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I think Chicago people are very special people, and the Midwest's confluence of East Coast-meets-Midwest sensibilities had to, on a formative level, inform me…

— Daniel Sunjata

Chicago was a big influence on all three of us growing up. I admire their musical integrity. When the opportunity came up to produce…

— Jay DeMarcus

I think it's so dope that I'm here in Chicago and contributing to the music scene that's thriving. People are so happy Chicago's shining…

— Chance the Rapper

I obviously spent a lot of time in New York City, and I loved it, but Chicago has a very different history than New…

— David Eigenberg

Chicago was big for me as far as developing as a person and as a basketball player.

— Eli Manning

It's always very special for me to work Chicago. Both of the record companies I was with, early on, were based in Chicago. The…

— Frankie Valli

Definitely just growing up in general influenced me; Detroit happened to be where I was. I feel like the city definitely has made an…

— Big Sean

What I really like is that Chicago is a big city: it has a large market, and you are exposed to everything, like shows…

— Jalen Rose

I moved to Chicago and began attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The students and teachers I met in Chicago were…

— Stephen Beal

There's a bunch of cities I'm not crazy about, but I love Chicago. I love the musical history - the mid-'90s indie rock scene,…

— James Ransone

I consider myself a Chicagoan. I came here to study at the Art Institute in 1951 when I was 18 years old, and I've…

— Joe Sedelmaier

Chicago gave me more music than any other city in America.

— Dave Grohl