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.

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.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Documentaries teach us about the people, places, and social issues we may otherwise never come face-to-face with. And right now, the Gene Siskel Film Center is celebrating the art of ...

It’s a typical Monday in Chicago Immigration Court, and filmmakers Fatima Omar and Ian Resnick look on as immigrants seeking asylum or residency clutch their documents and exchange worried looks.

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CHICAGO — There is a scene in the new documentary “One Golden Summer,” about the 2014 Jackie Robinson West Little League team, in which one of the players, Darion Radcliff, describes his life as a ...