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The Chicagoland High School Film Festival, gives high School students an unique opportunity to enter and show the films they have worked so hard to create. True there are Children’s film festivals, but since those events are geared toward films who’s language and content are appropriate to be viewed by young children, this event allows young film makers to exhibit works that are relevant to th...

The Chicagoland High School Film Festival. Back in the earliest day of the silient movies, Chicago was a dominate film center. But Chicago had a hard time satisfying the young film industry.  Electric lights were a new invention making them expensive, and the early bulbs had difficulty putting out more than 40 Watts. In addition to that, film speeds were slower than today, often under 50 ASA....

Global Warming might be a very real danger facing our planet, but that does not change the reality that it gets very cold in the winter in Chicago. With the cold weather comes a variety of health concerns. Clearly sub zero temperatures can have serious risks for even the healthiest in the population, but the situation is far more serious for those that are already in a weakened state. IDoA Dir...