Chicago

The metropolitan area around Chicago, Illinois includes a portion of the state of Indiana.

Key venues/clubs: Aragon Ballroom www.aragonballroom.org, Beat Kitchen www.beatkitchen.com, Buddy Guy’s Legends www.buddyguy.com, Chicago Theatre www.thechicagotheatre.com, Double Door www.doubledoor.com, The Empty Bottle www.emptybottle.com, The Hideout www.hideoutchicago.com, House of Blues www.houseofblues.com/chicago, Lincoln Hall www.lincolnhallchicago.com, Metro www.metrochicago.com, Old Town School of Folk Music www.oldtownschool.org, Reggie’s www.reggieslive.com, Riviera Theatre www.rivieratheatre.com, Space www.evanstonspace.com, Subterranean www.subt.net, Underground Wonder Bar www.undergroundwonderbar.com, Vic Theatre www.victheatre.com, The Whistler www.whistlerchicago.com

Key radio: WLUW 88.7 FM (college), WXRT 93.1 FM (adult album alternative), WBBM B96 96.3 FM (contemporary hit radio), WLUP The Loop 97.9 FM (classic rock), WTMX The Mix 101.9 FM (hot adult contemporary), WVAZ 102.7 FM (urban adult contemporary), WKSC KISS-FM 103.5 FM (contemporary hit radio)

Colleges and Universities: Columbia College Chicago www.colum.edu, DePaul University www.depaul.edu, Governors State University www.govst.edu, Illinois Institute of Technology www.iit.edu, Indiana University Northwest (Gary, IN) www.iun.edu, Loyola University www.luc.edu, Midwestern University www.midwestern.edu, Northeastern Illinois University www.neiu.edu, Northwestern University www.northwestern.edu, Saint Xavier University www.sxu.edu, Roosevelt University www.roosevelt.edu, University of Chicago www.uchicago.edu, University of Illinois – Chicago www.uic.edu