John C. Reilly returns to Chicago  John C. Reilly returns to his
hometown with new movie and familiar face  June 20, 2010|By Mark
Caro, Tribune reporter  "Famous person!" the woman declares, her
head whipping around as if on a swivel, as John C. Reilly walks
by on the underpass from Michigan Avenue to Oak Street Beach.
In 2004 the South Side native had strolled nearby Olive Park,
and a few people approached him asking variations on the
question, "What's your name? I know you …" Now that Reilly has
since starred or co-starred in such high-profile comedies as
"Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," "Walk Hard: The
Dewey Cox Story" and " Step Brothers," they know his name.  "
John C. Reilly, how you doin'?" asks one guy after almost
spinning out his bike in front of the bench where Reilly eats an
Al's Italian Beef sandwich.  "What's happening, man?" Reilly
returns before politely fielding the guy's insider queries about
where he lives ( Los Angeles) and who his agent is ( William
Morris Endeavor).  "Yeah