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Jack Daniel’s makes first global campaign count
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Jack Daniel’s makes first global campaign count

By Reel Chicago Oct 1, 2020 0 Comment
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Guess Jack Daniel's always wanted to do this. In a historic move, the whiskey brand is introducing its first truly global creative campaign, “Make it Count.” The campaign s...
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2019-2020 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Nominations List
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2019-2020 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Nominations List

By Reel Chicago Oct 1, 2020 0 Comment
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Congratulations to our friends and advertisers who have received nominations for a Chicago/Midwest Emmy. The 62nd Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards will broadcast virtually in Nov...
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The Batman will film in Chicago next month
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The Batman will film in Chicago next month

By Reel Chicago Sep 30, 2020 0 Comment
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Our national publication Reel 360 has been covering the production news on The Batman since its inception. The Geek on Reel 360 reported today that The Batman will be filming e...
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‘Chicago Med’ halts filming over positive Covid-19 test
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‘Chicago Med’ halts filming over positive Covid-19 test

By Reel Chicago Sep 29, 2020 0 Comment
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Chicago Med halted filming today when a crew member returned a positive Covid-19 test. The show will suspend production for two weeks. The positive result was yielded throug...
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BTS: Miller, Lewandowski on new UCM spot
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BTS: Miller, Lewandowski on new UCM spot

By Colin Costello Sep 29, 2020 0 Comment
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Last Friday, a brave and emotional new spot for the University of Chicago Medicine broke on regional TV. Crafted by independent, digitally driven, creative agency Schafer Cond...
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Reflections: An Edgewater Art Experience
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Reflections: An Edgewater Art Experience

By Reel Chicago Sep 29, 2020 0 Comment
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In Chicago, to spread a message of hope and unity, the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce presents Reflections: An Edgewater Art Experience throughout the neighborhoo...
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McDonald’s awards scholarships to APIA students
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McDonald’s awards scholarships to APIA students

By Reel Chicago Sep 29, 2020 0 Comment
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McDonald’s USA is thrilled to announce the inaugural class of McDonald’s/APIA Scholars. Through this program, the company is awarding $500,000 in scholarships to 55 Asian a...
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State of IL gives U of I Research Park an SBA FAST Grant
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State of IL gives U of I Research Park an SBA FAST Grant

By Reel Chicago Sep 29, 2020 0 Comment
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The State of Illinois announced that Enterprise Works, the tech incubator at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Research Park, has been awarded a competitive gr...
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Lightfoot eases Phase Four Guidelines for businesses
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Lightfoot eases Phase Four Guidelines for businesses

By Reel Chicago Sep 29, 2020 0 Comment
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Progress in the fight against COVID-19 will allow for expanded indoor capacity, extended operating hours and loosening of other restrictions for businesses beginning October 1s...
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Sarofsky debuts ‘A Mystery to Me’ original doc series
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Sarofsky debuts ‘A Mystery to Me’ original doc series

By Reel Chicago Sep 29, 2020 0 Comment
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Chicago's Sarofsky Pictures new documentary series, A Mystery to Me, aims to raise awareness of the rare neuromuscular disease Myasthenia Gravis (MG). The first episode is sche...
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‘Chicago Med’ has begun production on Season 6
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‘Chicago Med’ has begun production on Season 6

By Reel Chicago Sep 29, 2020 0 Comment
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Amazing news for the Chicago production community - the new season of Chicago Med is officially underway. According to Deadline, the highest rated drama on NBC's O...
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Editor Jen Dean joins Cut+Run’s award winning lineup
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Editor Jen Dean joins Cut+Run’s award winning lineup

By Reel Chicago Sep 28, 2020 0 Comment
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Cut+Run announces the addition of editor Jen Dean to its family of talent.  A native Texan, Jen went from studying experimental cinema with Stan Brakhage and Phil Solomon i...
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Shameless in town filming this week
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Shameless in town filming this week

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020 0 Comment
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Showtime's longest-running series, Shameless was seen filming in town today for some pickup shots. A small crew filmed exterior drone shots of the infamous Gallagher house ...
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White Sox cancel 2021 SoxFest due to COVID
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White Sox cancel 2021 SoxFest due to COVID

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020 0 Comment
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Following the Cubs move to cancel the 2021 Cubs Convention, the Chicago White Sox have now canceled SoxFest 2021 due to the uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic. The 28th edi...
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McDonald’s introduces McFlurry birthday suit
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McDonald’s introduces McFlurry birthday suit

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020 0 Comment
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2020 birthday parties canceled? Not so fast! The McFlurry is turning 25, and since the best part of celebrating at home is wearing whatever you want, McDonald's is invitin...
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Chicago native Alex Meneses talks about upcoming film
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Chicago native Alex Meneses talks about upcoming film

By Jessica Velle Sep 25, 2020 0 Comment
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In honor of Latino Heritage Month, we sat down with actress, model and philanthropist Alex Meneses. Alex is a Chicago native living in Los Angeles, who fell in love wi...
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MFF Union & Indie Passion Projects exciting lineup
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MFF Union & Indie Passion Projects exciting lineup

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020 0 Comment
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Join Midwest Film Festival and The Gene Siskel Film Center on Tuesday, September 29th at 6:00pm at the CHI-Town Movies Drive-In with a brand new themed night to celebrate the...
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‘Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med’ Who’s in? Who’s out?
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‘Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med’ Who’s in? Who’s out?

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020 0 Comment
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Last month, we reported that NBC's top-rated (even in reruns) Wednesday night, dubbed "One Chicago," would return on November 11. With production reportedly set to resume o...
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Susan Carlson leaves NBC-5 to focus on family
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Susan Carlson leaves NBC-5 to focus on family

By Colin Costello Sep 24, 2020 0 Comment
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Who hasn't had a crush at one time or another on Susan Carlson, who has been one of the queens of local news for 29 years. Some of the Reel Chicago team never missed her mornin...
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LA Latino Film Fest, Netflix launch Latinx Fellowship
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LA Latino Film Fest, Netflix launch Latinx Fellowship

By Reel Chicago Sep 24, 2020 0 Comment
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The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announced today the launch of LALIFF’s Inclusion Fellowship Series. This newly established program will focus on b...
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