Television
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Fox's Smith avoids story covered heavily by colleagues
Nov 09, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - While Fox News Channel has spent hours talking about Hillary Clinton and an Obama-era uranium deal in recent weeks, its news anchor Shepard Smith avoided...
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Mount Prospect veteran on 'Wheel of Fortune' FridayNov 09, 2017 12:00 am - U.S. Army veteran Bill Swiniuch of Mount Prospect will compete on “Wheel of Fortune” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, on ABC 7 as one of the contestants during the game sho...
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Feder: Weigel Broadcasting suing over use of the name ReachMe.TV.Nov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Weigel Broadcasting, Chicago-based parent company of the popular Me-TV Network, is suing Los Angeles-based Pervasive TV for using the name ReachMe. TV. Also, several Vet...
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Josh Groban joins Tony Danza in Netflix's "The Good Cop"
Nov 08, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Josh Groban is adding the role of police detective to his TV resume. Netflix said Wednesday that Groban will play a straight-laced New York City detec...
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'Friends' star Aniston makes TV return with Witherspoon
Nov 08, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston is coming back to television and she's partnering with Reese Witherspoon. The Apple streaming service said Wednesday t...
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Nielsen's top programs for Oct. 30-Nov. 5
Nov 07, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Oct. 30-Nov. 5. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. World Series Game 7: Houston...
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Feder: Crystal Lake native Mark Rivera named weekend anchor at ABC 7Nov 07, 2017 12:00 am - The yearlong job opening for a weekend morning news anchor and reporter at ABC 7 has finally been filled. Mark Rivera, who grew up in Crystal Lake and most recently work...
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Fox cancels airing of ad saying Trump should be impeached
Nov 06, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fox News Channel says it won't air any more ads from a wealthy Democratic donor advocating President Donald Trump's impeachment due its viewers' strong n...
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Debate over Ken Burns Civil War doc continues over decadesNov 06, 2017 5:00 am - NEW YORK - From the time it aired nearly 30 years ago, Ken Burns' Civil War documentary has been a popular sensation and subject of debate. The 11-hour, nine-part series...
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Constable: Film shows how Chicago, suburbs key to winning World War IINov 04, 2017 1:00 am - Filmmaker John Davies' first brush with World War II came as a boy growing up in Wheaton. “We'd go out and play on the tanks,” remembers Davies, 64, recalling visits to ...