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Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Don’t turn the lights out on the iO theater just yet. The North Side comedy house’s longtime owner, Charna Halpern, said Monday that she has sold the building and the iO brand to a pair of local real estate executives. The buyers, Scott Gendell and Larry Weiner, intend to reopen the space at 1501 N. Kingsbury St. and resume offering improv shows and classes there, she said. “I’m so relieved, I can’t tell you,” Halpern said. In its 40 years in business, iO (formerly ImprovOlympic) built a reputation for nurturing creativity and helped shape future stars including Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Stephen Colbert, Chris Farley and Mike Myers. For many years it was the educational outlet for the volatile visionary Del Close, the late actor and director highly regarded for his eye for talent. ....
Chicago Comedy Institution iO Theater Will Reopen After Sale nytimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nytimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This weekend, Charna Halpern's iO Chicago makes its final exit from the scruffy strip of Clark Street bars just south of Wrigley Field. The Chicago launchpad for many a TV and Hollywood career in comedy is headed farther south to posh, new digs at 1501 N. Kingsbury St. ....