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On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Owen Gleiberman, Variety’s chief film critic, sings the praises of Pixar’s “Toy Story” movies as the fifth installment arrives in theaters on June 19. Pixar’s pioneering CG animated series, which began in 1995, …

Spanish-language broadcaster TelevisaUnivison has hired Michael Law, a longtime media-buying executive who was most recently CEO of Dentsu’s Carat North America, as its new executive vice president of brand partnerships. He will report to John Kozack, who was recently named …

Chris Pratt is saddling up for an unlikely buddy comedy: a series of comedy shorts focused on American history, co-starring presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. The series comes from digital and creative media studio ATTN: with Emmy winner Alex Gregory …

Nurses at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago voted in favor of forming a union weeks after six of their colleagues were fired just as the group prepared to unionize. About 96% of nurses who were eligible to cast …

Count Jed Hoyer among the legions of Cubs fans who spent the last five weeks wondering what the heck was going on with this offense. “The offense has been a challenge, overall,” the Cubs’ team president said Tuesday. “It shouldn’t …

Casi cinco años después de que la oficial de la Policía de Chicago, Ella French, fuera asesinada, los funcionarios de supervisión publicaron el miércoles imágenes de video del tiroteo en servicio, cerrando un capítulo oscuro en la historia de la …

The White Sox put outfielder Everson Pereira on the seven-day injured list with a concussion suffered on an incredible play Wednesday when he made a running, leaping catch and crashed into the wall in center field. The Sox called up …

The Strokes and Nancy Pelosi walk into the same hotel. It sounds like it could be a setup for a joke, but it was the situation the New York rockers found themselves in “Last Nite” as singer Julian Casablancas explained …

Comedian Tom Dreesen, who grew up in Harvey and toured with Frank Sinatra for 13 years, died Wednesday. He was 86. A post from Mr. Dreesen’s children to his Facebook account Wednesday read: “My sister and I regret to inform …

Theater Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman star in “Iceboy! Or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write The Iceman Cometh,” a new satirical musical with a score by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Jay Reiss …

Mayor Brandon Johnson scored a rare City Council victory on Wednesday when his allies snuffed out an attempt to ban sweepstakes machines that compete with and take revenue away from video gambling terminals. Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) muscled the sweepstakes …

Tiago Splitter has been watching the Bulls from afar. Not just Wednesday morning before his introductory press conference at the Advocate Center, not just earlier this season when he was a thousand miles away trying to right the ship in …

Robert Downey Jr. can’t say much about “Avengers: Doomsday,” the upcoming Marvel tentpole that reintroduces him to the franchise as the villainous Doctor Doom, but he is assuring comic book movie fans that it will live up to the hype. …

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect …

The New York Knicks are taking over the Canyon of Heroes. After clinching their first NBA championship in 53 years, the Knicks will be honored with a ticker-tape parade in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, June 18. The celebration is scheduled …

El clima severo llegó a Chicago el miércoles y el jueves, pero el impacto de las tormentas de la semana pasada se sintió hasta el fin de semana. Y mientras las ramas de los árboles caían, las llamadas a la …

Buyers and sellers of stolen air bags will now face harsher penalties under a new ordinance approved Wednesday by Chicago’s City Council. Sponsored by Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th), the ordinance is the first attempt to crack down on the city’s …

Elk Grove Village will pay $10.5 million to the family of a man who was fatally shot by police officers while in emotional distress in 2023, despite objections from the mayor. Village board members voted Tuesday night to approve a …

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Disclosure Day,” now playing in theaters. While Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi film is headlined by performances from Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor — both of whom have received their fair share of praise from …

Representation for Latine immigrants on TV has hit a new low, according to a report from Define American, conducted in partnership with USC’s Norman Lear Center. The “Change the Narrative, Change the World” report assessed 201 immigrant characters across 80 …