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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Friday night marked the first night of the 2024 Chicago Blues Festival at Millennium Park. "Midsommar is the Swedish celebration of summer. It's the beginning of summer," said Charlie ...

The summer festival season in Chicago is upon us, and this weekend is no exception. From blues to art, the next few days will have something for everyone to enjoy. The Chicago Blues Festival kicks off ...

With eight members, band leader Chris Vachon says it's like having two bands. "Everything we do is is just almost twice the ...

Since June of 1984, just a little over a year removed from the death of legendary Chicago bluesman Muddy Waters, Chicago Blues Fest has operated annually in the Windy City as the country’s largest ...

Kendrick Lamar and SZA: You got a taste during the Super Bowl, but now you can see the full show. Kendrick Lamar and SZA bring their “Grand National Tour” to a sold-out Soldier Field. Expect the two ...

Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival 2024: 4-10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 6-7, and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 8-9, at Humboldt Park, Division Street and California Avenue, Chicago.

If Chicago’s annual Blues Festival in June whet your appetite for more blues this summer, the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks aims to give you what you crave with “Chicago Bound: The ...

The 2025 edition of the Chicago Blues Festival has one of the stronger lineups in recent memory—its mix of hallowed veterans and up-and-comers suggests that the idiom remains very healthy. The ...

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