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CHICAGO — In olden times, the phrase “going Hollywood” carried a double-edged sword. It signified great things (fame, riches, dancing with “sun-kissed babies,” as the 1933 song “Going Hollywood” put it) as well as dubious ones (selling out, grasping for dollars, prostitution of one kind or another). Last month Gov. J.B. Pritzker went Hollywood, with high hopes for strengthening the economic ...
Pritzker is in Los Angeles this week to promote his state's filming advantages The post Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Touts Filming Incentives While Protecting LGBTQ and Women’s Rights, Calls Trump a ‘Bad Person’ appeared first on TheWrap.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker touted his state's film incentives and how they "protect people's freedoms," such as LGBTQ rights and IVF.
Rock Island-based Fresh Films is getting a $3.8-million state of Illinois grant to build a new $12-million production studio and sound stages in Rock Island County. There were 15 applicants for the grants (from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity), and the Fresh Films grant scored the highest. Just three recipients were named […]
While Chicago has long been used as a stand-in for fictional and real settings, the suburbs have also become a destination for film and television companies seeking a specific look. “Illinois can be...