Like much of our community, Reel Chicago has had to fight through some very real challenges — a malicious and very costly malware attack, the Covid shutdown, the WGA and SAG strikes, and a significant increase in operating costs. Through it all, we kept publishing, kept reporting, and kept serving Chicago’s film, television, and advertising community.

Today, our readership has doubled. Our income has been cut in half. Go figure.

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