Roosevelt Collection signs retail leases

Showplace Icon Theatres opened at
Roosevelt Collection since December 2009.

Last night Roosevelt Collection announced the signing of seven retail tenants, including H&M and Republic of Couture, as reported by Crain’s Chicago Business.

Since opening in 2009, ShowPlace ICON Theatres was the Roosevelt Collection’s only tenant. Other tenants that have signed leases, announced last night, include BlackFinn American Grill, Z Gallerie, Chico Loco, Mexican restaurant, White House | Black Market, and Francesca’s Collection.

Crain’s reported that Ultra Salon and Fleet Feet Sports had signed leases earlier in the week.


Roosevelt Collection is a mixed-use development with more than 340 modern residential lofts situated above 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space located at 150 W. Roosevelt Rd.

“Play it Again, Sam”: “Casablanca” has an encore Thursday

Due to the success of last month’s one-night-only screening of Casablanca, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Brothers have added another special showing this Thursday, April 26. 2012, at theaters around Chicago.

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Cassablanca

TCM and Warner Brothers are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the 1943 Best Picture Academy Award winner. Released in 1942, Casablanca stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Produced during the height of World War II, the film has endured, making it one of the most beloved American films ever made. The themes of love, loyalty, and self-determination still resonate.

Although Humphey Bogart never uttered the line “Play it again, Sam,” (He actually said, “Play it, Sam”) the film is jam-packed with memorable lines—“This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship”—that have become part of the American lexicon.

The film has been completely restored. If you’ve seen the movie before, you’ll be amazed at what this new restoration reveals. Viewers will experience the classic in a whole new way.

For information on locations and showings near you, click here.