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Chicago News Sports Events Culture

Whether you’re a Chicago native or a visitor from across the pond, the city has plenty of sporting events to keep you busy. Whether you’re into football, basketball, hockey or any number of other sports, you’re bound to find something to suit your fancy. For example, Chicago is home to the Chicago Blackhawks, a storied franchise in the NHL, as well as a host of minor league baseball teams.

Chicago’s sports culture is a true testament to the city’s renaissance. Despite being a city of about three million residents, sports have never failed to bring fans together. In fact, the city has the highest concentration of sports enthusiasts among major metropolitan areas. Aside from the aforementioned sports teams, Chicago boasts a number of notable amateur sports teams. Some of them have even made it onto the national stage.

The city has also hosted a number of major sporting events, including the NBA playoffs and NFL playoffs in the nascent days, as well as the nascent World Series in 2009. In fact, the city is so enamored of the sports game that it has made the list of the world’s best sports cities for two years in a row.

Not surprisingly, the city has received a number of awards and accolades, ranging from the aforementioned awards to the more mundane ones. However, there is no question that the city’s sports culture has earned itself a spot on many lists, not the least of which is the one compiled by TSE.