Sighting: Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell get drinks at Public Chicago Hotel
Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell were briefly in Chicago last week to film a comedy. Maybe you saw them shooting around town or played an extra in the shoot? If...
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Around town: Anthony Rizzo explains Marky Mark walk-up song; Kris Bryant on 2 Chainz choice
You can learn a lot about a baseball player from their walk-up song. The tune – which plays over the loudspeakers as a player makes his way to the batter's...
Steve Harvey skips his foundation’s gala at Hilton Chicago due to family emergency
Talk show host and comedian Steve Harvey and his wife Marjorie were forced to miss their foundation's fifth annual gala Saturday at the Hilton Chicago hotel because their daughter Lori...
Around town: Vince McMahon open to another Chicago Wrestlemania; LeBron James sighting
There are rumors every year about which city will host Wrestlemania, but Chicago, known as one of, if not the best wrestling market in the country, rarely seems to be...
ABC passes on Paula Patton pilot ‘Runner’
"Runner" had a well known lead in Paula Patton and reportedly had some buzz surrounding it, but in the end that wasn't enough to get the arms dealing pilot picked...
Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell film movie in Lakeview
A few people have walked into Matilda in Lakeview over the last few days thinking it is a Mexican restaurant, only to realize once inside that it's actually a corner...
Sylvester Stallone-produced reality show casting in Chicago
The Sylvester Stallone-produced "S.T.R.O.N.G." is in need of people who aren't heavy enough for "The Biggest Loser" but also aren't quite fit enough for "American Ninja Warrior." "S.T.R.O.N.G." – which...
Around town: Scottie Pippen makes ‘Chicago Fire’ cameo; Kevin White inspires sandwich
Did a 2012 Instagram post earn Scottie Pippen a cameo on NBC's "Chicago Fire"? The Bulls legend seems to think it may have played a part. Pippen was invited to...
Brandon Flowers on Kanye West: ‘Everyone’s afraid to say anything contrary to him being a genius’
Kanye West has plenty of critics these days, and deservedly so. He's brash and arrogant and brings much of the criticism upon himself. There was a time, however, when speaking...
Spike Lee film holding casting call in Chicago
Spike Lee needs extras for his new Chicago-based film, and it doesn't sound like the "Do the Right Thing" and "Malcolm X" director is too picky. There will be a...