiest Cities in the U.S.

By Reel Chicago Mar 8, 2021

You may not realize that where you live may also determine how happy you are. Location plays a hand in how bright or gloomy our days are. For years, researchers have studied...

SPOTLIGHT

Local 727 Members join in the Fight Against COVID-19

By Reel Chicago Mar 5, 2021

Local 727 members joined in the fight against COVID-19 at the United Center, working to convert space in Parking Lot E outside of the arena into a mass COVID vaccination center...

CITY NEWS

Lightfoot announces further easing of Covid regulations

By Reel Chicago Mar 5, 2021

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) today announced the further easing...

CITY NEWS

Chicago’s United Center becomes Federal Vaccination Site

By Reel Chicago Feb 26, 2021

The United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks will be used as a mass vaccination site that prioritizes access for seniors and equity for the hardes...

NBC Chicago launches docuseries “Vaccinated State”

By Reel Chicago Feb 26, 2021

Amid continued questions about the Coronavirus vaccine in Illinois, NBC Chicago explores the issues and response to one of the most sought-after medicines of our lifetime in a ...

REEL PRO

Film and TV workers classified as Group 1C for vaccine

By Reel Chicago Feb 5, 2021

UPDATED INFORMATION: As previously reported in Reel Chicago, the Mayor’s COVID-19 Recovery Task force and State of Illinois DCEO have designated Film Production as essential...

THE NEW NORMAL

IATSE joins the effort to build vaccinations sites

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2021

As the largest labor union in America representing stagehands, certified riggers, and other craftspeople who work behind-the-scenes in conference centers, arenas, and theaters...

CITY NEWS

Evanston Indie bookstore flips ‘You’ve Got Mail’ theme

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2021

When Nina Barrett opened a new branch of her independent bookstore Bookends & Beginnings on the main commercial street of downtown Evanston this weekend, she...

ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Med showrunners talk Covid and favorite stories

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2021

For the sixth season of One Chicago’s medical drama, Executive Producers and Showrunners Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider worked (virtually) with their team of writers to in...