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ChicagoFest was a Chicago music festival established in 1978 by Mayor Michael Bilandic.It was a two-week event held annually at Navy Pier that featured sixteen separate stages, each sponsored by a national retail brand and a media sponsor compatible to the stage's format, e.g. Rock WLUP, Chicago Tribune Jazz, Miller Brewing Company Blues and WXRT, that broadcast live from the festival.
Some weeks may also be found at Billboard magazine courtesy of Google Books: 1975—1979 This page was last edited on 21 January 2025, at 22:36 (UTC). ...
Address: 4220 South Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois 60609 United States: Coordinates: 1]: Owner: Union Stock Yard and Transit Company (until 1983): Capacity: 9,000: Construction; Opened: December 1, 1934 () [2]: Closed: 1999: Demolished: August 3, 1999 (began): Construction cost: $1.5 million ($34.2 million in 2023 dollars [3]): Architect: Abraham Epstein [2] [4]: Tenants; Chicago American ...
American Legion Fourth of July Show [1]; Chicagoland Music Festival [1]; Chicago College All-Star Game football game (held at Soldier Field 1934–1942 and 1945–1976); Chicago Prep Bowl football game (held at Soldier Field 1927, 1933–2001; 2003–2015) [1] [6]
More than 21 inches of snow was dumped in Illinois and northwest Indiana over a two-day period.
1979 Heavy snowstorm and city's slow response lead to upset of incumbent mayor. May 25, the American Airlines Flight 191 crashes. Chicago's first female mayor, Jane M. Byrne, takes office. Woodstock Institute headquartered in city. [58] 1980: Population: 3,005,072. [59] 1981: Hill Street Blues television show premieres on January 15. 1982
Pages in category "1979 in Chicago" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1979 Chicago Cubs season;
(1979) The Infinity Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Journey. ... (ChicagoFest 1978) August 9, 1978 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium August 12, 1978