Radio producer Jimmy “Jimmy Mac” McInerney creates his Star Wars podcast called Rebel Force Radio in his LaGrange home on July 14, 2015. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)
The Force Awakens marks the next chapter of George Lucas’ epic. For many who grew up in the 1970s, it serves as a reminder of what it means to remain a fan.
Figurines line shelves in a closet in the home of radio producer Jimmy “Jimmy Mac” McInerney in LaGrange on July 14, 2015. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)
Radio producer Jimmy “Jimmy Mac” McInerney, before the recording a podcast in the basement of his LaGrange home on July 14, 2015. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 04: (L-R) Simon Kinberg, Jamie Bell, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, and Hutch Parker attend the New York premiere of “Fantastic Four” at Williamsburg Cinemas on August 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images)
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Robert Redden talks about building models of Star Wars droids in Bolingbrook on July 11, 2015. (Mike Mantucca / Chicago Tribune)
Robert Redden, left, and Eric Reusche look at a model of BB-8 from Star Wars in Bolingbrook on Saturday, Jul. 11, 2015. (Mike Mantucca / Chicago Tribune)
Eric Reusche, left, and Jason Matlock talk about building Star Wars droids in Bolingbrook on July 11, 2015. (Mike Mantucca / Chicago Tribune)
Alex Centeno, left, and Eric Reusche talk about building Star Wars droids in Bolingbrook on July 11, 2015. (Mike Mantucca / Chicago Tribune)
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Actor Harrison Ford, left, and director J.J. Abrams of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2015 in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2015. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for Disney)