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Chicago Tribune
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Taste of Chicago music headliners including Lupe Fiasco announced for 2025
Taste of Chicago is coming back to Grant Park Sept. 5-7, according to an announcement Friday from the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Music headliners include the Chicago-born rapper Lupe Fiasco, R&B singer JoJo and Latin superstar Elvis Crespo. 5 p.m. Chicago Made artists 6 p.m. Terry Hunter 7 p.m. Lupe Fiasco 5 p.m. Chicago Made artists 6 p.m. The O'My's 7 p.m. JoJo 5 p.m. Chicago Made artists 6 p.m. To be announced 7 p.m. Elvis Crespo Along with music on the mainstage, there will be a roster of Chicago SummerDance performers turning Buckingham Fountain Plaza into a dance party and a lineup for the Goose Island Stage announced at a later date. This summer's Taste will have 45 food vendor booths in all, according to the announcement. New offerings include Beat Kitchen Cantina, ChefLife19, Chillafry, Crave Cookies, Dao Thai Restaurant, Hubbard Inn, Khmai, Lexington Betty Smoke House, Nitro Nostalgia Ice Cream and Board Game Cafe, and Thimi's Empanadas. Returning food vendors include Eli's Cheesecake, African Food Palace, BJ's Market & Bakery, Churro Factory, Connie's Pizza, Franco's Ristorante, Harold's Chicken #55, JJ Thai Street Food, Porkchop, Prime Tacos, Moore Poppin Gourmet Popcorn, The Original Rainbow Cone and Yum Dum. Taste of Chicago is free admission and vendors will not use food tickets again this year. Before the main event in Grant Park, three neighborhood events will take place on June 28 in Marquette Park (6743 S. Kedzie Ave.); on July 19 in Pullman Park (11101 S. Cottage Grove Ave.) and Aug. 9 in Albany Park (Kimball Avenue between Lawrence and Leland), all running noon to 8 p.m. with live music, food and SummerDance.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Here's What The ‘CM' In CM Punk Stands For
What does the 'CM' in CM Punk stand for? The question is probably as old as Phil Brooks' pro wrestling career. However, there is a (somewhat) logical answer to the age-old debate as it pertains to his now-iconic initials. The official Roots of Fight Instagram account recently dropped a new ad for CM Punk merchandise. The sweatshirt is a throwback to Punk's hometown roots in Chicago, with the caption in the carousel of photos referring to the WWE superstar as 'Chicago Made,' aka CM. Advertisement 'CM has always stood for one thing: Chicago Made. I was born and raised in Chicago. The city made me,' CM Punk was quoted as saying. The 'CM' didn't always stand for Chicago Made, according to CM Punk himself The Roots Of Fight ad takes a more straightforward approach. However, Punk has cycled between different answers when asked to explain his pro wrestling initials. The Straight Edge Superstar explained the origins of his initials in a 2006 interview with IGN. 'Originally it stood for Chick Magnet,' Punk said at the time. 'I got put into a tag team with this other dude on a whim because somebody didn't show up to a show. It was only supposed to be a one-shot deal, I wasn't even ready to wrestle yet, I didn't have gear or anything, they just put me in the ring and beat the crap out of me. I had to come back the next month and the next month and it was something that stuck.' Advertisement 'I tried to get rid of it, and it wound up getting shortened to the initials. [It] was always Punk, but Chick Magnet at least got shortened to CM. I tell people it stands for C. Montgomery Burns, as in Mr. Burns from The Simpsons. I tell people they are initials for my real name, Chuck Mosley, which is not true at all. I'll say it stands for Crooked Moonsault, Charles Manson…Cookie Monster is another good one.' RELATED: TNA Tried To Sign CM Punk Before WWE Return The post Here's What The 'CM' In CM Punk Stands For appeared first on Wrestlezone.
