The celebrity spotlight is shining big time on 37-year-old Glenview therapist Ben Shabad. Plus, a 2½-year-old "Baby Allen White" competitor is having his own big moment.

Move over, Carmy. Chicago just crowned its very own Jeremy Allen White lookalike, and the resemblance is pretty uncanny. On November 16, 2024, dozens of hopefuls channeled their inner chef (complete with those signature white t-shirts and aprons) at a local park, all vying for the title of best Berzatto doppelgänger.

The comparisons to Jeremy Allen White first started for Ben Shabad when the television show “Shameless” premiered.

A 37-year-old mental health therapist was dubbed the winner of Chicago's Jeremy Allen White look-alike contest, scoring $50 and a pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes for his resemblance to "The Bear" star.

Chicago may not be host to the Pitchfork Festival any longer, but the City of Big Shoulders doesn't seem to have a chip on it over the loss, proving that it doesn't take big crowds or big sponsors to have a good time.

More than 50 contestants turned out Saturday in a Chicago park to compete in a lookalike contest vying to portray actor Jeremy Allen White, star of the Chicago-based television series “The Bear.”