CHICAGO — If moviegoing habits have diminished in recent years thanks to streaming, with an extra wallop due to COVID-19, that hasn’t adversely affected the Chicago International Film Festival.

A new documentary called “Opportunity, Access and Uplift: The Evolving Legacy of HBCUs” profiles five students exploring common misconceptions and the current state of these institutions. Chicago ...

A book on the downfall of Schwinn Bicycle that grew out of a Crain’s Chicago Business project is, after three decades, moving to the screen. “No Hands: The Wild Ride of the Schwinn Bicycle Company” is ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- As ABC7 Chicago celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a documentary was screened for Chicago audiences this week. It's called "New Wave." The film shines a ...

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A historical documentary about the Crazy In Style Artists, a graffiti art collective founded in East Chicago, is in the works and is a semi-finalist in an Indiana documentary pitch competition.

The 61st edition of the Chicago International Film Festival begins Wednesday night, with the world premiere of a documentary of the Jackie Robinson West Little League team that won the U.S.

A Chicago theater canceled an advance screening of “Bring the Family Home,” a documentary about campus antisemitism, four hours before its showtime, citing “the safety and well-being of our community.

Chicago’s Doc10 film festival — one of the only documentary-exclusive film fests in the country — is celebrating its 10th anniversary at a high-pressure time for the art form. The festival programs a ...