For six decades, Chicago-based Kartemquin Films has helped shape the landscape of documentary filmmaking, producing and supporting films that have earned international recognit...
The Midwest Film Festival Anniversary edition brings screenings, filmmaker conversations, Kartemquin retrospective and Best of the Midwest Awards to venues across Chicago.
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DoorDash is doubling down on the flexibility of gig work in the latest installment of its successful "Your Door To More" recruitment campaign, created by Chicago agency Quality...
Tyler Perry is making a significant investment in the future of filmmaking, announcing a multi-year partnership with Synapse Virtual Production to build and operate a new virtu...
More than 50 Chicago artists, filmmakers, designers and creative professionals came together on a volunteer basis to produce Haute Wheels, a three-minute fashion short that wi...
Beam him up. And crank it to 11. William Shatner, yes, Captain Kirk, will make his live heavy metal debut at Riot Fest this September, adding another unexpected chapter to the ...
Optimus is helping soccer fans embrace every extra minute of FIFA World Cup action with a new social campaign for Topo Chico Hard.
Created by VOLT and directed by Oriana Gon...
Chicago's hip-hop community is getting a new stage this summer. Groundwaves, the artist development movement founded by rapper MURS in 2018, is making its biggest expansion yet...
The summer hiatus may still have a few months to go, but the wheels are officially in motion for Chicago Fire Season 15. Sources tell Reel Chicago that production is scheduled ...
After a long summer hiatus, Chicago P.D. fans finally have something to celebrate. Production on Season 14 is set to begin July 23, marking the first major milestone on the roa...
The independent feature film Little Five is scheduled to film in Illinois from mid-August through September 1 following the first leg of production in Indiana.
Principal pho...
As millions of soccer fans travel to the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup, QuikTrip is extending its signature greeting far beyond the front door.
The convenience retailer has la...
Chicago's own Home Run Inn Pizza is preparing its next chapter, naming food and beverage marketing agency quench as its new agency of record following a competitive review....
Illinois students are helping educate their communities about one of the state's most dangerous — and least visible — health hazards. Radon.
The American Lung Associatio...
Charlie Hunnam has earned the first Emmy nomination of his career for his performance in the Netflix series Monster: The Ed Gein Story, filmed in several Illinois communities.
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After eight seasons of love, loss, power struggles, and hard-earned second chances on the South Side, The Chi is approaching its final chapter.
Created by Lena Waithe, The C...
Buddig is proving that some icons only get better with age. The heritage meat and snack brand has revived its no-nonsense Grandma Buddig character in a new campaign from Havas ...
John Mulaney came home to Chicago and made a little history in the process. The comedian became the first stand-up to perform at Wrigley Field on Saturday night, selling out th...
As the drums and guitars steadily race for the outro, Zoe Garcia injects a strong, melodic plea into the mic before rocking back on her heel. Stepping away from the stand, she ...
For more than a decade, NBC’s One Chicago franchise has done something increasingly rare in television: it has stayed durable, popular and deeply tied to the city that gives ...
