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Boeing gives $1.5m to CPS students for remote technology

By Reel Chicago Aug 21, 2020

Boeing today awarded a $1.5 million charitable grant to support the expansion of technology access for approximately 4,500 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students and 100 educato...

West Side HS invites Chicago Police to join rowing team

By Reel Chicago Aug 21, 2020

A Most Beautiful Thing, a documentary film that chronicles the first African American high school rowing team in the nation made up of young men from the West Side of Chicago, ...

Events

AWM free this Saturday to honor Ray Bradbury’s 100th

By Reel Chicago Aug 21, 2020

The focus of the next four episodes of the new American Writers Museum ( AWM ) podcast will be on science fiction writing in honor of Ray Bradbury, who will be featured in a 20...

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Chicagoan Stefan Holt returns to anchor NBC 5 News

By Reel Chicago Aug 21, 2020

Stefan Holt, son of NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, will be relocating to the Chicago area with his family to anchor NBC 5 News at 4pm and 10pm on weekdays. NBC 5...

NEW WORK

AARP launches biggest Illinois voter education campaign

By Reel Chicago Aug 20, 2020

Rallying the support of its 1.7 million members and all older adults across the state, AARP Illinois on Wednesday launched a major campaign to Vote Yes on the Graduated Income ...

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Mike Roe joins Gravity Labs Chicago as first CCO

By Reel Chicago Aug 20, 2020

25-year ad vet Mike Roe, who has joined Gravity Labs, is a Carmichael Lynch, BBDO, FCB and razorfish alum. Gravity Labs (GL), a fully-integrated advertising agency buil...

Behind The Scenes

Lovecraft gets the unimaginable from Framestore

By Framestore Aug 19, 2020

Behind the Scenes: Lovecraft Country calls on the visionaries of Framestore to bring to life all the creatures and mythos that would need to be realized. When the team adapt...

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Aisle Rocket appoints Noah Freeman as Head of Product

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020

Aisle Rocket a Chicago-based marketing agency that unifies creative services, data and technology to drive results, announced today that it had promoted Noah Freeman to the rol...

NEW WORK

New Brita spot from dentsumcgarrybowen and cut+run

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020

As the new dentsumcgarrybowen Brita spot Stepping Up relays, every day we have a choice, to keep our old habits or start new ones. The commercial was directed by Arts &...

Events

CAFM celebrates 13 with zoom costume party

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020

The Chicago Acting In Film Meetup NFP (CAFM) celebrates 13 years as a Meetup group with an online costume party for everyone. The “2020 CAFM Summer Social Costume P...

CITY NEWS

City of Chicago awards $2m in CityArts Program grants

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the recipients of the 2020 CityArts Program grants. This year, the CityA...

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Sarofsky adds Creative Director Stefan Draht

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Sarofsky, with a reputation for breakthrough design, adds Creative Director Stefan Draht to its full-time staff. Continuing its growth and its investments into excellence,...

CITY NEWS

Bears to begin games without fans in stands

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Expect The Bears ratings to go through the roof this year. And not because former Eagles' Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles is a QB. No, The Bears and the City of Chicago have agreed ...

AWARDS

Film 765 announces Film Race-Home Edition winner

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Film 765 has announced the winner of The Film Race - Home Edition which set out to allow Chicago filmmakers the opportunity to tell their stories amid the COVID 19 pandemic. ...

FILM

New images from Chicago-shot film, ‘Candyman’

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Yesterday, London-based magazine, Total Film, unveiled a couple of creepy Candyman covers yesterday, and the movie mag has now shared a trio of new promo st...

CITY NEWS

Navy Pier closing after Labor Day

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Navy Pier, Chicago’s iconic lakefront destination, will implement a temporary Pier-wide closure starting Tuesday, September 8 in an effort to limit the financial burden an...

AWARDS

Burrell wins Telly for McDonald’s “The Road to Golden”

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Burrell Communications Group (BCG), a leading national agency specializing in multicultural communications reaching the Black consumer market, earned second place, Bronze Honor...

REEL PRO

Tribute to Planes, Trains and Automobiles, set for remake

By Barbara Roche Aug 18, 2020

As sure as Neal Page did not welcome Del Griffith, I can not say that I welcome a remake of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Consider this my tribute to the memory of the o...

NEW WORK

Woodford Reserve launches ‘Spectacle for the Senses’

By Reel Chicago Aug 17, 2020

Created for the Kentucky Derby, of which Woodford is the presenting sponsor, the campaign highlights the 200+ different flavor notes in the bourbon. Woodford Reserve is more...

NEW WORK

OKRP Lottery campaign shows “You Can’t Hide Winning”

By Reel Chicago Aug 17, 2020

The Illinois Lottery is extending its highly successful ‘You Can’t Hide Winning’, integrated marketing campaign from agency O’Keefe Reinhard & Paul to add addition...

TOP STORIES

CAF to host Chicago premiere of ‘Happy Songs About Unhappy Things’

Field Notes to host Film Festival at Music Box Theatre

Chicago is front and center in Ironheart trailer

Boeing gives $1.5m to CPS students for remote technology

West Side HS invites Chicago Police to join rowing team

AWM free this Saturday to honor Ray Bradbury’s 100th

Chicagoan Stefan Holt returns to anchor NBC 5 News

AARP launches biggest Illinois voter education campaign

Mike Roe joins Gravity Labs Chicago as first CCO

Lovecraft gets the unimaginable from Framestore

Aisle Rocket appoints Noah Freeman as Head of Product

New Brita spot from dentsumcgarrybowen and cut+run

CAFM celebrates 13 with zoom costume party

City of Chicago awards $2m in CityArts Program grants

Sarofsky adds Creative Director Stefan Draht

Bears to begin games without fans in stands

Film 765 announces Film Race-Home Edition winner

New images from Chicago-shot film, ‘Candyman’

Navy Pier closing after Labor Day

Burrell wins Telly for McDonald’s “The Road to Golden”

Tribute to Planes, Trains and Automobiles, set for remake

Woodford Reserve launches ‘Spectacle for the Senses’

OKRP Lottery campaign shows “You Can’t Hide Winning”

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