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  • Thoroughbreds race just north of Chicago.

  • This massive display of military power features historic aircraft flybys, a staged amphibious attack, and precision flying teams. Prime beachfront viewing spots are from Oak Street to Montrose Beach.

  • A football team generating rabid fans and tailgate picnics on Soldier Field (see Soldier Field) game days.

  • NHL ice hockey team sharing the United Center (see United Center) with the Bulls.

  • The raucous weekend-long Blues Festival kicks off summer in Chicago. An estimated 750,000 listeners converge on Grant Park for the world’s largest free blues event. The main stage line-up spans traditional bluesmen like Honey Boy Edwards, jazz interpreters such as Mose Allison, and blues-inflected popsters like Bonnie Raitt. Smaller side stages offer a more intimate audience experience.

  • Their basketball just hasn’t been the same since superstar Michael Jordan left.

  • Despite the Cubbies’ losing streak, their baseball games are often sell-outs (see Wrigley Field).

  • Many local Latino soccer fans support the Fire.

  • For three days Grant Park resounds with stirring choirs and impassioned soloists. Headliners have included R&B-star-turned-Memphis-preacher, Al Green.

  • Just as the Blues Fest ushers in summer, the smaller Jazz Fest caps it. Music fans are drawn to Grant Park for free concerts by a range of jazz greats like Branford Marsalis and Roy Hargrove.

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