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Steppenwolf buys building next door for $6.4 million

By Kerry Reid Feb 17, 2012

STEPPENWOLF THEATRE is physically expanding with the acquisition of the Ethan Allen furniture store next door to their current building on Halsted St. for $6.4 million, as repor...

Prestin, Menet’s John Wayne Gacy doc based on new book

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 17, 2012

Marc Menet’s father was friends with Gregory Godzik at Taft High School in Norwood Park before Godzik disappeared in 1976. Godzik’s body was found two years later amon...

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DP/C bows out of Walgreens review; bigger shop sought

By Lewis Lazare Feb 16, 2012

Downtown Partners/Chicago is out. Sources report the powers-that-be at Downtown Partners/Chicago have changed course and decided not to participate in the agency review d...

June Finfer directs doc about Cook County hospital

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 16, 2012

Award-winning playwright and filmmaker June Finfer, acclaimed for her documentaries on Chicago subjects, is writing and will direct a feature length documentary about Cook Count...

Digital boutique Layer One Media enters local market

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 16, 2012

When the owner of a growing Milwaukee digital boutique felt it was time to expand into a big market, he moved his residence to Chicago and spent the next three years digging int...

Raleigh Studios/Pontiac defaults on $630,000 payment

By Mike Morgan Feb 16, 2012

Raleigh Studios/Pontiac failed to make a $630,000 payment due Feb. 1 to its out-of-state bondholders – but Raleigh does expect to make its coming August bond payment, with the...

Sony TV to shoot an untitled medical drama pilot here

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 14, 2012

A CHICAGO-SET PILOT is set to actually shoot here, although the shooting date is unknown at this time. Michael Dinner is the executive producer and director of the current...

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Lyric goes full-throttle on “Show Boat” ad campaign

By Lewis Lazare Feb 14, 2012

“Show Boat” has docked at Lyric Opera of Chicago. This vintage piece of American musical theater now upon the vast and wickedly demanding stage at Lyric Opera rep...

25th Windy City West Party to honor Cubs Tom Ricketts

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 14, 2012

A special treat – besides the camaraderie and good food – will be in store for the 400 invitation-only guests expected to attend the 25th annual Windy City West Party in Los...

Roscor’s last chapter: reported bankruptcy filing

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 13, 2012

Apparently it’s now official. And not unexpected. With remaining employees having received 60-90 day termination notices, it looks like the 35-year old Roscor Corp. is closing...

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Musical producer returns to Broadway with new show

By Kerry Reid Feb 10, 2012

DAVID GARFINKLE’S FIRST BROADWAY outing provided thrills, chills, and some unfortunate spills. But the Highland Park entertainment lawyer who was the original lead producer on...

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Videographer produced inspirational doc about fighter

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 9, 2012

A FORMER GOLDEN GLOVES middleweight boxing champion is the subject of “Fearless Fernando Hernandez: A Fighter’s Journey,” a 30-minute tragedy-to-triumph documentary made i...

New Rush Hospital spots directed by Gil Cope for SPM

By Mike Morgan Feb 9, 2012

The campaign announcing Rush University Medical Center’s new state-of-the-art hospital -- a departure from the style of the hospital’s previous campaigns -- was created by h...

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Tourism’s “Second to None” won’t lure foreign visitors

By Lewis Lazare Feb 9, 2012

Let’s talk tourism. Specifically the marketing of Chicago to tourists. We’ve actually been talking about the topic for years. And we’ve often been disappointed ...

Zacuto staffers’ sci-fi spoof screens at Feb. 11 party

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 7, 2012

Five Zacuto employees got together a year ago to produce the first episode of a sci-fi/adventure/comedy web series. Now the third episode of their “Hank Frisco: Galaxy D...

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