As Hollywood unions continue to strike, halting film and television productions across the country, a Chicago union that services the industry is quickly becoming collateral damage. The IATSE Studio ...

The Hollywood casinos in Joliet and Aurora, which are both building new land-based facilities, are bringing in some star power for their planned restaurants. Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis has ...

Give Chicago a ton of credit. When you are headlining the Hollywood Bowl fireworks finale and arguably your biggest hit is called “Saturday in The Park” you are well aware what people are seeking at ...

A new Chicago-area casino is getting ready to open this summer — months ahead of schedule. Hollywood Casino Joliet, which is leaving its longtime riverboat home, announced Wednesday it is planning to ...

Five years ago, Vasily Deris turned 30 and decided to leave his family’s restaurant business to pursue acting full time. “I auditioned for an agency here in Chicago. I went on my first audition for ...