As WGA reaches tentative agreement, Chicago writers look forward to getting back to work

Ricardo Gamboa has spent their life trying to tell stories not often portrayed on screen or on the stage. Becoming a screenwriter four years ago was the first time they were able to make a sustainable living doing that. Since becoming a screenwriter and joining the Writers Guild of America in 2019, Gamboa, 42, has had many opportunities, like writing for three seasons of “The Chi,” a Showtime drama set in Chicago. When the WGA strike began on May 1, Gamboa said it was “jarring and disorienting,” and while they’re...